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-article2713307ANZAC Day Messages – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713308Meat Shortage Due To War Effort – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713289Prosecution Demanded of US Communists  – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713258Plane Available For Governor-General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713272Bus Service Fare Increases – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713312Unusual Accident With Wood Truck – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713251M.P. Complains Of One-Sided A.B.C. News Session – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713269National Rules Football – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713320From the Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal...A Deplorable State Of Affairs – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119260551From the Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga)...ANZAC Day Celebration Wagga Arrangements – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145144219Anzac Day and Realities – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145144275

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-article215161802Observance of Christmas – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206928262Christmas Stranger – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40339963Christmas Cheer – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20461894Toys For Sick Children – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101022885Unlucky Father Xmas – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142289759Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40339973http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66610579Christmastide Holiday Attractions – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4564304Local and General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164744348Food Fads – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210690459Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101022877http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101022890Christmas – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97752298

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-article163582606The Dignity of Parliament – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242127378Charge of Attempting to Rob a Constable – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8452259A Bookmaker Arrested – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196977065Curious Strike of Rouse-about – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8452306Unwholsome Eggs – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118283798Advertisementhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146754724http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163582622A New Swindle – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234091814Snakes – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118283772The Grasshopper Plague – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247676574Death from a Fly Bite – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118283805Advertisementhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117002305Effects of Tobacco – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135353402The House – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208395661

Articles featured in this week’s episode from November 5, 1910:Booking Theatre Seats – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5205280Town Hall Organ – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193281781Name of the Townsite – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91096825Robinson Crusoe – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215337512Yeppoon Mystery – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184877933Incorrigible Girl – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149733814All About People – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121491732Playing Bushrangers – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215337508Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193281868http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170919653Pathetic Case – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172184623Curious Motor Car Accident – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98796162The Motor Traffic – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179914106Storing Electricity – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251335856Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103945008http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103945012American Slang – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187676407

Articles featured in this week’s episode from October 22, 1930:Wanted, An Honest Leader – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187828079Over The Wireless - “A Weary Journey” – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115357809Arrival at Sydney His Cap Souvenired – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79470668Whale Flesh as an Item of Diet – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110235659Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61045516Our National Anthem – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79470692Crackers and Bad Manners – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115357799Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61045416http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61045450Betting Raid – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124175931Phar Lap’s Price for Melbourne Cup – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242931345Miniature Golf – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79470721

Articles featured in this week’s episode from October 8, 1900:The Plague – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19058467Summary – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237117400Yass and the Federal Capital – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100408808Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215495180http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100408813The Perils of Mining – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181023953Anti-Sweating League – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188645426Forged Telegrams – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206978018Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52585106http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185247680Accident at the Circus – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36972808Lady Godiva Up To Date – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44265648

Articles featured in this week’s episode from September 24, 1880:Compulsion – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127643085Dropping “Aitches” – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146444919Mail on the Liners – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202156818Eric the Red – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13468768Yelta – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216306539Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208862413http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208862397Raid On Gamblers – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5973094Larrikinism in the Park – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108749155Uttering Forged Notes – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article238291890Court Reports – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108502766, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108502764Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5973020http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207661296The Australian Cricketer’s in England – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148240740Leap Year Rules – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201296063The English Circus Company – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202515892

Articles featured in this week’s episode from September 10, 1920:The Industrial Outlook – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4550802844 Hour Week – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article249034588Local and General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123487933Shrimps in Drinking Water – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37076125Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112678889http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218855283Fortune in Paper – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108234544Prime Minister’s Deafness – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106555950Boycott Urged – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123487957Mysterious Turtles – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183876865News From Near and Far – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45507982Advertisementshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108287909http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242311841Local Picture Show – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123487933Prince of Wales' Message to School Children – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212451558