The 10 thousand items, used and withdrawn, from the TNRD system is in progress , at the Merritt Library, at 1691 Garcia Street Merritt.  The proceeds go to children’s programs and it promotes the mandate of literacy by making available.

The sale runs from the 3rd to the 14th and new boxes are opened every day. Pocket books go for a dollar and hard covers for two.

The library has an overhead railway given by the museum  and the model railway club. It can be run by request, usually about once a day.

On this day: March 6th 1965
The Premier of Australia, Tom Playford, loses office after 27 years.