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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1939
Page
2
Interest to Women centers on Paris fashion where early remodels fade into the season’s main collections. Fine wool ribbed weaves and silk jerseys appear with open weaves, blues and bluish mauve tones, and new braid and trimming on tailored dresses. Evening gowns feature fichus and plain bodices with long gathered skirts, some reaching ankle length.
In a Kooyong display the Davis Cup hopefuls Bromwich and McGrath show stronger power and refined technique as Bromwich defeats McGrath in straight sets while Quist over Crawford, with notes on sour milk recipes and baking tips interwoven amid the tennis chatter.
A fragmentary recipe describes making delicate catcakes cut into shapes, along with a cottage cheese method and a milk vanilla mix. It details flattening dough, shaping rounds then triangles, frying slowly in lard, and finishing with a firm cheese and sweet toppings.
A vintage ad extols Frosted Wheat Biscuits as delicious and tempting. The copy details making twelve Kellogg’s Whole Wheat Biscuits with sugar icing, orange zest, and pink icing ideas, noting yield of 24 biscuits and specific preparation steps.
Canberra Horticultural Society reports on cutworm control using bran and Paris Green with water and crushed lemons to create bait. If Paris Green is unavailable, arsenate of lead may be substituted, though less effective. Apply bait in late afternoon and broadcast over affected areas for young crops. typical treatment uses about 100 lb of prepared bait per acre, adjusted for severe infestations.
Tourists and new residents learn Canberra offers 84 year land leases with equity in improvements. One can build own design or buy government built homes on favorable terms. Canberra’s climate and beauty, including red pin oak trees, boost the city’s role as a future national conference center.
Murray Valley Passenger Service operates routes via Albury and Melbourne with connections to Bright Mt Buffalo and regional towns. Canberra departures via Macquarie Park and South Coast include coach links to Sydney and back with regular round trips and pricing. Bookings via Canberra Tourist Bureau. intercapital coaches also listed with schedules and fares.
In Sydney Friday Thomas Stones aged 18 and Howard Wranke aged 15 faced Central Court for armed hold up and related charges. Stones was fined 50 pounds on two counts and three months sentenced in connection with the incident. Wranke saw his sentence suspended after entering a good behavior bond. Detective Jack testified the youths were involved in the armed hold up.
A crash near Branthorpe involving three trucks early Friday left one man dead and another seriously injured. Robert Baylister, 28, is believed to have been sitting beside the driver of one vessel when the third truck struck.
The Cotter River Sightseeing run starts today at 4 am departing from Book Street Towetet Burely. Murray Valley Pushwengyt Service provides contact at phone 640 for booking and details.
Meter Sol Fat Greatel reports water nearly exhausted before rain Tuesday. Jong Dam source nearly dry, firefighting only use. Water must be sourced from Buddha Spring six miles away though rain has fallen. Kempton court hears theft case involving Richard Worthing taking Cahill property. Worthing, with prior records, sentenced to hard labor.
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