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Proprietor details for Federal Capital Press Australia Mort Street Canberra list subscription rates 42s per year in advance 40s if geoken. Mentions various newsagents and local outlets in Canberra including Mayo's Newsagency Kingston Mrs Johnson Weatheridge Capital Newsagency and Times Lanning City.
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Weather Summary for Canberra on Friday
The report shows a morning barometer of 29.71 inches and a late evening reading of 20.62 inches. Temperatures ranged from 72.3 at 9 am to 65 degrees at 9 pm, with a 24 hour high of 78 degrees and a grass low of 54.1 degrees. Wind shifted from NNW to W by evening.
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Canberra
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Lady Houston Revealed Age Secret at Death
Birth certificate shows Lady Houston would have been 80 in April. Friends believed she was no more than 70. Will not found yet. estate may total £5,000,000.
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London
Lady Houston
Wedding Tragedy As Gown Becomes Shroud In Perth
Joyce Coffen died after a truck struck the motorcycle she and Rex Oliver rode, on the eve of their planned wedding. The groom survives but is unaware of the bride's death due to his serious injuries. The couple had planned to marry on November 38 in Karratta.
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Perth
Funday
Joyce Coffen
Karrakatta
Rex Oliver
Oliver
Flying Nurse Flies 10000 Miles for Patient
Sister J Gilbert traveled from Perth to Penang and back by plane to bring a sick girl to Perth. She left Perth on Monday expecting to return with the patient within ten days and will have flown more than 10000 miles.
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Darwin
J. Gilbert
Penang
Perth
Plana
Bister
Gilbert
Unsettled Weather Shifts to Southerly Winds and Cooler
Unsettled and thunderous conditions later shift to southerly winds and cooler air with improving weather.
Outlook for 1937 Buoyant Yet Guarded Across the World
The Canberra Times reflects on 1936 as a difficult year domestically with unemployment easing and drought relief in December, while warning of looming European tensions. It notes Britain and the United States seeking pacific cooperation, Germany’s armament drive, Russia and Japan expanding forces, and Spain’s civil war, urging continued Brit ish leadership and defense spending to safeguard peace.
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The King's Goour in a Northern Queensland Trek
A perilous trek from tin-mining hardship in northern Queensland turns comic and deadly as a pair, including the infamous Scandalous Graham, seek refuge with miners. A bitter cold night, scarcity, and a clash with local miners culminate in a chaotic hut brawl and police intervention.
Land of billy tea and warm huts for wanderers
In a bleak trek the narrator and Scandalous push toward huts in a valley for warmth and blankets. They find a harsh scene with mounted police and starving natives outside a hut, then enter to seek shelter as Scandalous frets over frostbitten feet and a request for sandals. The scene contrasts misery outside with the warm interior and the tension of seeking aid.
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Watsonville
Tucker
Jack
Leon Bilouis Seohulily
Aenea
Billy
Scandalina
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Mounted Police
Gina
Scandalous
Church Services Listed for New Year Week
Second Sunday after Christopas services at St John s include Holy Communion at 4 am and 11 am Matins and Sermon with Rev Faulkner 7 20 pm Evensong Sermon. Kingston and Gundaroo times. Presbyterian led by Rt Rev Turnbull 11 am 7 15 pm. Baptist New Year services with Dr Waldack 11 am. Methodist Central Raid Westridge times with Rev James Thomson and Rev G T Arthur M A Melbourne. Miller at Westridge 10 am.
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C. E. Turnbull
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Methodist Church
Central
James Thomson
G. T. Arthur
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Melbourne
Westridge
W. BR. Miller
Christian Science Services in Canberra Invite Attendance
The Christian Science Society, Canberra a branch of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston invites all to Sunday Service at 7 30 p m at Masonic Hall near Hotel Kut Rajong. Sunday School is at 11 am and testimony meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays at 8 pm. The lesson subject is God.
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Canberra
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Boston
Masa
U.S
Masonic Hall
Hotel Kutrajong
Clergyman Absent. St. John's Sees Interim Preaching
The Ven Archdeacon Robertson leaves for four weeks. Rev J W Nisbet Th L of St Anne's Strathfield will officiate at St John's during the absence. Rev C J W Faulkner will preach morning and evening this Sunday at St John's and handle urgent matters. Path addresses: c/o Mr W Weale Barton.
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J. W. Nisbet
Th. L
St. Anne's Church
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St. John's Church
C. J. W. Faulkner
St. John’s
Faulkner
W. Weale
Barton
New Year Services at Baptist Church with Dr Waldock
The Baptist Church will hold New Year services tomorrow with Dr. Waldock preaching both morning and evening. The pastor’s morning topic is Continuing with confidence and the evening theme The Captain of the Lord's Host An ancient vision for the New Year. The year ahead is described as eventful and full of momentous possibilities requiring intelligent thought.
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Dr. Waldock
Rev G T Arthur to Preach at Reid and Central
The Rev G T Arthur M A on a Canberra visit will supply the pulpit for his son Rev B R G Arthur at Reid next Sunday with morning and evening services. Mr Arthur is a well known Victorian minister and is expected to draw large congregations to begin the New Year. Central services will be led by Rev James Thomson.
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G. T. Arthur
Canberra
Br.g. Arthur
Reid
Arthur
Central
James Thomson
Service at St. Andrew Church Led by Mayors
Tomorrow morning the Church of St. Andrew will hold service conducted by Rev V W Coompesa and Rt Rev C E Turnbull. Rev W W Coombes, missionary of the Church of Scotland on furlough from India, will preach in the evening and report on his work. No service at Braddon on Sunday.
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Church of St. Andrew
V.W. Coompesa
C. E. Turnbull
W. W. Coombes
Church of Scotland
India
Lady Willingdon Leper
Weer
Madras
Braddon
6000 Letters Reaching Duke of Windsor on New Year Eve
Over 6000 letters arrived for the Duke of Windsor on New Year’s Eve. The steady influx reflected strong public interest as Enzesfeld noted the volume and timing.
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Enzesfeld
Duke of Windsor
Tin Scratcher Helps Stranded Miners in Distant Hut
A tin-scratcher offers soup to weary travelers in a hut as a policeman questions a miner about tin scratching. The group plans to return home soon while seeking supplies from Jack and Newell's store and hoping for shelter and safety.
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Tucker
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Jack and Newell's
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