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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1941
Page
3
The Government plans to buy lamb and mutton to prevent high prices and stockpiles, with a scheme to buy whole purchases at contract or market rates if prices rise. Officials say slaughtering limits and market controls will ensure supplies reach consumers at reasonable levels before wartime demands end.
Report notes SOE advantage for government party and Labour gains while Independents lose seven seats. Voter state shows Labour and government players tightening grip as results unfold.
The report lists amounts received toward the Canberra Division appeal including prior acknowledgements. Entries mention staff at University College and Hall Red Cross Committee at Civic Centre with small totals noted and a final total column. Names and exact figures are partly illegible but indicate a community fundraising effort.
Why is Creme Charmosan used so much. It claims to be more than an ordinary skin creme and promises youthful glow. Women trust it for improving their skin and beauty across ages, making it a market sensation.
Fragmentary OCR notes list items including Creme Orecadiens for a drain table and Handoer tubes with minor references to chamista drapers and Mores. It mentions Chain Stores in a partial catalog style with no clear event or outcome.
Colonial India boosts manpower from 160000 to 500000 and expands armaments with 5 to 62000 vehicles. Indian factories surge to supply 20 600 of 40000 items and spend over 8 million pounds on munitions and aircraft. Indian forces guard coasts and serve in Middle East Far East and Britain while exports of ammo and goods flow to Allied nations.
In Sydney on Monday the Air Minister disclosed that since the war began the RAAF has averaged 683 recruits weekly for air crew and ground staff. He noted 44,129 trainees joined the FLAAF since September 1939, including 13,752 air crew and 30,582 ground staff, with other air branches also showing strong recruiting.
The Quesnbeyan detachment of the Voluntary Aid is calling for new members to enrol in a new first aid course starting soon. After the first aid examinations, trainees receive instruction in home nursing. A field day will feature work with civilian casualties and trainees must attend to casualties with no prior instruction about injuries.
An essay celebrates Bristol as an enduring industrial and cultural center despite Blitz destruction. It recalls medieval churches, famous residents, and the city’s resilient spirit, pledging to rebuild with courage while honoring its long history of trade and invention.
In Sydney Mandry reports a Tobacco Board may be created to address a tobacco shortage in New South Wales. A conference between Retail Tobacco Trade representatives and the Controller-General of Customs (Mr. Abbots) is planned by Minister for the Era (Mr. Harrison). He aims to curb misuse by clubs and institutions while ensuring public access.
Government backed drive boosts Bible distribution with over 111000 volumes circulated against prior totals. The initiative, approved by the Yugo Slavic government, expands to schools and military personnel with tens of thousands of new Testaments issued in Australia and beyond.
Amid sirens and hovering enemy threats Bristol traders persevere. The city honors resilience and wartime endurance as merchants adapt to devastation, shortages, and disruption while maintaining daily business and civic spirit.
In an address to the Canberra Rotary Club, J A Beasley argues Labour will drive total war effort, condemns profiteering and monopolies, and insists munitions production be controlled by non‑financial interests. He says workers are essential to victory and warns against securing gains for vested interests.
Public Works Committee opposes erecting Canberra abattoirs and recommends diverting funds to a main block for the secretariat and building coal stores for meat storage under the security stocks plan. Mildura comparisons show Canberra would need more chilling space and address fly concerns, with costs around £55 in one view and other estimates cited. The committee plans to table its report before Easter.
Volunteers from Queanbeyan and Canberra joined a public march along main streets. The Queanbeyan Band and Canberra Pips Band performed as speakers, including HC Taylor, Mr Wallen, A J Rolfe, and Captain Fox. The Garrison Battalion plans an entry ramp on April 4.
Ad touts Dr. Moree's Indian Root Pills as a gentle, vegetable remedy for constipation. It claims the pills promote daily regularity, avoid drastic purgatives, and prevent headaches, fatigue, and worsened cold resistance.
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