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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
2
The Canberra Times publishing notice describes prepaid subscription terms within Canberra and Federal Capital Territory. It lists delivery options and city names including Canberra and surrounding locales. The legible fragments reference prepaid rates, delivery timing, and notice about early morning service.
Barton’s Safety Coach service operates Monday to Friday with routes via Queanbeyan, Batlake, Amalie, Fallick’s Corner, and Queenbeyan to Canberra. Weekly tickets and private hire are available. tours of the territory are personally conducted for football and cricket teams.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Mrs Barton Fant How Maddon Bt Phan 1303 with unclear context. No verifiable event or relation provided, cannot determine full summary from the readable text.
Yelix F. Mitchell Solicitor in Cooma notes Miss Macdonera and Gordon Lavery's March temperament. The piece praises Mrs Moedonet as a teacher and pianist with extensive Eisteddfod experience while detailing upcoming training and a local exhibition.
The notice outlines mailing routes and times across Australia including Canberra and regioned centers. It lists services to Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Albury Queanbeyan Launceston and Canberra districts with various cut-off times and durations.
Fragmentary OCR notes report suspension of county officers over alleged neglect. Names and dates are unreadable. key figures appear as Mr. Kiet and Mr. Witt among others. Unable to confirm precise actions or jurisdictions from the garbled text.
The report notes daily high and low temperatures with 42.4 degrees as a maximum today and wind details. It records a monthly rainfall total to date and compares to a 1928 year value of 1,096 pints. The text is fragmented with unclear location and dates but references a weather station and rainfall measurements.
An Australian weather synopsis notes northwesterly to northerly winds with showers and potential cold fronts affecting Victoria and New South Wales. Regions including Riverina and the western districts may see heavy rain, while coastal areas report showers interspersed with clearer intervals. Overall unsettled conditions with periods of rain and gusty winds.
Fragmentary bulletin from Commonwealth Solar Observatory Mount Stromlo presents parameur day data for May 1. Includes observations of planets and minor bodies with notes on phase, magnitude estimates, and instrumental readings. References to Hom and Mihor Manet Vein appear amid garbled text and nonstandard abbreviations.
Period details show the monthly totals for temperatures and rainfall in Queanbeyan. The text lists fragments including names and dates but is incomplete. Core figures and months are unclear, with February and March partially referenced and no clear totals or events provided.
A fragmented forecast describes varying conditions across regions with cloudy periods and showers in some areas. Winds shift from west to south southwesterly with occasional rough or temperate weather. expect unsettled skies and cooler spells ahead in several zones.
At nine in the morning yesterday rainfall figures show diverse totals from ports and towns including Cape Otway 6, Melbourne 36, Wandering 89, Cape Nature line 93, Southern Crome 5, Kellerberin 1, and many smaller readings such as Ararat 2 and Portland 2. The list covers locations from Wonthaggi to Melbourne and distant inland sites with wide variation in rainfall amounts.
A report notes the Carnegie Corporation plans endowing a foundation of 4 National Institute of Education for ten years with £1908 per year to support administrative work and study abroad. It mentions Jos Vinton and Ie Hiltipe under corporation auspices and a scholar’s tour to America, Africa and Europe.
The forecast notes initial error from the State Meteorologist at 8 Pan Fine, then indicates clouding conditions with light northerly winds.
The report traces Greece under Venizelos shifting from imperial aims to domestic rebuilding. It highlights reforms to purge selfishness and jingoism, grow international ties with Romania and Italy, seek peace with neighbors, and launch irrigation, drainage, roads, and city planning projects. The article notes refugees, agrarian issues, and a drive to early prosperity through sober governance.
A garbled OCR item describes a service league opening with numerous distorted proper nouns and fragmented phrases. It references Caytaltr Turns Lull and Avnayanin, Hnaneind waipart, and WW I era implied themes, but the text remains incoherent and largely unreadable.
A scrambled report outlines a Canberra area A grade soccer fixture involving Goulburn visitation and Wanducrew, with references to Horner Association and local clubs preparing for central league competition. Players from Artoa and Peaknevared are noted, aiming to strengthen Canberra’s push in the nearing season.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a publication printed by J, hak woeure for the Vedural Capital Yroes of Asia. It references Ud. and Canberra with unclear meaning and names. No clear events or dates are readable.
A murky testimony stream during a bribery inquiry centers on money trails, political funds, and alleged favors. Names such as Fitzgibbons and Conners appear amid claims of influence, with references to party spending and possible improper payments. The fragmentary remarks hint at pressures to influence outcomes and protect associates in a tense investigation.
Readable scraps show enrolment increases at a trades school with references to programs, departments, and staff. The piece mentions totals, venues, and possible funding shifts affecting students and instructors across listed departments. The fragmented text notes names and places, signaling a broader institutional update.
Unclear readable text fragment references legal framework and modernization efforts. No coherent events or entities to anchor a concrete news item. Summary focuses on presumed law modernization and a disputed Pompey related matter with limited legible details.
A garbled note references an arrangement by Beedot and a World Service, touching on informating and ram tan intelligence in a Mi asus publication with rights claimed by Ale Wali and Rew Zetinad. The text is fragmentary and unclear about specifics.
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