Nation's asset the native born at Australian conference
Melbourne Tuesday Mr Bruce spoke to Premiers on child endowment stressing national well being depends on an Australian born population of high quality. He urged universal large families, not penalized by economics, and urged uniform wage regulation while noting potential hardship for wage earners. The conference adjourned to 10 am tomorrow.
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Melbourne
Bruce
Australia
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Government
Cammonweath
Financial relation agreement reached for Commonwealth and States
Melbourne reports the Federal and State Ministers unanimously approve principles for the Commonwealths proposed financial relation scheme. A formal agreement will be prepared for the July Sydney conference to cover soldier settlement debts and the amended terms include NSW sinking fund payments starting July 1, 1838 and creation of a Loan Council with balanced representation across the Commonwealth and States.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Bruce
Sydney
Anknesley School Howral Prospectus Ad
A church affiliated day and boarding school promotes 100 percent pass rate in 1928 and invites applications for prospectus from Miss Wheen M Dip Ed for intermediate leaving certificate and matriculation elimination. Moderate fees cited and Christian ideals emphasized.
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Prospectus
Pilara
Miss Wheen
Anknesley
Howral
Publishing Notice for The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times announces its publishing plan with prepaid subscription rates and distribution across Canberra and surrounding towns. Notices list addresses and agents, including J W Prowse, Hotel Acton, and R J Dunne, with postal and delivery details for subscribers within the Federal Capital Territory and neighboring regions.
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Canberra
R. J. Dunne
Eustlage
Civic Caeture
J. W. Prowse
Enatlake
Civic Centre
Canbe
Kurrujong
Gorman
Wellington House
Acton
Sook Om Atte
Canberra Times first issue copies offered as souvenirs
A note lists limited copies of The Canberra Times for sale as souvenirs. The September 1 1916 issue and the September 4 1926 edition are described as historic, tied to Canberra’s early newspaper history and federal capital era, with strict limits on per-person quantities.
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Canberra Timee
Canberra Times
Tudust
Federal Capitol
Canberra
Publicating note misreads fees by tie company
A terse item notes a misprinted public notice likely from CJ and references fee changes by a tie company, with unclear location Canberra and mention of Se. The readable fragment hints at a regulatory or fee adjustment in a local business context.
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Sthakess Peas
Tie Company
Om Se
Canberra
Artifical material praised for quality and cost
A garbled notice asserts that an artificial ank is superior to wood and equal to cotton in quality, with production costs described as lower than both. The fragment mentions paper cinema films and explosives as related topics, but details are unclear.
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Artificia
Australian style in Canberra architecture debate
In February the Public Works Committee heard Sir John Butters state the Federal Capital Commission believes public buildings in Canberra should be monumental and of an Australian style. The Prime Minister urged architects to help shape a national city free of English and English colonial design influences, moving toward distinctive Spanish, Turkish, and Grecian features blended with climate harmony. The article notes Canberra as a centre for developing a unique Australian architectural style through civic projects, universities, and craftsmanship, warning against purely economical plainness.
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National Museum of Zoology
Canberra
Gam
John Butters
Federal Capital Commission
Hruce
Melbourne
Washington
Australia
Dugner
Tecome
Weralty of
University of Canberra
Letter Boxes for Capital Mail Case
The Times questions the missing mailman in Canberra and urges a uniform, lockable letter box system. It argues the Postal Department should design standard boxes on footpaths outside homes to prevent delays and preserve town aesthetics, proposing a design competition if needed.
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Postal Department
Time to Wake Up Canberra Garden City Drive
Canberra aims to be the garden city of the world with capital development and home garden projects. The Canberra Horticultural Society is nearly dead since February, lacking publicity and public support, while new civil servants arrive and housing grows. The plea is to awaken public involvement.
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Canberra
Australia
Ita
Cherah
Federal Capital Commission
Garden City
Horticultural Society
Ancre
A. Tt
Weekend visitors and clerical news from Canberra
Personal notes list H R Watermatant ABC secretary welcomed to Canberra after a holiday in Victoria. J M Jones and F W Errington visit from North Sydney and Cremorne. Victorian guests include Rev C L Mayon and Dr Maxwell. Thonth holiday for Rev Y P Haydon. Gooper of Brisbane visits. Michelaro and A H Lawford engaged to the priesthood by Dr Radford. Canon Hurst and Rev J West present. P F Holst of Goulburn to contest the Goulburn seat for Nationalist in NSW elections.
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C. L. Mayon
Evan
Michelaro
A. H. Lawford
Albury
Radford
Goulburn
Clelay
Canon’Hurst
Cooma
J. West
Queanbeyan
Fragmentary historical note on conquests and peaks
The readable text references the Norman conquest and Glastonbury, noting dates around 1274, with mentions of Himalayan peaks like Kunchaniyunga and other uncertain phrases. The fragmentary OCR yields unclear, mixed facts about places and events with no coherent narrative.
Artificial fogs alarm German chemists unveil fog weapon
German chemists claim a method to create artificial fogs on a large scale after early tests at Swinemunde produced an impenetrable mist surrounding fortifications. The fog weapon could disrupt naval and land warfare by concealing troops and ships during attacks.
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Maltic
Swinemunne
Through the Microscope Insect Bacteria And Lenses
A historical note on magnification, lens power, and microscopic observation explains how ordinary and powerful lenses reveal tiny structures. It describes blue blotting paper under magnification, the transparent airy blues, and a fly’s sucking mechanism as seen under a microscope.
Long Lived Butterflies Show Headless Advantage
The article reports on Father Cambouet and Edmond Perrier claiming decapitated butterflies live longer. It suggests headless insects conserve energy, slowing aging as decapitated specimens lead calmer lives and wear out treadied vital forces more slowly.
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Cambouet
Edmond Perrier
Academy of Sefences
Kia
Relics Of Old Mexico 11 And Ancient Valley Civilizations
The article describes Mexican lava beds yielding pottery, statuary, and stone dwellings from an ancient civilization in the Valley of Mexico. It links deep ash deposits to long-ago eruptions, notes advanced pottery and horticulture, and suggests migration southward after a colossal eruption before returning with maize.
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Cortes
Mexico
Paria
Mexico Valley
Valley
Dhester
México
Iim
Egypt
Ita
Amesstral
Chief Commissioner in Melbourne for Home and Territories talks
The Chief Commissioner Sir John Butters remains in Melbourne to meet with the Minister for Home and Territories, C. W. C. Marr, to discuss Ganbarra and Territory health administration and the Commission’s programme and finances for the next year. Butters has been away from Canberra for three weeks and is expected back next weekend. Major Maré will depart Sydney for Rabaul on July 2.
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John Butters
Melbourne
Home and Territories
C. W. C. Marr
Ganbarra
Commission
John Buttira
Canberra
Major Maré
Sydney
Rabaul
Objection to Collector Road Becoming Main Route to Canberra
Gunning Shire Council debated NSW Main Roads Board proposal to proclaim the Collector via Lake George Gearyn Gap and Sutton route to Canberra as a main road. The council maintained its objection to bypassing Goulburn, noting a 12 mile cut but concern for motor traffic. The president warned the route would diminish local importance. a motion to offer no objection failed and council prepared representations to the Board.
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New South Wales
Goulburn
Canberra
Gunning
Starr
Canberra Tennis Association council meeting highlights
At a Canberra meeting the council discussed Acton club withdrawal from the Indijens' competition due to editing disputes. A winter children's tournament will be held at Telopea Park school courts. handicaps will be decided by the headmaster and Mr. Kaye. Donations for trophies were approved and Dorman Cup dates set. Badge designs were reviewed with a colour rework planned. A grade rule change, match delays, and a fine provision were noted, alongside hobbyist wallpaper art trends.
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Canberra Tennis Association
Acton
Indijen
Monden
Anid
Telopea Park Choocourts
Variana
Henry
Kaye
Thn Association
Rollen
F.C.C
Goulburn
Big mah Jongy and bridge afternoon aids Graythwaite Hospital
In Goulburn last week over 120 ladies attended a charity mahjong and bridge event organized by Mesdames Dudibon and A Pinn, raising a substantial sum for Graythwaite Hospital.
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Goulburn Laat
Graythwaite Hospital
Meadames Dudibon
A. Pinn
Canberra City Band seeks public support to resist dissolution
A Canberra Times letter urges the public to back the Canberra City Band at its upcoming annual meeting. The writer notes two years of struggle, unpaid leadership, and nearly non-existent collections, praising Federal Capital Commission support and urging attendance to defeat a motion to wind up the band.
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Canberra
Otion
Eastlake
Aiden
Federal Capital Commission
Bandamen
World’s Oldest Inhabitant Claim Sparks Census Confusion
The Angora census lists Futmo Handum as 160, potentially dethroning the famed Agha Grand Old Man of Turkey who claimed 164 years and a long, contented life. The Turkish elder and his 65 year old wife recount aging, family ties, and dentures, with life described as largely happy despite losses.
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Angora
Agha
Turkey
Futmo Handum
Ina
Tirnovo
Yaro Agha
Ilmue
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