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This special ANZAC Day episode was put together and broadcast on 1RPH in Canberra. The following articles were featured in this week’s episode from 25 April, 1947:
From the Canberra Times...
National Commemoration of ANZAC Day – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713307
ANZAC Day Messages – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713308
Meat Shortage Due To War Effort – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713289
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This special Christmas Day episode aired on 1RPH in Canberra
Articles featured in this week’s episode from December 24, 1920:
Christmas Time – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215161802
Observance of Christmas – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206928262
Christmas Stranger – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40339963
Christmas Cheer – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20461894
Toys For Sick Children – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101022885<...
Today's episode of This Was The News will not be broadcast. Instead, we will broadcast a special Christmas Eve episode on Thursday December 24.
Articles featured in this week’s episode from November 19, 1890:
Balloon Ascent – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163582606
The Dignity of Parliament – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242127378
Charge of Attempting to Rob a Constable – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8452259
A Bookmaker Arrested – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196977065
Curious Strike of Rouse-about – http://nl...
Articles featured in this week’s episode from November 5, 1910:
Booking Theatre Seats – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5205280
Town Hall Organ – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193281781
Name of the Townsite – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91096825
Robinson Crusoe – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215337512
Yeppoon Mystery – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184877933
Articles featured in this week’s episode from October 22, 1930:
Wanted, An Honest Leader – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187828079
Over The Wireless - “A Weary Journey” – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115357809
Arrival at Sydney His Cap Souvenired – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79470668
Whale Flesh as an Item of Diet – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110235659
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from October 8, 1900:
The Plague – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19058467
Summary – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237117400
Yass and the Federal Capital – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100408808
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The Perils of Mining – http://n...
Articles featured in this week’s episode from September 24, 1880:
Compulsion – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127643085
Dropping “Aitches” – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146444919
Mail on the Liners – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202156818
Eric the Red – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13468768
Yelta – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216306539
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from September 10, 1920:
The Industrial Outlook – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45508028
44 Hour Week – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article249034588
Local and General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123487933
Shrimps in Drinking Water – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37076125
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from August 27, 1910:
Post Office Clock Wrong – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5265249
Up, Boys, and at ‘Em! – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251332693
General News – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202942479
Big Seizure of Opium – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article238011274
Old Maids’ Fright – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5265329
Articles featured in this week’s episode from August 13, 1880:
Tumut News – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127640820
Removal of Kelly to Melbourne – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202155720
Miscellaneous – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192877685
The Anti-Chinese Bill – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207660007
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from July 16, 1900:
The Nation Builders – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180230857
South Australia’s Plight – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60779617
Free Meals Declared Black – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16661096
Political News and Notes – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122243135
Housewives and the Budget – http://nla.gov.au/nla.n...
Articles featured in this week’s episode from July 16, 1900:
Rabbit Pest – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174133869
The Governor-General Of Australia – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54449955
The First Governor-General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89614258
Federal Demonstration – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100406438
The Governor-General's Residence – http://nla.g...
Articles featured in this week’s episode from July 2, 1890:
The Year’s Revenue – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208386931
Bad Streets – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65350159
Cairns General News – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39434319
Cootamundra Crumbs – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143768031
Bourke Local and General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142660185
Articles featured in this week’s episode from June 18, 1920:
The Salary Grab – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203711700
The Capital – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119287324
A Mild Sensation – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216959429
Profitable Cauliflowers – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27778816
Remarkable Milking – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216959437
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from June 4, 1880:
The Blacks in Queensland – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200266469
Slander Case – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174713937
The Robbery – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201296351
Local Intelligence – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113837323
The Kelly Gang – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244694841
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Articles featured in this week’s episode from May 21, 1910:
Day Of Mourning In Brisbane – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19636078
Unpacking The Wreaths – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45111610
News Of The Day – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184306530
A Mourning Window – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87257128
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Articles featured in this week's episode from May 7, 1930:
Ratty Pessimism – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215205843
Accession Day – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117474377
Arrest of Gandhi – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95864204
Appendix Removed – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83501248
News and Notes – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122241699
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Articles featured in this week's episode from April 23, 1900:
Precautions Against Plague – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36953887
The Boer War – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19038767
Speech by Mr Barton – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217356851
Salaries of Female Assistant Teachers – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19038743
Photographing a Living Fish – http://nla.gov...
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