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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1927
Page
4
The Canberra Times lists publishing and subscription details for its readers in Canberra and surrounding towns. It notes prepaid subscription rates, offices in Ainslie and Eastlake, and contact points for readers and advertisers across ACT and NSW regions.
The Canberra Bowling Club discussed a new green and pavilion at a recent committee meeting. Plans include a treen and pavilion with an estimated upkeep and financing of about £1000 a year. Delegates were appointed to approach the Federal Capital Commission for support and affiliation with the New South Wales Bowling Association, with 18 new members submitted this past month.
The Canberra Times discusses whether Geneva will influence white lead use in paint and its impact on Broken Hill mines. It notes fluctuating lead and silver prices since 1912, the high costs of mining, and how market forces, plus talks in Geneva next year, could affect Australia’s mining futures and the local industry.
The Royal Commission on the Constitution of the Commonwealth opened in No 2 Secretariat Building with members including J B Peden and Hal Colebatch. The chairman outlined aims to examine powers under the Constitution, interpret judicial usage, and propose changes while reporting on constitutional operation since federation. He listed ten subject areas including aviation, taxation, trade and commerce, and urged public cooperation and evidence from seals of government and states.
Canberra plans expansion for thirteen schools with Telopea Park as a focal center. Proposals include enlarging Telopea Park School to about 1,000 pupils, new Junior Technical and domestic science classes, separate Infants schools at Alamstic and Telopen Park, and later a Government High School and Technical College. Free transport and full curriculum are emphasized.
The article compares Canberra with Washington District of Columbia, noting four times as much commercial zoning per population in DC and predicting Canberra will outpace Washington in growth. It reports zoning findings, plans for a Monaro Gramanr School relocation, forecasts from 1930s author Mortimer Franklyn, and educational and apprenticeship efforts funded by the Federal Capital Commission including Telopen Park arrangements and evening classes in various subjects.
The article outlines the establishment of St Gabriel's Church of England School for Girls in Ainslie, with a foundation laid in 1927 and expansion to a larger building. It notes plans for a boys’ school, denominational education, a site at Manuka for a Catholic convent and school, and government consideration of a Canberra University though no 1936/37 funding. It discusses Royal Military College limits, and includes visionary prophecies by H Mortimer Franklyn on Australia's future, plus details on Canberra Social Service Association and school committees at Telopea Park and Amalie.
A discussion of galena crystals and their sulphur content as a possible cause of wireless detector sensitivity. The article reflects on Australia's future growth, predicting a flourishing port, development of Sydney and Melbourne, and a Paris or Pompeii era for major cities, with imagined opera markets and cultural expansion.
The Molonglo River dam for a lake scheme will be submitted to the Parliamentary Works Committee early next year with a spring start anticipated. The Chief Commissioner expects a favorable recommendation and says construction would take about a year, creating a clear water stretch of 31 miles and resulting banks along the stream.
Mr J L Mulrooney, entertainments officer of the Prime Minister's Department, quietly married Miss Emma Peacock at St Marys Church St Kilda. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Father Lynch. Mulrooney helped greet the Duke and Duchess of York and organized receptions for American and Japanese fleets.
London reports a Wales inquiry finding BBC policy harms Welsh life. Wireless brings English into Welsh homes and accelerates Anglicisation. only regular Welsh programming is from Dublin. Radio crosses borders, influencing listeners and children. other nations' stations also broadcast English.
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