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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1958
Page
3
The notice lists white damask fabric 11/6 yd Barakats, Ingston, tagged wood with prompt delivery, call 2355. Pre-cut house and garage frames by Winchine Scott Ellem's Newsagency offer red and yellow box wood. A 1927 Chevrolet, good nibber, £10, ring X2329. Box wood and extra short bricks X1389 after 6 pm N3270.
Mexico plans to seek a higher export quota in forthcoming London negotiations on the new international sugar agreement. The Bank of Foreign Commerce notes output rose from 490000 tons in 1947 to 1020000 in 1957 with 138000 tons exported, and a 200000 ton inventory. The National Association of Sugar Producers aims to reach 1.6 million tons by 1942 by expanding existing mills from 100 total, 70 operating, with Vera Cruz Tamaulipas Jalico and Morelos producing about 75 percent of output.
Sydney detectives investigate a wrecked car found atop a 200 ft cliff at North Head. They believe the vehicle was unattended and fell onto the rocks. The notice also includes classified ads for garage doors, a sedan for sale, records, potatoes, mattresses, timber, and furniture listings.
Steiner's famous hair preparations claim three salients: cleanse, nourish, and glamourise hair. Sole distributors in Canberra are Davies Pharmacies at Civic Centre and Kingston and The Manuka Pharmacy at Manuka. Ask these pharmacies for expert advice on Steiner's Hair Cosmetics.
The Yarrowhimja Shire Council approved a 1959 main roads maintenance programme costing about £30,000. The Department of Main Roads will fund two thirds of the total. Over £16,000 will fund maintenance on the Queanbeyan Captain's Flat Braidwood Road. A £5,000 loan for surfacing roads within the shire was accepted, though not expected to be available until next year.
Tasmanian Mobilgas trial driver Jack Phillips was killed when his car overturned near Dunmarra 450 miles south of Darwin. Co driver Donald Elst had minor injuries. Elliott, hospitalised, could not confirm the car left the road. Phillips married with four Hobart-based children. Two Melbourne men escaped serious injury in a separate crash nearby.
Almost 8,000,000 Australians held savings accounts at end of July. Total accounts reached 7,924,000 with deposits of £1,304,838,000. Average per head was £13 10s. Victorians led with £178 8s per account, then South Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Thomas Michael Francis Coffey died on September 1 at Canberra Community Hospital aged 52. Funeral arrangements are listed in the Canberra Times on the following Wednesday.
A daily timetable lists programs from breakfast to late night on 2CA Canberra Times including Newsreel News Portia Faces Life and The Ford Show. Highlights feature Morning News 7.40 and 8.15 Biggles with a mix of talk music and drama across 7.40 to 11. Ongoing features include 6.45 Macquarie News and 9.30 Monitor.
A dense broadcast listing runs through the day with programs such as Hospital Half Hour and Yours for the Asking, plus Country Hour and Matinee Musicale. The lineup features Ray Ellington, Educating Archie, Streamline, Screen Serenade, News Review, Robert Boughen Ensemble, Sibelius Festival, The African Queen, Kathleen Ferrier, and Celebrity Recordings among others.
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