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#20009 - January 1939

Resource ID
Location
20009
Newsletters ed.403, Feb 2006
Title/subtitle
January 1939
Author/Creator
Hall, Michael
Format
Newsletter article
Identifier
Wells, H.G.
Publisher
Canberra & District Historical Society; 2006
Summary
At the time of publication, Canberra had endured its hottest January on record, beating that of 1939. The article looks at what was happening in Canberra in January 1939 - the heatwave and subsequent bushfires, the looming world war, the jubilee ANZAAS conference and its guest speaker, the author H.G. Wells.
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase.