Federal Capital Commission Sets North Ainslie Cottage Contract
The Federal Capital Commission awarded a contract for an additional block of cottages in the Canberra Avenue subdivision of North Ainslie. The project继续 follows last year’s programme to supply cheaper cottage housing for departmental staff with designs similar to existing units and slight modifications to avoid uniformity.
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Federal Capital Commission
Canberra Avenue
North Ainslie
Commission
Thase
Queanbeyan Show Bright Prospects
The Queanbeyan PF and A Association reports bright entry prospects for the March show. President T Woodger notes favorable weather and good anticipated attendance, with Canberra visitors expected to boost attendance. tenders are invited for a fence enclosing new Glebe Estate land. Ground rent and side-show charges were finalised and exhibitors urged to begin preparations.
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A. Association
Queanbeyan
T. Woodger
Canberra
Glebe
Mhow- Comiolittes
Broadcasting Radio Week Ahead At Sydney Stations 2FC and 2BL
Weekly prime items list for 2FC and 2BL broadcasting schedules showing programs from January 23 to February 6. Highlights include Woolloomooloo experiences in America, Aladdin pantomime, Catholic pilgrimage to Canberra, Canterbury Park Races, Lyceum Methodist service, and Sydney studio concerts at Wollongong with various artists and times.
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Farmer's
Woolloomooloos
America
Canberra
Petersham
Manly Band
Sydney Harmanke
Goodie Reeve
Jutland
New Guinea
Jack Lumeadouina
Canterbury Park
Radio Revelleres
Lyceum Methodist
St Mark's
Leichhardt
Brtan Hudson
Owen
Church of Christ Scientist
Railway
Truneway United Chatrse
Manly
Taplist Church
Budw
Londons First Telephone Exchange and Other Curios
A collage of old facts and curiosities including London’s first telephone exchange in 1880s, Grand Canyon measurements, long lived pine forests, a Berlin official sniffing for illicit brews, salmon pigmentation, and outdated notes on sailing and church capacities.
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Londons
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Bank of New South Wales to Build Canberra Premises at Civic Centre
The Bank of New South Wales plans Canberra offices at Civic Centre fronting City Circuit, bought on May 29 for 5200. Tenders called as the project progresses on all leases along City Circuit. Queensland National Bank and Commonwealth Bank premises near completion, with AJA Insurance and Commercial Bank of Australia leases underway and office directions set post year start.
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Bank of New South Wales
Canberra
Civic Centre
City Circuit
Bank
Queensland National Bank
Commonwealth Bank
AJA Insurance Company
Commercial Bank of Australia
Canberra Race Club February Meeting Promoted and Supported
Canberra Race Club speeds toward February 12 Acton Race Course meet with strong committee work and high district entries. A deputation met Chief Commissioner J H Butters securing sympathetic support and potential resistance from the Commission. Public seating and hore stalls on the flat planned as estimates on temporary structures are prepared.
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Canberra
Man Versus Bird At Sydney Radio Show Stirring Laugh Event
Broadcasting station 2FC Sydney plans a quirky program with a kookaburra that will laugh on request. The owner brings the bird to the studio on Tuesday evening with Corporal Phillipa known as Imito also present to handle the bird business. Listeners will be invited to guess which is human and which is bird.
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2FC
Sydney
Phillipa
Canberra Bowls Tour Falls Short To Goulburn Team
Goulburn defeated Canberra 167 to 87 in a bowling match at Goulburn yesterday with wins across the board as Turton and partners led for Goulburn while Canberra’s Crapp Sharkey Davies McKinstry and others fought hard. Evening events included hospitality from Goulburn Indies and a coming presidents trophy pairs draw on Saturday afternoon.
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Canberra
Icich
Goulburn
Turton
Davidson
Smith
Shoke- Wilkie
Thoroughpood
Holloway
Crapp
Sharkey
Davies and McKinstry
McLean
Fitzpatrick
Young
Steele
Oulburn
Hayes
Warner, Coy
Hope
Murray
Burtess
Fordyes
Turner
Denholm
Butler
Loughrey
Dike
Hindley
Bryson
Noble
Reid
Fincher
Dunn
Franela
Prownfess
Hudson
Birter
Edgar
Costley
Costly
Goulburn Bowling Club
Francis
Crease
Bherkey
Willis
Waterman
Brownless
Pike
Dawson
Shakespeare
Nish
Frincin
Davies
Oriomo Oil Directors Decline Overseas Boring Rights
The Oriomo Oil Limited directors met to consider a transfer request from a large overseas oil group for boring rights on structures in Papua. They decided to respond that the company will remain purely Australian to ensure an independent Australian oil supply and will not enter negotiations.
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Oriomo Oil Limited
Overacan Oil Group
Papua
Jet
Great Britain Railways and Inland Aid Figures
In Britain there are 20 000 miles of railway track, while England and Wales have 42 000 blind people, about one in every 100. China experiences annual rainfall ranging from 80 to 70 inches.
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Great Britain
England and
Wales
China
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