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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
2
The notice outlines holiday closure times for mail dispatch and clearance of letters. It lists posting points at Emaberra G.O. and nearby stations, with the aim to meet time convenience and provide facilities. Closures and clearances will occur at specified hours on holidays, affecting mail trains and service windows.
Fragmentary report shows Bowls Club suspending a planned meeting and relaying mixed messages about venue, dates, and participants. Officials cited scheduling conflicts and unclear communications as the reason for delaying the gathering.
Canberra welcomed the New Year with large crowds and many visitors enjoying festive events and celebrations across the city. Officials noted strong attendance at public gatherings, markets, and community activities as residents marked the start of 207.
Canberra forecast notes warm start turning to unsettled showers and thunderstorms with isolated severe squalls. Fresh to strong north to northeasterly winds develop, bringing changeable conditions and potential gusts across coastal and inland areas.
Canberra era discussion traces the completion of Wynngla Lachlan River dam and Hume weir. A public push seeks to protect South Australian coast and redirect rivers through Eyre basin. Critics condemn NSW delays and costly dam spending, warn Lake Eyre and central Australia pressures worsen existing pastoral lands and town fringes.
The Arts and Literature Society reports a notable rise in membership as it continues to host events at Canbarra and Michast sorretnn venues. Recent readings from The Tempest and other literary pieces drew broader participation, with new members contributing to planning and rehearsal efforts.
A seasoned diver is hired to locate a shipwreck near the Great Barrier Reef for treasure. The plan combines salvaging chances with pearl diving, using a native crew and a seasoned businessman's demand for profit. Risks, costs, and weather loom over the expedition as motives mix with mythic promise.
A diver named Horton explores a vast underwater crack when a shifting jellylike mass entangles him. As water pressure rises and fear tightens, he fights to free a glowing, electric-green scene of mantled colors and a shifting blanket of light, while unseen observers haul him toward the wreck and safety.
Burton descends into the Cura Sea wreck crevice and encounters a tiger striped shark and curiosity from alert reef life. An unseen danger lurks as the Lentacien device and escape lines loom, testing nerve under immense pressure and dim light.
The Land Commissioner forwarded recommendations after a November 24 hearing on rent appeals. Of 13 cases, reductions were recommended in 4 with modest increases in 1. Three cases saw altered terms, and no rent increases were recommended overall. Further particulars on lease terms and rates are being requested as cases await review.
The fourth Piel Wheat Competition judged shows crops generally fair with good rains from October 1885 to 1986, but a dry spring slowed growth. Several crops deteriorated, though October rain saved some yields. Notable winners include R Maloney Canberra and Jurran with entries in Waratah and surrounding paddocks, amid mixed disease and pest notes.
Fragmentary notes describe government investigations into establishing a flax related fibre industry. A proposed company, teased as More Industry View lorian, reportedly contemplates a capital near F20,900 and parental work in commenced tonination.
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