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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1927
Page
4
The Canberra Times inaugural issue now serves as a souvenir with a number of copies available at the coast. It notes the first edition released from the Canberra Times offices and mentions plans to mail additional copies to a recipient.
The Canberra Times announces publishing details for its editions in Canberra and surrounding towns. It lists prepaid subscription rates, distribution days, offices and addresses, and agents across Canberra, Queanbeyan, Cooma, and Melbourne, with delivery and printing notes.
Annesley School Bowral founded by the Methodist Church operates as a day and boarding school for girls. In 1926 it reported one hundred percent exam passes with a healthy climate, efficient staff, and 56 acres of grounds. It offers preps for Intermediate Leaving Certificate and Matriculation under a moderate faith Christian ideals. Prospectus and particulars available from MIBS Wheen.
The article lists the world’s 60 rare stamps with five from Britain, five from British Guiana, four from Hawaii, and several from Mauritius Ceylon Newfoundland and the Cape. It notes the 1 cent British Guiana of 1856 as the nearest rarity with a single known specimen and mentions Queen’s Head issues and Edward VII overprints among notable examples.
The text argues that rising electricity supply will transform Canberra into a modern, healthy city. It links cheaper power to gas and oil debates, hydro schemes like Durrinjuck, and reduced smoke and waste. Electricity is portrayed as central to transport, education, and urban planning for a national city that others may admire and follow.
Molonglo polo club staged a spirited opening at Duntroon on Botoriay with two teams white and yellow. The Yellow team defeated the Whites two goals to two in six lively chukkas. A later anecdote recalls a Segovia tug of war between a mule and a horse ends with the mule winning and dragging the horse away.
Canberra hosted a stream of weekend visitors from Sydney Melbourne and other places. Notables included Mrs Charles Fairfax and Miss Fairfax from Sydney with Mr FE Johnston and Mr A Thomcom from Katanning. Also seen were Mr and Mrs A W Boote Sutton Mr and Mrs F L Copland Telco Adelaide visitors and numerous Melbourne and Bowral guests at Hotel Canberra.
Astronomers predict two cosmic rocks will pass within 20 million miles of Earth in June. One will come nearer than any observed comet, with observers seeking the tail-less Jons-Winnecke apparition and counting on naked-eye visibility on several evenings.
An art dealer in Queensland acquired a rare imperial Vienna vase with a 36 inch high urn and cover. The piece features gold knot lids, blind reliefs, and Belley painted medallions, dating to the Imperial manufactory era and tied to Austrian royalty. Valuation is around £400 with potential for higher offers as interest grows.
The municipal area now lists 3,271 electors with removals totaling 228 and 1,266 additions up to June 4. A separate note mentions the Sultan of Johore losing incisors in a horseback accident, later replaced by gold teeth set with large diamonds, creating a striking visual in sunlight.
The Serepathic Institute in Sao Paulo operates Brazil’s snake farm, yielding serum from venomous snakes to immunize horses and produce antivenom. About 20,000 bites occur yearly in Brazil with 16,000 lives saved, while snakes thrive where settlement expands, posing rising risk.
A muddled notice from Busselton WA announces a party with a strict age limit, claiming “Kids under eighty can’t come” and drawing attention to a gathering where attendees’ ages collectively surpass a millennium. The piece mentions Pa Gale and Dan Selton amid local health and transport concerns.
The text proposes a calendar reform with thirteen months of twenty eight days each, inserting a Solaris month between June and July. An extra New Year's Day would stand outside any month, aiming for a 404 day reduction. Saturdays would land on the 7th 14th 21st or 28th, while Sundays would fall on the 1st 8th 15th or 22nd in each month.
In Abbasia a Caucasus district, brides withdraw to a dark room on the wedding day while armed friends defend. At dusk the bridegroom and companions arrive, mock combat ensues, the groom captures the bride, and they depart on horseback amid cheers. Relatives pursue and a post wedding drinking contest ensues.
Opinion on Melbourne war memorial divided between a memorial city aquars and a great marble Domain building. Melba’s carillon idea appears overlooked though a £260000 gift could fund a world class tower. Canada’s Parliament Victory Tower will house a 63 bell bronze carillon weighing 53 tons across four and a half octaves.
The piece traces the origin of the military salute from medieval knights and ancient trust signals to modern forms. It discusses theories from knightly gestures shielding eyes to open palms signaling readiness, and notes the evolution of salutes on marches, with sword and rifle presents as tokens of respect, trust, and submission. It cites sources from military manuals and historic practices across eras and cultures.
A compilation of quirky notes from around the world including pest control in California, London population figures, giant cockroaches at the zoo, a one day prison sentence for vagrancy, a San Diego well drilling record, a versatile British electric maid, sea signals guiding marine life, church attendance among lower middle classes, fashioning government posts in Africa, and reflections on life insurance and early tank warfare with notes on salutes and naval gun practices.
J McR Ard Dunn, president of the Social Service Association of Canberra, argues the city should first foster welfare and mutual aid before any elective representation. He warns against self interested groups seeking power, cites the association’s role, and notes the council rather than the association is addressed in the debate. The letter appears in The Canberra Times, June 6, 1927.
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