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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1939
Page
3
A historic sale listing items multiple classic cars from 1926 to 1930 including Chevrolet Tourer Plymouth Tourer Oldsmobile Coach Whippet Tourer and Austin 12 4 Utility with prices noted such as 473 1929 04 35 and 45 pounds.
Church services across Canberra mark Mothering Sunday with Holy Communions Evensongs and addresses led by Rev R D Macleod Archdeacon Robertson and other ministers at St Johns St Pauls Braddon Forrest and Westridge. Catholic Masses and devotional acts accompany the day with parish meetings and special musical offerings.
At the Canberra Pool the B M C annual carnival saw Swinbourne break the 440 and 220 yard marks and win the 200 yards inter Company race. He topped events including the 50 and 100 yard sprints to claim the INS Cup with 410 points as B Company and A Company posted strong scores in inter unit standings.
Organisers of St Patrick's Day celebrations intensify plans for a concert at Albert Hall tonight and a recital at Manuka oval tomorrow. Westmead Boys' Band joins as rehearsals for New South Wales championships in Sydney at Easter, performing Beethoven arranged by Rimmer and Downland Suite by John Ireland. Tickets 2/6 or 1/6 for children with seats bookable at local outlets.
William Diggle aged 40 of Melbourne died after falling 30 feet from a ladder and crashing into the hold of the steamer Wear in Launceston. He had started his first job in five years two days earlier.
The Canberra Hospital Board proposed an increased compulsory hospital tax from 3d weekly for low earners to 2s for those earning over 1000 a year. The decision, approved by the Minister for Health, was not gazetted this week and Cabinet was unaware of it until later. Prime Minister Lyons ordered withholding gazettal pending clarification with Senator Fell and health officials.
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