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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 28, 1941
Page
3
The readable OCR lists scattered program times and performer names such as Thomas Gilchrist Joyce Walters Cecilian Trio and BBC News. The jumbled items mix music shows news bulletins and devotional slots with inconsistent timing.
Ontario and Quebec cheddar is earmarked for Britain at 83 percent. Canada plans to supply 118 million pounds of cheese over 12 months and will increase exports with Wesd orders. The market also anticipates 54 million dozen eggs, about triple last year's total.
The listing shows a daily timetable across Morning to Night with programs including Cheery Early Morning, News blocks, Music sessions, Women's Radio Club luncheon, Tathra Session, Were LA News, Tiny Tots, Dinner Music, Ginger, Mrs Obna, Todays Children, How the Other Half Lives, Britain Empire Programme and War Diary concluding with News. The schedule features multiple time slots from 6.30am to 11.00pm across diverse programs.
The document urges unions to agree to extended railway and maintenance work with extra costs borne by the Commonwealth. It notes plans to speed up munition housing and defence production, suggesting direct communication with local authorities. It mentions Broken Hill mine owners offering relief funding and calls for grouping small defence manufacturers for efficiency.
A vintage advertisement touts HEENEO as a superior cough and cold remedy. It promises rapid relief from coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza and claims one bottle makes multiple pints when diluted with water suitable for both adults and children. It instructs purchase through stores or chemists.
A garbled OCR passage lists varied words, numbers, and partial phrases. It includes names like Beale and Brecken, scattered scores, dates, and terms, but lacks coherent narrative or clear event. The text appears to be a damaged newspaper fragment with no single story.
Race card from Ascot Victoria listing multiple horses with placements and scores, including Lu OsBOREB MURDLA Hingford Alsdale Pising Draka Merd and Oakleigh with various finishes. Contains chaotic OCR, but records results, horse names, and some race details amid scattered figures and annotations.
A fragmented page lists a General Meeting on Tuesday in June at the School, with a talk on immunization, a later Methodist Hall meeting on May 28, and other notices. It includes offers for batteries and a planing machine sale, plus a rationing order note.
Private advices from New Zealand troops abroad indicate some soldiers are safe while official notices inform relatives of others listed as missing in Greece. Officials say a few such cases have been reported and the men are being returned to the East for further action as required.
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