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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1933
Page
2
The Canberra Times lists prepaid subscription rates within the Commonwealth and abroad. The notice references pricing, publication details, and agent contacts for subscriptions, with unclear formatting and several typographical errors.
Special arrangement offers daily home delivery by The Canberra Times to residents of Oughorre and Te Queanbeyan. Readers are advised to send name and address to The Canberra Times for order processing and home delivery before publication elsewhere.
Fragmentary weather notice lists temperatures and times with multiple unreadable names and numbers. Reads like a period station report but lacks clear locations dates or measurements.
Canberra forecast calls for cloudy, cool conditions with showers mainly on southern tablelands, strong winds from west to south. New South Wales forecast suggests clearing to fine, possible win and thunder storms confined to southern and eastern districts, with strong to northerly winds in the northeast and variable wind directions overall.
The Canberra Times reports on budget proposals by the Commonwealth and New South Wales governments, detailing income tax reductions, land tax cuts, and exemptions totaling about seven and a half million annually, offset by deficits this year and next. It notes a surplus in the prior year, planned defence costs, pension restorations, and unemployment relief measures while highlighting the NSW Family Endowment Tax repeal and various rate reductions aimed at stimulating employment. The article cites projected deficits and debates on whether tax remissions sufficiently ease unemployment and stimulate lending.
An archival speech recounts the inaugural Legacy Club gathering in Queanbeyan with members debating war’s toll and postwar welfare. Leaders including Mr W Mik, Mr Keith Marr, and others discuss youth employment, charitable support, and the club’s aims to uplift war-affected families and provide opportunities for children. The piece notes a Canberra event on November 28 and attendance by delegations from Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra representatives.
Market watchers in the wool trade anticipate price movements as buyers arrange terms and potential middlemen secure consignments. With wool already tied to auctions, sellers hope favorable bids amid uncertain margins, while brokers advise liberal credit and streamlined milling to prompt sales.
A chaotic review of a Saturday Fayannah Waewrye entertainment showing at The Capitol. It praises the stage comedy and photography while noting a sprawling cast including Porgy Mapkina and Marie Dressler performances. The piece highlights the variety of acts and the audience’s reception to the mixed program.
A garbled report mentions the Military Secretary and a voyage to Sydney, with references to Mr. Pete Blakeley leading an expedition to Comin Falla. It notes fascination with Men of learning, a printed Shakespeare work, and a dramatic warning about world events and a future invasion.
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