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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1928
Page
4
Registered under a Bursary Endowment Act the school offers extensive modern courses including professional, commercial and domestic science with leaving certificates. Undenominational scripture teaching is offered. prospectus available from Cap Gera Times Office and Principal Br. McNiuoll. Also noting patient visits in Canberra and dated weather observations.
The document lists monthly rainfall totals with entries for January February and September. It shows numeric values like 4.0 and figures interspersed with garbled OCR text, referencing locations such as Anping and general monthly totals without complete clarity. The overall record is a partial, unreadable OCR sample of rainfall measurements for the current year.
The document lists Queanbeyan climate data with months and readings but is heavily garbled. It shows periods ended temperatures for max and min, rainfall, and notes unclear dates such as February through September, with inconsistent values and missing context.
The Canberra Times lists travel timetables from Queanbeyan to Ainslie and Almanas with multiple hotel references at Hotel Acton and Hotel Ainslie. It includes tour details, fares, publishers, and local book merchants in Canberra, Queanbeyan, and nearby towns with distribution at Duntroon and Molonglo.
Early morning delivery news from Canberra Times referenced delivery by Earleday. Communication advised with the bow manager for particulars.
Canberra sees cloud and westerly winds. New South Wales reports generally fair with scattered inland showers and strong variable winds. Victoria cool and cloudy with patchy showers. Tasmania cool and cloudy with more showers on the west and south. East to southeast winds on the coasts with rough seas from the eastern Wight to the Tasman Sea. Regions south of New Zealand experience strong to gale winds and rough seas, easing near West Australia which stays fine in the tropics. Overall unsettled pattern with widespread showers and variable winds across the coastlines.
A fragmented OCR read mentions a printed item by C J Shake for a press office in the Federal Capital or Australia, with unclear reference to Nelson and Can horn. The lines imply a small archival note about a press office or agency publication.
Reports on Britain’s airship program and Imperial Airways profits and subsidies. It notes plans for a three weekly India service, aims to reach London from India in nine days and Australia in 14, with staged subsidies. Gloom over domestic UK air travel lack of internal services contrasted with overseas expansion.
A rundown of church services includes Holy Communion and Evensong at multiple venues such as Fyshwick Ginninderra Hall Kingston and Queanbeyan with services listed for Matins Evensong and breakfast. Also noted are Roman Catholic St Christopher’s Forrest and a Methodist gathering at Alnalie with ministers named Reverend Prescott and Reverend Vercoe.
The Prime Minister Bruce and private secretaries left for Sydney on private business yesterday. Several department staff members departed for Sydney to attend the Eucharistic Congress, with returns planned by Monday. Treasury officials and Attorney General staff also moved between Canberra, Sydney, and Cootamundra for various duties and appointments.
The P and A Association Cam pite met at the School of Arts to set dates for the next Queanbeyan Annual Show and to coordinate with the Queanbeyan Poultry and Cricket clubs. Elections were held for pavilion use, judging roles, and display details with notes on fencing, admission, and contingencies for concurrent events.
An official visit to Sydney is reported as Mr H G Foxall BB Byd arriving in Canberra Thursday morning to confer with Home and Territories Department officers. After Canberra he visits territorial geological sites before returning to Sydney. The piece lists reorganizations in Canberra including Miss Kirine moving to the Power Station, Coloned A Gh Muller leaving Canberra for Defence Division work, and new officers in the Medical and Secretarial branches.
The article outlines Australia’s push to develop civil aviation across the Commonwealth. It describes government subsidies for regular routes and flying clubs, funding for training, and plans to establish aerodromes managed by local and state authorities with Commonwealth technical guidance. It notes Perth to Adelaide air service trials and a proposed timetable to save travel time, with emphasis on landing facilities and co ordinated route planning.
An ornate Camden wedding joined Ivy Smart and Silversdéte Kilby in a Camden Methodist ceremony attended by families and friends. The bride wore pleated lace and pink accents, with silver embroidery, while guests and gifts highlighted the celebration in a traditional church setting.
The Prime Minister and Sydney delegation held official discussions in Canberra on Monday evening. Ministers and clergy attended, with notes of restraint and planning for continued ties.
Fragmentary text mentions a contract, meeting date, and possible legal actions. Names, places, and concrete details are unreadable, leaving only vague references to a party, a hearing, and a June timeframe.
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