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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1957
Page
7
The cut fragment reports forecasts noting temperatures across Canberra and major cities, plus obituaries and engagements. It lists births, engagements at several Canberra addresses, and a Canberra Community Hospital death notice for Ernest Hamilton aged 59, with family references and funeral details.
Commonwealth notice invites returned servicemen to attend the funeral of Ernest Roy Hamilton 7117 1st Battalion at St Patrick's Braddon with service and burial at Canberra Cemetery. Public warned of field firing practice near Duntroon with strict safety and unexploded ordnance precautions.
The article notes Pace Public Schools resume on Tuesday January 29 with new Forrest School in the Telopea Park Building and Primary Departments at Griffith and Yarralumla opening until Wednesday January Ex. Turner Infants pupils promoted to Primary School are to go to Turner Infants.
Primary classes not starting until Wednesday January 20. No new infants enrolments until Wednesday January 30. Ex infants classes from 1956 will attend today.
Nominations are invited for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer with entries closing at 5 p m on Wednesday January 20 at the Trades Hall Acton. F D Quinane is the Returning Officer. An advertisement seeks motor mechanics and panel beatern for a Holden dealership plus available 2 and 3 bedroom flats in Cooma with contact details for Urquhart Nicholson Motors and A D Adams shown.
Today’s lineup features Breakfast Session from 6.00 to 6.30 and 7.06, News at 1.30 and 10.30, Portia Faces Life at 9.00, Mary Livingstone at 10.15, Singers and Songs at 10.45, Woman in Love at 11.00, Mia Obbs at 11.15, World of Song at 12.45, Story for a Star at 1.15, O Connor Show at 1.30, Are You Listening at 2.15, Rumpus Time at 4.30, Rocky Starr and Tarzan at 5.15 and 3.80 respectively, plus What's On In The District at 5.45.
A dense OCR fragment outlines a day’s radio timetable with breakfast, hospital half hour, and various music and cricket blocks. It lists programs such as Yours for the Asking, Housewife's Choice, Latest and Brightest, and multiple cricket segments, plus classical music features and news slots.
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