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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1940
Page
13
An advertorial shows diseased hands and describes rheumatism as caused by weak kidneys failing to remove uric acid. It touts De Witt's Pills restoring kidney function to expel uric acid, reduce swelling, and end pain within 24 hours, restoring vigor and a younger appearance.
A jumble of optometry practice ads lists names and addresses including Carlton Smith 1st Floor Old Courter, 127Quem St, and others such as Fothergilbee and New Sherwood. It mentions multiple Optometrists with locations at Queen Street and Edward Street, plus various firms like McGuffie & Co and Luddy Chemie.
Readers call for the 1940 RNA Show to proceed to back morale, boost agricultural and industrial output, and aid war funds. Letters praise patriotic duty, question critics, and propose an "Empire Resources Show" with a profits donation to wartime causes.
The Company of Master Mariners of Australia in Brisbane will run evening classes with honorary lecturers to prepare yachtsmen for temporary commissions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the war. Two batches of 25 experienced yachtsmen aged 30 to 40 are sought from Australia and New Zealand. Applicants need navigation knowledge matching the Board of Trade Yachtmasters coastal certificate. Those attending should contact the honorary secretary at Box 1542V GPO Brisbane. The Royal Queensland Yacht Club will cooperate with classroom space and instruction planned to start soon.
Deputy Director E G Roper of the Young Australia League will depart tomorrow to prepare for the league’s Boys Military Band visit to the north in August, funded by the Queensland Patriotic Fund.
Editorial argues for broad union collaboration in wartime planning. It notes government panels and munitions spending, cites Essington Lewis and D E Kivans, and praises union leadership in Britain. It warns political obstacles hinder national war administration but supports advisory industrial panels to align labor with national effort.
The piece argues the first proposal for industrial panels of trade union reps to aid national defence was rejected by the Australasian Council of Trades Unions and later revived by Menzies. It condemns wartime political bickering and urges unity, noting delays have harmed Britain’s liberty fight. It calls for non political direction and rapid production expansion while praising national energy focused on defence.
The text urges a single wartime national policy for Australia to be fully “all in.” It emphasizes cooperation across parties, warns against factional propaganda, and cites France as a warning that political division harms national effort. The Federal Labour Party pledged cooperation, calling for unity to defeat the enemy.
Chief Air Raid Warden IP Davies of West End Division voices frustration at poor training and lack of materials for wardens. He cites limited lectures, missing books, unclear instructions, and calls for public interest to boost volunteers and organization. He notes divisions and delays since November 21 and urges transparency from authorities.
Melbourne Tuesday. The Minister for the Army Mr Street said payments to dependants would continue if a soldier lost his paybook though a delay could occur for the soldier. In camp in Australia fortnightly pays would be adjusted and a new book issued. overseas losses could prove more difficult.
An exhibition on the causes and progress of the war displays over 200 photographs by British and Continental photographers. It traces European events from the Munich crisis to Britain’s entry into war, with captions explaining German aggression. Governor Sir Leslie Wilson will open it at 3 pm on Friday. admission is 1d for adults and 3d for children, proceeds to the Combined War Fund.
Overseas trade for Australia shows a record year end, with a large surplus and a rise over the prior year. The report notes a favourable balance and discusses the implications for imports, deficits, and national debt, with projections of improvement if reports are maintained and luxury imports fall.
War Savings Certificates drive reports £27,612 in Monday sales and Queensland totals of £1,181,68 since launch. Campaign director AO W Porter announced 34 new groups including Clifton, Oakey, Bundaberg, Gympie, and Southport. Public and private groups form to collect weekly contributions. Shell Company of Australia and others establish regional offices and trustee committees as public meetings boost registration.
Troops transferred to Caloundra camp protest travel fares for leave to Brisbane, paying about double the Enoggera rate and over four times Redbank amounts. They claim promised leave but cannot take it due to travel charges. Civilians and soldiers face varying fares across camps. Caloundra hosts about 1250 men.
A Brisbane correspondent urges the State Government to grant free rail passes to returned ALP servicemen on leave. The letter argues the gesture would ease burdens for soldiers training at Caloundra Enoggera and Redbank, noting a 25 percent fare deduction upon return from Caloundra to Brisbane would aid loyal men serving the country. The writer, signing as OLD ALP No. 15, appeals to support for freeing travel costs.
The report notes a surge of American warships in the Pacific, with Pearl Harbor as the principal base. It cites 130 surface vessels and 330 aircraft, nine cruisers and 90 destroyers in the Hawaiian Fleet, and highlights Japanese naval movements including a large aircraft armada.
The United States operates several naval and air bases across the Pacific besides Pearl Harbor. Pago Pago in Samoa hosts a key naval and air facility about 2400 miles east of Queensland. Guan Island near the Philippine Islands holds a small naval station 1730 miles northeast of Irwin. Doiteh Hore off the coast of Alaska sits 1600 miles northwest of San Francisco and has seen recent strengthening. Air stations are spread through the central Pacific near the Mitwar and Wake Islands, 4500 and 2200 miles northeast of Queensland, with Palmyra Island about 10 miles northeast of Sidney.
A donation campaign named Smokes For Sick Soldiers collects cigarettes papers matches and playing cards for hospitalized personnel. A box in The Courier-Mail vestibule holds 660 clanrettes and 1707 items plus 4 packs of cards. Another gift arrives from Springsure to support funds for hospital soldiers. The Red Grass Link distributes the 'smokes' to all troops in medical care. A box remains in Wattlebrae and is to be remembered by readers today.
Melbourne reports that women doctors have offered to serve with the military forces. The Army minister says appointments will be made as needed and will come from specialists in X ray, pathology, eye clinics, and related fields. Over 300 male doctors have already volunteered for overseas service, with no rush to employ women in nonclinical roles yet.
The Channel Islands lie off Normandy in France and are the only parts of the old Duchy of Normandy that remain in British possession. They are near Brittany and Plymouth, with Jersey Guernsey Alderney Sark St Helier St Peter Port and Alderney town names noted. The islands have English rule since 1066, feature Jersey and Guernsey breeds, and are known for fishing gardening and produce exports. Local language is Modern French but business uses English. they boast loyalty to Britain and a historic, romantic past.
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