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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
4
An advertisement lists numerous discounted items and prices across clothing and groceries. Highlights include Men's suits and lounge wear reduced from high prices to about half, plus trimmed costs on staples like flour biscuits milk tea and can goods. Ongoing sale promises dozens of lines at similar reductions.
Closing down sale details many fabrics and notions with reduced prices. Items include Conte’s cotton, Silk lines, Knicker Elastic, Glarke’s Brilliant Cotton, Fuji Bilks, and Georgette, all offered at substantial markdowns across multiple thread counts and finishes.
Bargain sale offers corsets and brassieres of all shapes below wholesale. Also ladies and children coats costumes dresses and various boots and shoes in a large clearance. Store advertises many items at cut prices to move stock rapidly.
A speech by Mr. Binns and remarks on the Commonwealth National Library urge better access and funding. He stresses the library as the scholar’s workshop and the poor man’s university, serving all regardless of means, and condemns inequities in provision and accommodation while praising librarianship’s public value.
Fragmentary text discusses a proposal to offer hotel concessions as a stimulus for interior engagement. It mentions Mr Rothdale Teriniti and a plan to publicize a 16 shillings per day rate at Government hotels, aiming to encourage organizations to hold conferences and attestation of visits to the Federal capital.
At a special meeting today the Water Board renamed the Nepean Dam project and announced work for 735 men. Spent so far on the dam is 1240.04 and a further £800,000 is required to complete the work.
The Minister for the Interior said yesterday that a decision on the Canberra bus service disruption is likely some day. He noted lenders have been involved and a sub-committee did not recommend extending the government’s stake for another 13 months.
An advertisement touts Moon's Fimarald Oil as a powerful remedy for varicose veins, itching, eruptions, and ulcers. It claims rapid improvement within days with minimal applications, offering money back if not effective. The item lists sellers in Kinaston and Queanbeyan and urges immediate purchase.
The Queanbeyan Citizens Association met Friday for a lantern lecture on UN quaking of the Federal Capital. Mr Webber moved to invite Lady Mackensie to speak if feasible, with discussion on Australian flood risk and potential action. Members noted limited knowledge on the topic and debated strain of the union’s agenda.
An unreadable report discusses a forwarded show involving Mrs We We Hodges and a Me for education evaluation. Minutes reference a meeting of the Academy and a tentative plan for an intermediate program next term. Secretary Mr W Wall and Mr Hedgen are noted in attendance with brief remarks on weather and future expectations.
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