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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
3
Sunday night schedule fragment mentions WUE S YDNICY WARRAGUL MELBOURNE ORANGE WAGGA with times and odd digits. It appears as scrambled broadcast data for regional stations with p.m. values and percentages, not a coherent program.
Voting for the Garden Fair Queen contest concluded at Government House. Commerce Queen led with 905 votes, Queen of the Air had 5 572, and Queen of the one had 2 284. A supper dance is planned at the fire station for the Hospital and Ambulance Queen. Wartime comedy in three acts is set for April 17 at the Albert Hall in aid of the Queen of Sport.
Youths aged 16 to 18 are invited to apply for Navy training in executive and engineering branches. Candidates must pass a May exam and may enter the Royal Australian Naval College or travel to the United Kingdom for Royal Navy training. Applications close April 15 to the Secretary of the Department of the Navy in Melbourne.
A number of records were set at the Girls Secondary Schools Swimming Carnival at North Sydney pool. J Walsh won the All Schools 100 yards senior final in 1 19 2 5, reducing the earlier mark by three fifths of a second. L Cottingham broke the 50 yards record by three fifths of a second as Canberra led with 48 points, Newcastle 11, Cessnock 4. Canberra captured junior championships and the Country Shield in the overall points.
The Canberra Technical College has established radio communication courses to meet demand from prospective Defence Forces recruits and others. Evening classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 pm at the Telepea Park School building, with the registrar at Kingston for further details.
A dense catalog of broadcasts across Bleve News to 11 p m with music, talks, and concerts. Across stations 2BL and 8BL the schedule features Sydney Symphony concerts, opera excerpts, news at 7 15 and 9 0, racing talk, weather, and religious services interspersed with live performances by pianists and choirs.
The Canberra division lists contributions received for the Society's work including the Forestry Bureau O K Stores and others. Names such as George Knowles and AL Sharwood appear among donors with totals recorded.
Newcastle reports that miners in northern fields received their last fortnightly wages today amid a strike. Workers plan to move to a seaside resort to fish, while the Federal Council of the Australian Railways Union in Sydney resolved to support the miners.
State Lottery No. 060 drawn in Sydney reveals major prizes to syndicates Muster D Ford Dulwich Hill. Change B Walton M4 Trela ndy Street. Warviego Ht Perkins c/o GPD Sydney. Viola A Cugsby Browning Street Campsie. Lottery No. 667 scheduled for Monday night.
Sterling closed at 1 dollar 54 cents after intraday peak near 3 dollars in a thin market. Traders noted weakness amid broad financial pressure and currency hedging as quotes fluctuated through the afternoon.
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