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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1941
Page
4
Legal notice from the office of the undersigned directs all persons with claims against the estate to present them within the specified period. The notice serves to inform potential creditors and heirs of the filing deadline and required procedures.
May excursions and autumn school vacation notices appear amid union activity. The text references builders labourers within the territory and mentions the industrial board and offices of the secretary. Names such as O Bryant and Amalgama Rane appear in partial form alongside union affiliations.
Notice announces a ballot for the election of two directors at the Australian Mutual Provision Society's head office in Sydney and details for the society's second annual meeting on May 9 1941 including report receipt auditor election and divisble surplus declaration. It lists candidate John Edward Arn Esq and Milton F Johnson Hay as nominated auditors and directors.
The next General Meeting of the AC.T. Women’s Basketball Association will be held Friday at 5 pm. The venue listed is unclear. Attendees are urged to confirm details with the association secretary.
Mrs. A Ruby of Canberra announces the engagement of her daughter June to Charles Eric eldest son of Mr. and Mrs C J Professional Notices record a family event with precise names and relations in a formal society notice.
Applications are invited from fully qualified dental practitioners aged 21 to 40 for temporary service as Surgeon Lieutenant (D) in the Permanent Naval Forces. Pay: £81 actual and £64 15s deferred. Applications close with the Secretary, Department of the Navy, Melbourne, on Monday, 28 April.
The thermometer reads 4 degrees at noon with a barometer of 30.42 inches at 9 am. The wind shifts from northeast at 1 mph at noon to EB 2 mph later in the afternoon.
The article outlines a rapid shift in the war, noting Allied lines retreating in North Africa and the Balkans while Egyptian soil faces German attack. It stresses the need to defend Egypt, maintain Suez open, and accelerate Allied supply and reinforcement efforts, with Turkey, Syria, and Tobruk highlighted as pivotal factors.
Five hundred eighty men and apprentices, including 180 Australian Air Force trainees, are at the Canberra Mechanics College for munition and general defense industry training. The college runs two shifts, with courses in oxy and electric welding, carpentry, plumbing, and Morse telegraphy opening next week as part of wartime reconstruction efforts.
The Transport Department plans a new timetable to speed up trips and boost suburban routes. Buses will cut travel times from 40 to 30 minutes on key runs, add service to Turner Ainalie and Griffith, and extend routes via Tyson Street Cowper Street and Cox Street to cover Wakefield Gardens. A sub depot on Stephen Street will finish in five to six weeks, with Griffith residents served by Kingston hotel routes into Lockyer and Captain Cook Avenue, expanding as new houses rise.
Figures from the Canberra Registrar of Births show the first quarter of this year had more births than any prior year with 81 births by March 31, up 20 from the same period last year. Marriages and deaths also show increases over 1940 levels.
Camerra Kennel Club hosts a two point championship at Kingston Park on Saturday afternoon. Entries exceed last year with more classes and special trophies on display at Cleaver’s New Agency. Exhibitors travel from Sydney and other centres. Acting secretary Clarrie Fisher notes high standard of dogs and keen competition overall.
London reports a large German air raid on Belfast and nearby towns with 200 to 300 bombers. The raid caused extensive destruction, injuries, and a surge in recruiting for the navy army and RAF while Dublin lights guided the attackers. The Belfast correspondent notes public demand for faster blackout measures.
Sir Alex Hogar met the Governor-General Lord Gowrie at Government House Melbourne. Gowrie arrived in Adelaide from Sydney and, with Mr Easington Lewis, inspected munition works and troop training at Cheltenham racecourse. They reviewed RAAF Parafield and then proceeded to Wyalla, with Brigadier A T Anderson in attendance.
News from North Africa reports a German convoy of five ships and three destroyers sunk while en route to Tripoli by a British naval force. The loss highlights the strain on German supply lines as long Mediterranean sea routes face increasing Allied interference.
Latest reports indicate organisation and control of resistance in Yugoslavia has ceased, though guerrilla activity persists in the south. German propaganda claims Croats were liberated and hints at protectorate arrangements, with references to Bohemia Moravia and planned alignment with Germany and Italy amid the broader Balkan crisis.
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