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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1927
Page
4
The Canberra Times announces limited first issue souvenir copies from the September 3 1926 issue. Only five copies per person. available from the Canberra Times offices. The 1928 issue marks the first newspaper published in the Federal Capital Territory, a historic milestone.
The Canberra Times announces publishing details and prepaid subscription rates, listing multiple local agents and offices in Canberra and surrounding towns. The notice notes The Times is printed with British newsprint pending Australian-made substitutes and includes a broad roster of agents across Canberra, Queanbeyan, Bombala, Cooma, Goulburn, Gundagai, Yass, Hall, Murrumbateman, Captain's Flat, Sydney and Melbourne.
In a Bisley event, J. A. Hayes of the South London Rifle Club nearly set a world record with 104 points from 105. He achieved seven consecutive bulls-eyes at 5600 and 600 yards, then added more hits, finishing just short of the record.
The Canberra Times recalls the 1921 Washington Conference where the United States invited Britain France Italy and Japan to limit armaments. It notes Britain’s willingness to sacrifice sea supremacy for peace, with capital ships capped at 35000 tons and cruisers at 10000 tons, and critiques US motives and policy shifts amid calls for practical disarmament measures.
A Canberra Acton meeting confirms the Acton Social Service Association as the district’s strongest social service branch. Led by chairman J. H. Raunders, residents favor genuine service over politicized broadening, prioritizing general welfare and local acts of service over personal or council interests.
Sir John Butters returned to Canberra from Melbourne on Friday. Mies Dudrey Maple-Brown of Chin dary Walng Goulburn was presented at Court in London last week. Mr. Shurwood, Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, is in Canberra. Mr. and Mrs. A. Cudmore of Melbourne are visitors. Miss Curnow of Adelaide enjoyed a hotel stay at Hotel Canberra. Mrs. Dallith of Cleulburnm visited Canberra over the weekend. Melbourne visitors included Mrs. C. A. Klimp von and Mr W. Tulloch. Miss KE Grant of Sydney was a weekend guest at Hotel Canberra. Miss Gwindys Dyrne of Sydney also visited Canberra.
Goulburn City Council activities in the past year contributed to a £9500 revenue increase, with electricity work showing a credit of £8371. Rev L I Brialton, chaplain of HLM AS Adelaide, volunteered to oversee West Goulburn parish duties during leave due to illness in the Hector, Capon, Parkes district. Final Nationalist electors nominees for Goulburn include J J Garry, U F Hollis, and L T Courtenay. Mr Lee, caretaker of Goldsmith Street Methodist Church, died suddenly Saturday night.
Remains of a fossil giant kangaroo and a chipped flint scraper were unearthed in a cave in South Western Victoria Strathdawnle district. Dr George Herne, noting the private collection of Australian stone tools, said the flint scraper shows human workmanship and suggests a more primitive race inhabited Australia around 11,000 years ago, possibly making the Puretka flint.
A new European airways method reports Mallwags dropped 600 feet without damage. The device is secret and believed parachute operated by clockwork.
In a Canberra Duntroon road crash a car and sulky overturned after the car, driven by James Hoon, collided while he had been drinking. Hoon, a Canberra gardener, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and fined after admitting drinking earlier. The sulky driver George Red Path suffered no serious injuries.
The Noel round of Canberra Golf Club championship was played Saturday in perfect conditions. H M Holland won with 144 for three rounds, earning club champion status. H O Richards tied for second after the final round with a strong finish. Other contenders included W Houne, S Dwyer, W J Mildenhall, G B Dawkins, and C Gingwecreeee with solid scores across the rounds.
A crow on the Wollongong golf links swept down and carried a ball away from three players. The ball, later found about 360 yards from the stroke, bore the owner’s name. The player resumed play from the find spot and finished with a bogey four.
Goulburn Chamber of Commerce condemned the Railway Commissioners refusal to source railway refreshment rooms products locally. Mr E Fitugerakt urged supply from Sydney, noting Goulburn meat quality was superior to Sydney’s. Members planned to seek cooperation from other chambers and renew the Commissioner's approach.
A lavish Friday evening social at The Bachelors Quarters Acton Canberra drew about 200 guests hosted by President J L Hall. The orange bone ballroom overflowed with color as guests arrived through the takeside entrance. dining rooms and lounges glowed with lighting, log fires, and music by the Buckles orchestra. Mrs Ashdown and many others wore elaborate frocks, creating a vivid array of gowns from white georgette to pervenche and emerald, while guests mixed in a festive, elegant setting reflecting a successful bachelor social event.
A Melbourne registered company Tasmanian Paper Proprietary Limited, led by managing director David Avery, plans a Tasmanian mill at George Town in the Huon district. It will process hardwoods into newsprint, with a Wembley plant prepped for shipment and a larger unit planned after initial operations. The project, backed largely by Amalgamated Zinc, includes a 99 year land lease, royalties, and future investment pledges totaling hundreds of thousands with goals to run by September or October.
Canberra publication Ita establishment notes support from Canberra figures for Inez, tracing backing since September and highlighting ongoing endorsement within local media circles.
Canberra observers will glimpse the Pons-Winnecke comet as it crosses the celestial equator and moves southward toward Aquarius and Capricornus. The rare close approach leaves the nucleus small and the tail faint, with visibility fading before five and a half years pass. The paper notes the comet’s history since 1819 and the unlikely but hoped for Australian newsprint industry support.
Astronomers forecast up to seven comets visible over the next 13 months with several newly detected and returning periodic comets noted. 1924 saw eleven comets, including Behaumasse and Pons-Winnecke noted for close approaches. Encke’s and Holmes’ comets also expected, though some will be faint observers.
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