CanberraAbattoirs Plan Adopted by House of Representatives
The House adopted a Public Works Committee recommendation to build a 425000 abattoir at Canberra instead of the 55000 government plan. Health Minister Frederick Stewart warned any extra cost would be referred back to the committee and no decision yet on a 216000 main administrative secretariat.
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House of Representatives
Public Works Committee
Canberra
Dawn
Ale Frederick Stewart
Housing loans reach 340 008 pounds for Canberra area
In the House of Representatives the Assistant Minister of the Interior said loans were made to a 70 minute of Canberra up to 0 percent of the valuation of houses to 1800 pounds. An amendment allowed the Commissioner to accept Commonwealth Bank advances totaling 170 000 pounds. No new advances under the ordinance in 1939-40, but the bank provided substantial housing funds through other channels.
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Canberra
Mr. Collins
House of Representatives
Commonwealth Bank
Vice-Regal Visit At Canberra Government House
Sir Alexander Stewart was received by His Excellency the Governor General at Government House yesterday. Lieutenant General Sir Rosialds and Lady Charles have arrived at Parliament House Canberra.
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Government House
Ae Yeaterday
Rosialds
Charles Have
Man House
Canberra
Canberra Public Works Panel Rejects More Temporary Canberra Offices
The Public Works Committee condemns further temporary buildings in Canberra urging the Minister for the Interior to push a two‑track plan. It requires Melbourne Buildings block completion as a base while initiating a permanent Commonwealth Offices project to meet rising space needs. The minister must act now and prioritize the Canberra Office programme above other tasks.
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Public Works Committee
Canberra
Interior
Department of Kot
Acton
Commonwealth
Melbourne
City
Marr proposes foreign affairs committee in parliament
Sir Charles Marr suggested appointing a Foreign Affairs Committee similar to the United States body in the House of Representatives yesterday. Acting Prime Minister Mr Fadden said the Government would consider the proposal. He also proposed a committee to report on public expenditure in Canberra, prompted by the Public Works Committee report revealing abattoirs records were not kept.
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Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
House of Representatives
Charles Marr
A.P
Fadden
Canberra
Public Works Committee
Central Bank Credit Use in War Financing Debated
The Acting Prime Minister said credit was used to supplement taxation and loans, not exceed expenditure. Labor and Independent members argued the policy risks inflation or deflation, calling for limits on debt finance and warning of burdens beyond the community’s capacity.
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Bank Credit Ba Ier
Fedden
Yecerday
Ceria
Credi
Dedman
Lab
Wilson
Ind. C.P
War costs figures below estimate in Parliament speech
Acting Prime Minister Mr Fadden told the House of Representatives that war expenditure for the year to February 1941 totaled about £92.5 million, down from £186.5 million estimated. Provisional March figures suggested £20 million more, bringing the total to about £112 million. He noted allocations in place but warned further appropriations would be needed.
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Mr. Fadden
House of Representatives
Fadden
Far East
Pensions Bill Expands War and Invalid Pension Outlay
In the House of Representatives, Assistant Treasurer Mr Anthony disclosed that £257 million has been appropriated to date for invalid and old age pensions. He introduced a Bill for £19 million for annual pension expenditure and another £10 million for war pensions. He noted total current appropriations reach £165 million for war-related pensions.
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Anthony
House of Representatives
Relief Grants For Farmers In Australian House Debate
Acting Prime Minister Mr Fadden told Mr Langtry that the Commonwealth plans no further increase to distress wheatgrower grants. He noted a £1,000,000 grant plus drought relief loans to the States totaling £2,770,000 already provided.
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Commonwealth
Mr. Fadden
Langtry
Lab
House of Representatives
Fadden
Soldiers killed in collision near Laverton
Two soldiers from the Second Cavalry Division were killed when their transport wagon crashed while en route to Melbourne. The dead are Private Thomas Milled Wert IVs James O'Mara, 24, of Hawthorn, and Private Glen Sinclair, 32. The accident occurred in transit to Melbourne resulting in multiple fatalities.
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Melbourne
Laverton
Second Cavalry
Thome
Wert
Germans for Japan in New York dispatch follow war exits
A New York Times correspondent reports about 100 Germans leaving, with ten ships tied in Japan since the war’s outbreak possibly to be used as commerce raiders in the Pacific or Japan.
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New York
New York Times
Japan
Pacific
Weather Reading with Mixed Inaccuracies
A brief weather log reports barometer readings from 9 am to 0 am and temperatures with several garbled values. Notable items include a 30.08 inch reading at 9 am and a 29.85 inch reading at 9 pm, plus a 70 degree value at midnight and a 3 pm reading described as BL degrees. Wind shifts from north at the morning hour to northwest at 3 pm with speeds around 41 mph.
Prosecutions Restart in Army Boots Scandal
The Minister for the Army Mr Spender stated there will be no delay in relaunching prosecutions linked to the army boots scandal. He announced the Defence Fraud Bill and related regulatory measures to ensure action.
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Army
Mr. Spender
Sheep and cattle sale yields steady at Homebush yards
At Homebush stock sale in Sydney buyers were dull and prices slipped. About 1650 cattle were offered with beef values steady to lower, while sheep and lambs showed softer quotes across all grades. Top beef price reached £4 10s per cwt with lighter lots lower, and lambs ranged from 15 to 25 shillings per head.
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Sydney
Thupaday
Wethers
Ewee
Lambe
Canberra Day Labour Debates Tender Practice and Rents
A Canberra Trades and Labour Council deputation pressed the Minister for the Interior on day labour for 16 houses to be split into seven tenders with five each with one lot by day labour for comparison. The minister questioned contractor performance and promised a post construction meeting after day labour work. He also outlined policy on rents for soldiers dependents noting hardship claims warranted relief but cases where income did not fall would be left unchanged after thorough investigations.
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A. E. Gardiner
M. McDonald
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Canberra butchers deny monopoly in retail meat trade
In Canberra, public works discussions raised concerns over profits in the meat trade. Butchers insisted intense competition, buying from Federal Meat Purveyors Ltd and pricing independently. Government official said the Prices Commissioner can investigate meat prices. public inquiry noted unduly high profits but abattoir overheads and hyprenia cited as factors.
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Public Works Connttes
Aft
Federal Meat Purveyors Ltd
Public Works Compsittee
Budman
U.A.P
Tyuse Oo
Mindeter For Customs
Harrison
Prices Commissionet
Hedman
State probes tax remissions in Parliament inquiry
In Sydney the Leader of the Labor Party Harry Concannon urged an independent tribunal to examine alleged tax remissions granted to Mr. Yates with St Martin's firm acting as legal advisers. He warned public confidence in Parliament has deteriorated amid recent events affecting members. The Attorney-General said the matter belongs to the other House and offered no cabinet recommendations.
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Ministers For Works
Martin
Lafetour Harry
Concannon
Legislative Council
Ion
House of ‘Representatives
Yates
St. Martin's Frm
Henry Manning
Pacific policy and Allied war signals amid Balkan strife
A report sketches Japanese and Italian policy in the Pacific theater, noting Australia’s defense posture and broader Allied strategy. Sir Frederick defends distinctions in Italian aims, stresses unity, and outlines responses to revolutions, lend-lease plans, and naval air force readiness.
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U States
Frederick
Australia
Broadcasting Bill Delayed Amid Government Dissent
The government defers amending broadcasting bill amid opposition to its provisions. Acting Prime Minister Fadden says the bill will be revisited to address concerns on a broader Commission and state influence. Mr Curtin criticizes press ties to broadcasting while defending a national news service and warns against private bank influence on media.
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Australian Broadcasting Mission
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sGypeandun
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House
Una
Curtin
Mar. Curtin
Ure
Vail
Gurtin
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