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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
5
A C T Showan introduces a serpentine wool construction as Mrs Hughes hosts knitting demonstrations at J B Youngs City Store next week. Canberran Cafe proprietor Des Mildner expands his venue for patrons, while Hewitt Bookshop adds a public reading room and picture room with exhibitions planned.
Wool sale report from Winchrombe Caraca Limited lists 7 523 bales appraised by catalogue with prices for ewes wethers hoggets and broken in multiple consignments across towns including Sunnyridge Mandurama Yass Queanbeyan Bookham and Canberra. Prices are quoted in pence per pound with various classifications and buyers names such as R J Fagan Claude Barber McInnes Brothers and J A Love among others.
Hosiery and fashion items advertised by Gertrude Campbell at Manuka Arcade with details on full fashion stock and serviceable pieces. Also listed are second hand text books for sale by Verity Hewitt's Bookshop with titles by Copland, Wadham, Elias, Castenholz, Faulkner, Zimmerman and others.
A Saturday dance by the Eastlake Football Club in Kingston promises entertainment with good supper and excellent music. The event features an unregistered meeting, flat and hurdle races, novelty events, a special race for all comers, and a prize of £3 8s with wireless betting and liquor booths. A ball at night will be held at Tralee with repairs and restorations noted by the violin maker.
At Flemington saleyards buyers handled 29 000 sheep and lambs with prime lambs trading at late rates but overall demand for other types was irregular and market a shade weaker. Yarded cattle numbered about 2 800 with steady inquiries. quality fair. Quoted: wethers 16 to 27 shillings, ewes 14 to 20, lambs 14 to 27, bulls £6 to £16, cows £5 to £11, best beef 42 shillings, good 38, medium 36 6d. Others from 44 per 100 lb.
The body of Mrs. Joan Nimmo, 43, missing since Tuesday, was found on rocks 300 feet below Rage Bay Heights. Sergeant Selwyn sprained his ankle during the recovery and was later rescued. An abandoned car was found near the cliff top. Mrs Nimmo was the wife of Colonel Mimimu.
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