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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
2
The Canberra Times announces publishing and subscription information for readers in Canberra and surrounding areas. It lists delivery options and contact names for the paper, including managers and staff, with regional distribution notes and old postal references.
The report covers Canberra weather with a 38.40 inch barometer, daytime high 59.7 degrees and minimum around 28. Maximum and minimum temperatures, wind, and rainfall tallies for February through May. The Queanbeyan readings note temperatures and rainfall across the period, forming a monthly rainfall record to date.
Cloudy on north coast and tablelands with generally fine conditions elsewhere. Cold nights and strong westerly to northerly winds through most regions. Areas expect scattered showers in some districts, with cold fronts moving through southern portions. Winds mostly westerly to northerly with variable strength. Overall Australia wide outlook shows fine periods with cooler spells and occasional regional showers.
A garbled rainfall ledger lists numerous Australian towns and regions with varied percentages and millimetric figures. The OCR breaks place names such as New South Wales, Tasmania, and multiple towns like Portland, Ararat, Hamilton, and Leongatha, among many others, with inconsistent numbers and possible typos.
Announcement for a levee honoring the king's birthday. Attendance optional, dress code morning heat or lounge air. Gentlemen to assemble at Tsuarn corridor behind King's Hall, with private centre access noted for certain attendees. Card with name to be shown. precedence to be limited.
Excellencies hosted a luncheon at Clovern Innit Flows Canberra attended by Canberra representatives from Hromt Canberra including Malarei Brunten Burn Byrne Kedpinin Rather Pitagerald Braner Hewitt Aves Le Molennan Mitchell Otbiker Bevelwal Bhitkes Pagen Amit Banta Tayler Aremiearthy Re Watevat Weatheraton Whyte Wanda Vouring and other officials while the absence of the Tander oy the Country Party noted.
An isolated shower or two on the extreme southern highlands, otherwise fine, cold night and morning fogs, mild day, variable winds, chiefly southerly.
Fragmented OCR text reports customs revenue figures and agencies but contains many garbled terms. The readable portions reference customs revenue, period figures, and institutions though specifics are unclear. The piece resembles a financial/policy briefing with named agencies and dates obscured by errors.
Canberra council defers action on liquor licensing requests from clubs including Yeading Haure extension. ministers advised by Home Affairs, while votes lean toward lowering a special permit fee from four to five pounds, amid broader street campaign on trading hours and public concerns.
The Ganberra Times notes Marshal Piladaki of Poland is abroad on a Madeira retreat, remaining master of Poland despite deputies’ acts in his absence. It questions how dictatorships endure while he vacations and ponders Mussolini or Stalin in similar cases.
A municipal ordinance aims to wind up Adthowwh in apeimaney wre and establish the operation of the Zorlat Service Aawuelahiiin in May ET fant. The measure outlines recovery provisions and a framework for public service administration under Commonwealth oversight.
Fragmentary report describes a crash off the coast near Carrawina with a machine explosion. Officials recovered a body at an unfamiliar location while authorities investigated the accident amid political unrest surrounding March Taluiwite, who remained missing.
A murder case involving Charlee Wudridge aged 20 and others remains unsettled after remand to a higher court. The fragmented report cites Mathias Hupsl and Huet Mulliver amid chaotic language and damaged OCR. Further details are unavailable from the readable text.
A garbled report notes Walter Lindrum meeting Newman in Sydney with various unclear references to dates and events. The fragmentary text mentions Sydney, wagering, and a possible athletic or billiards context but lacks coherent details or verifiable facts.
A garbled historical text fragment references timing and rules but lacks clear names, dates, places, or specific actions. The readable bits hint at a regulation or seasonal rule change affecting fish and energy terms, but no verifiable entities or outcomes are present to summarize.
In Anal Moa a series of garbled notes describe a disfigured tree and an unclear incident. Officials and residents report confusion over partial phrases and stray terms, with references to a council clerk and local landmarks. The fragmentary text lacks cohesive facts or names, leaving the event unresolved and the town in slow investigation.
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