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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
4
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral of Robert A. Reid’s late wife and her mother. They will leave from the late residence on Patterson Street at 4:45 p.m. for John’s Cemetery in El Reid.
The Canberra Times publishes daily prepaid subscription rates within the Commonwealth. Orders and distribution details are listed with various local agents and bookstalls including Kingston, J. Dunne, W. Prowee, Mra Brill, Miss M. Williams, and many others across Canberra and regional towns. Early daily delivery is available. contact the circulation manager for details.
Britain and Norway reached an amicable agreement giving up Britain’s claim to Bouvet Island 1800 miles southwest of Cape Town. The action follows friendly diplomatic talks and a Norwegian proposal to establish a wireless meteorological station on Bouvet.
A novel solar heat device uses mirrored solar focus to concentrate sunlight into a small chamber, aiming to surpass coal in cost efficiency. The setup promises higher heat output with simpler components than traditional burning glass systems.
A late century portrait of public mourning and unity follows King George’s illness. Reports praise his long service, dignity, and constitutional leadership. The article notes Parliament and church leaders sending condolences and the public backing a stable monarchy through wartime trials and postwar recovery.
The Coolidge dam on the Gila River near Phoenix is studied for its multiple demo type design, touted as the largest of its kind. Engineers assess its buttress lake to strengthen the structure as part of U S reclamation and Indian department efforts costing about 7000.
A special correspondent describes growing tourist interest in Anabilians and Terriers amid heightened sea travel between Australian ports and New Guinea. Visitors voyage on the Montoro or Marsina, explore Rabaul, Madang, and Manus, sample markets and gardens, and witness local life, trade, and mission presence while noting elevated prices for tropical goods and the evolving tourism experience.
A playful travelogue imagines a future journey through New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It envisions a tourist scene from Kavieng to Karu with jungle ports, coral gardens, hot springs, and grand Junkers planes, but notes such travel is not yet possible today for the average traveler.
Fragments describe a bizarre Bang creation of ultra thin gramophone discs that fold into a cigarette case or burn and be dropped. The records reportedly withstand needle contact and have persisted to play after extreme testing, including a twenty six hour run.
Mr. Douglas Hacking, Parliamentary Secretary, urges shoery and textile firms in Nottingham to boost ladderless stockings to save money. He cites 10 million UK women wearing silk or artificial stockings and estimates annual UK expenditure near 12.5 million pounds if eight pairs per year at three shillings each are used.
Printed and published by C. J. Shakespeare for the Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd at the registered office of the company Alnsile CaA.
A fragmented radio schedule for Sydney Town on January 2 features Mushe news, music, weather, and cricket scores. It lists orchestras, concerts, and performers such as Crystal Palace, Sirifey, and Leo Darnton, with programs spanning talk, markets, and live sessions.
A garbled OCR segment lists Melbourne items and names with stray phrases and punctuation. Readable fragments include reference to instrumental items and a time entry, but most of the content is indecipherable. The piece resembles a damaged listing or notice with unclear details.
An inscription on a pedestal near Pogibonsi marks a memorial to George Stephenson, father of the locomotive, erected in 1825 by midwives at Hal y to celebrate the first passenger line. The piece notes the unlikely selection of Pogibonsi and recalls a broader route through the valley and toward Shenue, with local landmarks and the long view of the line’s origin.
Reports describe a vast Lake Nemi pumping scheme with estimates closing in on 120 million, while divers say ships lie largely submerged and a wall of silt and a buried shore reveal possible encirclement. Parts of the work halted due to pipes and debris, with speculation about ancient remains and a Totman connection.
A shattered OCR account describes the Northern Tavoy dredge disaster with a Dutch origin crew. The world’s largest tin dredge encountered high winds and rough seas off Holland, causing a shipwreck and loss of life as the crew struggled in heavy seas near the coast.
A fragmented review notes Lillian Gish performing as Hester Prynne in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter at the Capitol Theatre. The piece praises her patient, suffering portrayal and hints at reception among audiences while mentioning other dramatic roles and the show’s impact on the era.
An Irish professor described ferusalen thokes as potential fuel for motor cars at the World's Fuel Centre meeting. Speakers debated production feasibility, cost, and labor needs, noting peat and manual work limit output.
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