This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1933
Page
4
The Contralub club hosted a rifle scoring event at No 2 club ground with hours of windless conditions. J L McLeod and J Bravk won cash prizes as shooters posted scores from 40 to 49 points across 10 shots.
Ottawa reports that The Honorable Francia Anglan has announced retirement as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. The resignation will take effect February 28.
A Canterbury meeting features a Maiden Handicap over 9 furlongs won by Progressive by three lengths with Amaroo second. Juvenile Handicap yields Art edged Red Tone by two lengths. Flying Handicap goes to Questionnaire with Dunere second. Other races include Nord in the Canterbury Handicap and Snow Sun winning the Highweight Division.
A packed Capitol Theatre audience enjoyed Toss of the Storm Country on Saturday. Tonight and tomorrow night the stormy drama screens with The Tendertfool, a lively Jos E. Brown comedy as the supporting feature.
Mr. Dodd of Birmingham with six children earns 60 shillings a week and has transformed a back garden into a valued £300 retreat through careful cultivation. The feature notes a water pump, two mini waterfalls, and rustic charm. Many council housing residents share interest in the gardening scheme promoted by the corporation.
At Williamstown the two mile hurdle event saw Kunama ridden by J G Dwyer triumph by three and a half lengths over Trireme with Cello hurst close behind. The card included the Electric Handicap won by Palphar with Miramond and Chief Mate among top finishers and the Liber al Stakes chase won by Chatham after a dead-heat for second.
A master craftsman brought from Germany runs a hidden operation behind a partitioned room. He alone controls the methods to produce strings for violin, viola, and cello with precise thickness and tone quality now marketed in Great Britain.
During a Manslaughter hearing in Swansea a Bible was misused delaying proceedings. A sergeant and constable searched the box while the judge showed annoyance. The clerk recovered the Bible after a whispered plan guiding the elderly witness to reveal it.
Tokyo municipality to stage official matchmaking with 1800 yearly applications expected to yield about 4200 marriages. Applicants provide personal details and desired partner type. the bureau checks qualifications and arranges introductions if suitable, though no guarantees or fault fixes offered.
A brief notice states that the document is printed and published by the Federal Capital Press of Australia Limited at its registered office. It notes Shakespeare as part of the attribution and mentions the publisher’s location and affiliation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.