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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1940
Page
2
Government plans petrol rationing amid public backlash. Officials report petrol sales restricted to essential users and 400 more plants to be opened while operatives seek to boost supply through plant sales and new measures. The debate sharpens as authorities weigh further controls.
Classified listing highlights a 3-ton hydraulic hoist truck priced at £275, Ford V8 forward control dual wheel truck with 30m capacity, and Chevrolet and Model A utility versions priced £95 and £70 respectively. Other model notes appear garbled.
A detailed broadcast timetable lists musical segments, news and talks, dramatic readings, and religious services across the day. Notable items include Italian news, classical music, The Silence of Princess Helene reading, and a closing hours block with church services and gardening talk.
Fragmentary text shows sports items, scores, and names scattered. Mentions TC at SAR, bands, mid made, WA 4, $15, and lunch music. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the readable portions.
Sydney police report Esau Curran, 4, pensioner, remanded until April 12 on a charge of attempting to murder Michael O Shea. The alleged shooting occurred early today at a central Melbourne location with the injured man in a serious condition, a bullet in his head.
A public event in Far West aims to raise support for youths and local services. Speaker Mr Woodger and organizers emphasize attendance to back programs benefiting ripple effects for children and audience engagement tonight.
Shipping circles report ongoing stoppage as Melbourne workers resist end of walkout. A Sydney confirmation notes brief pause granted to allow talks but laborers reject return to ships. The Attorney General’s office in Melbourne remains involved as officials seek resolution.
A damaged passage describes coal unloading at Darwin with misread phrases suggesting military or labor activity. The garbled text mentions North and references to workers, ships, and possible war related terms.
Canberra trains Sunday services eliminated under a new timetable effective tomorrow. The diesel service will run daily for the runny, daly ue, replacing the stern morning run on Fridays and Saturdays. Goulboom to onheora Sunday morning service has been cancelled, with Bunelay Wierme and Din Pee Carrara on Bunelay Wierme also affected.
Fragmentary notes describe recruitment in Melbourne for a government or military unit. The text mentions waiting lists, personnel counts, and training or deployment context within a wartime setting.
A chaotic war digest describes overseas events with references to Mr Sumier Welles and Mr Neville among officials, frontline scenes at Lens and the Western Front, French artillery fire, and a Connard White Star voyage to New Westminster. The montage mentions bravery awards in France and general war imagery with officers observing bombardments.
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