This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
2
In the United Nichertonic area a commodity was sold at high prices. MacFarlane, a former official, explains the distribution: an importer acquired the item, broker bought, primary wholesaler sold to a secondary wholesaler, who supplied the retailer. This pattern, he says, is the only way certain goods can be distributed.
The Cotter reserve hosts the Legacy Carnival with the Canberra City Band performing in the afternoon. Highlights include a bathing beauty parade and various sideshows featuring gifts such as sheep and sucking pigs.
Note fragment mentions an orphan and a dying person amid uncertain terms. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. The piece appears to be an incomplete archival snippet with limited verifiable details.
Bureau official Mr. Dunbar notes a rise in inquiries for accommodation in Canberra with bookings still light for trains. He states there will be no separate action and emphasizes the overall uptick in holiday travel.
Government duties to maintain subsidies on essential commodities faced by households. High living costs prompted calls to continue support measures deemed necessary to ease inflation and protect consumers. Mr. Fadden noted the need for a wide and reasonable policy to sustain subsidies on key goods.
The Royal Military College cricket team failed to secure a late departure to the coll to-morrow time and will stay in Canberra with 17 Englishwomen visiting tours of the city. They will lodge at different hotels, visit Government House and arranged sites, with players named among the party.
Dr McGuire to visit Canberra to lay the foundation stone for a new school building near Jerre Avenue. The project by Garistian Brothers is to be situated on Canberra Avenue and is expected to begin soon.
A Canberra based body forms to control all junior rugby league in the ACT with Mr C Isher as president and Mr Morris as secretary. Delegates include Mr L Morris and others from local clubs as planning continues for the new league structure and interschool play.
The Department of Works maintenance crew resumes a third repair attempt on Point Hut River crossing damaged by holes. Floods delayed earlier work. river levels have fallen enough to allow the job. The crossing had forced motorists to detour an extra four miles.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.