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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
7
Major M. C. N. D Arcy of Curtin polishes antique silverware to be displayed at the Red Cross Antique Exhibition this weekend at Albert Hall. In the background sit Victorian lustres and bowls.
Antiques from across Australia converge in Canberra for a Red Cross antique exhibition at Albert Hall featuring items from Adelaide Melbourne Sydney and a Wagga display of about 40 private pieces. Notable pieces include 8th and 19th century silver and porcelain pieces from Britain Europe and Australia with dates ranging from 1760 to 1865. Major D Arcy of Curtin also lends pieces including a circa 1836 teapot and a 1760 coffeepot.
The ACT Division of the Red Cross hosts an antiques display featuring Major D Arcy's ancestral tray with an inscription to Richard Lewis from Jamaica, George IV era items, and pieces from Canberra collectors. Curated by Colonel Eric Campbell with experts J Ericson and Mer Stanley Lipscombe, the event opens at 5 pm with H Bullett lending Georgian silver. Public viewing runs 10 am to 6 pm tomorrow and Sunday.
Radio and TV listings from Canberra show top forty tunes weekly with station details and program lineup. Notable entries include Arrows Hey Jude Revolution and The Lion Sleeps Tonight, plus Forever tracks and TV favorites like The Mickey Mouse Club and The Three Musketeers.
Mr Tom Gleghorn will open an exhibition of original prints by Wee Wah Lee and David Voigt at the Nundah Gallery O'Connor on Sunday at 12 noon. Viewing hours are 12pm to 5pm daily and 2pm to 5pm on Sundays, closed Saturdays, continuing until December.
A scrambled list of radio program blocks and times spans multiple shows and hosts including News, Music, Weather, Devotions, cricket commentary, and orchestral segments. The OCR reads like a dense program grid with numerous names, times, and station references, detailing daily lineups and cross-program segments.
Radio listings show 2GN Goulburn and Canberra services with MBS and ABC news blocks, weather, children stories, and morning breakfast across stations. Notable programs include News Service blocks at various times, The World's Birthday Calls, Open Line shows, Luncheon Variety, and local district highlights. The multi-station schedule features Canberra Times News and regional programming from Goulburn District and Canberra.
Each letter here stands for a different digit. It must be a truly odd WIGGLE, remember that. What do you make of it?
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