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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1935
Page
4
An advertisement touts Colgate toothpaste as removing seven stain types to brighten teeth. It emphasizes penetrating foam cleansing stains and gentle polishing to yield a whiter smile.
A fragment from a historic newspaper notes a book titled smn is described as seditious. The report cites officials or a public stance labeling the work as dangerous to public order. No further details on author or exact title are provided.
Stewarts and Lloyds Australia plans immediate erection of additional Mayfield plant at Newcastle to produce solid drawn tubes, hot rolled and cold drawn, up to eight inches diameter. Existing mill, said to be the most modern for welded stainless tubes, handles quarter to three inches with 55,000 tons annual capacity, aiming to meet the total Australian demand.
At the Albert Hall the Anzac Eve and Armistice socials may be abandoned due to past losses. The executive sought Sub Branch opinions on reviving Branch Smoke Social on Armistice night November 13. If there is wide support, a function will be considered by the Executive.
Unemployed ex soldiers qualified for poll clerk positions urged to apply as vacancies remain. The 1935 branch ball will be annual, with Sir Twaae Isaacs and Lady Isaacs lending patronage. Oct 11 1935 set with 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. dancing, bus services arranged, Pogson’s Orchestra to perform, and Ladies’ Auxiliary catering.
A Standards Laboratory effort with Government Astronomer support stabilizes broadcasts by maintaining a tuning fork at a fixed temperature and frequency of a thousand cycles. The apparatus, with a wooden and copper lined tuning setup, is checked by the Observatory time signal and wax standards to ensure precise wave targeting.
The 1935 NSW census shows metropolitan flats rising sharply while private houses gain slower. Tenements and flats total 1.1 million dwellings, with private homes at 92.9 percent and flats 7.1 percent. Density rises across urban and rural areas, and average rooms per dwelling sit at 5.04. The bulletin notes a continued shift toward smaller flats and declines in bowling alleys and hotels since 1921.
Australia’s July 1984 overseas trade posted a unfavourable commodity balance of £1,251,000, with exports up but imports rising sharply. The deficit remains, yet overall trade conditions show improvement as exports increase by about 42.5 percent from the previous year while imports rise by 10.2 percent.
The census shows dwelling numbers grew faster than population, reducing average inhabitants per dwelling. State wide inmates per room fell from 0.92 to 0.84, while metropolitan rates dropped from 0.88 to 0.80. rural areas remain higher. In Queanbeyan 198 dwellings included 133 three room, 102 five room, and 38 six room homes with weekly rents 6/4, 9/11, 11/ worth 14/11 respectively.
Canberra speaker Bruce Neilson addresses the Arts and Literature Society on how true painting requires deep study and technique. He cites Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Velazquez, and modern painters, noting that headwork is the hardest, miniatures demand patience, and close up viewing reveals subtleties unseen from afar.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions weaving practice, a feminine setting, and various personal items. The text references Nevis, edge, and a poet, with disrupted names and dates. The passage lacks a complete narrative or clear outcomes.
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