Canberra Service Club expands meals and dances for forces
The Canberra Service Club reports rising attendance with up to 180 meals served weekly and a popular Friday dance for service members and partners. Volunteers sustain operations, but high maintenance costs prompt a new finance committee led by Mrs J A Carrodus and others to secure regular donations and streamline provisioning.
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Adelaide Welcomes Troops and Nurse Return Home
South Australia toast as Twemedrie members of the A L F and an army nurse Epes arrive from England. The group, amid a tumultuous welcome, shows the strain of injuries and illness faced during service.
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Australian airmen win DFC for ocean patrol work
R A A F ACES in Melbourne report two Squadron Leaders W N and J A Cohen both awarded the DFC for outstanding ocean patrol service. The notices note their keen leadership during operations overseas with Australian air forces in England.
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Army Reinforcements Arrive in the Orient
The transport Republic docked at Mankin toway and disembarked 370 officers and 2030 soldiers from Port Mason California. The arrival supports claims that the United States is spending more on military establishments in the Philippines than in the prior 42 years since independence.
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Weather Outlook Sees Warm Day Then Scattered Showers
Fine warmth gives way to unsettled skies with scattered showers later. Temperatures cool across the night as north to north east winds persist.
Canberra Office Plans Spark Political Clashes
A Canberra debate centers on the Interior Minister’s opposition to the Griffin Plan for permanent Commonwealth Offices. Critics call his stance petty and harmful, arguing temporary buildings show poor judgment and threaten Canberra’s development after years of delay.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES PLAN FOR CANBERRA
The Canberra commemoration for Anzac Day will feature dawn services at 6.15 in St Andrews Cathedral, a national gathering at Parliament House, and a wreath ceremony at the Cenotaph with Brigadier E F Harrison as speaker. Lady Gowrie will attend, and crowds may join the marches to the Albert Hall for a 9.20 service. special buses and cadet contingents will support the arrangements.
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Postal Arrangements for Anguc Po Canberra and Surrounds
The Poolmaster-General's Department outlines daily hours for Canberra and surrounding zones. Mails close times vary: southern air 11 am, northern air 4 pm, ordinary mail 5 pm at GPO, Brisbane mail by 9 am, with morning despatch by 6.35 am. Telegraph Office open all day. Canberra City operates with Money Order and Savings Bank closed by 10 am, Canberra East and Manuka closed all day.
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Australia to mobilize doctors for Britain shortage
Melbourne reports Great Britain seeks 1000 young American doctors via the British Red Cross to aid military and civilian hospitals. Australia’s Central Medical Co-ordination Committee will assess available doctors as a potential mobilization of up to 40 percent of practitioners.
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Mair Defends Administration Full Aid to War Effort
Premier Mair outlined the state government’s support for the Commonwealth war effort, highlighting work on munition facilities, railway workshops, and strategic buildings. He reported a strong financial position, tax relief totaling about £1.7 million, high employment, and housing and hospital advances. The speech pledged continued aid, no wartime hotel hour changes, and wine sale provisions to offset export losses.
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Meat Contract Lets Australia Sell 198000 Tons to Britain
Australia will supply the United Kingdom with 198000 tons of meat by September 30 after negotiations concluded between the two nations. Britain had previously been limited to 144000 tons. Minister Sir Earle Page announced the outcome, noting the protracted shipping talks were resolved with Prime Minister Menzies and High Commissioner Bruce leading discussions.
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Weather Data Canberra Tuesday Report
Barometer 30.24 inches at 4 am and 30.20 at 3 pm. Temperatures 63 at 9 am and 66 at 3 pm. 24 hour max 76.2 degrees by 9 am. Max to 3 pm 664 degrees. Min on screen 57.2 and on grass 51.1 degrees.
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Governor-General Inspects RAAF Training School in South Australia
His Excellency the Governor-General Lord Gowrie and Brigadier-General A. T. Anderson inspected No 4 RAAF Initial Training School at Victor Harbour South Australia yesterday. Her Excellency Lady Gowrie attended the infants’ tome meeting at Ashfield yesterday afternoon with Miss Ivie Price noted.
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Canberra Office Postponed to Fund War Effort
The Interior Minister announced delaying the Canberra building of offices to free finances and materials for the war effort. He said some departments may temporarily relocate to Sydney and that the Public Works Committee plan would cost about £250,000 with two and a half years of work.
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Unity urged by Mr Menzies amid war crisis
London reports Australia’s Prime Minister Mr Menzies calls for political unity and a national government to support the war effort. He notes secrecy over Greece deployments and warns criticism could damage global resolve as Australian forces fight in Greece and Libya.
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Gifts rules limit mail to war prisoners under new restrictions
The National Security Regulations add a gifts list for Australian prisoners of war abroad. Only chocolate packed with tuna may be sent. tobacco and cigarettes require permits to POWs in occupied or neutral territories. New periodicals need permits. photographic gear and many military-use items are banned. Medical items are prohibited. Civilian clothing may be sent to civilians, not POWs.
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Historic painting of Parliament House opening reinstalled
A panting by Mr W B Minnnes depicts the 1927 opening of Parliament House Canberra by the Duke of York and the present King. It was rehung in the King's Hall after removal last year for a Japanese warship convoy exhibition. The McInnes work was among three lent to State Art Galleries for some time.
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Evacuation discussion shapes Greek defense line
Allied positions in Greece remain uncertain as experts debate a possible evacuation. Observers note the line near the Gulf of Corinth is under pressure and a shift toward Athens could form a Corunna line to cover any withdrawal. German aerial activity and reported sinkings add to the pressure on naval operations.
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Spain Britain Tensions Rise Over Mediterranean Strategy
Reports link renewed anti British comments in the Spanish press to possible German plans to gain control of the Mediterranean via Gibraltar. Observers note Spain has resisted German overtures, while Britain and America may aid Spain’s postwar economic recovery and stability amid wartime pressures.
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