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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Apr 23, 1941

Page

5

Ross appeals for unity in Country Party campaign

Mr. W Ross, candidate in the Yass electorate, urges unity and loyalty to federal war effort amid calls to avoid midstream political shifts. He argues the need for state and federal cooperation and questions Labour unity and party organization while detailing endorsement by 45 Country branches.

Country Party Vasc UN Sal W. Ross Cootamundra Nar Yass Ross Yau J. R. Duddleston Bill Ross Labour Mr. Ross le Ry Labour Party McKeil McKell Nent Roe Onner England Australias Kick Kellasaya

Pilot Drops Notes to Guide Army Trainees to Safety

An unidentified Aero plane swooped over a fire ravaged forest in Port Dix New Jersey guiding 80 army trainees to safety. The pilot, after encircling the trap, dropped a weighted note directing them to stop and later another note revealing a safe path. The men followed the path to escape the blaze as the aircraft disappeared.

Port DIX NJ

Graduation Address Warns Universities on War Time Role

Sir Robert Garran, chairman of the Council of the University College Canberra, spoke at the 12th annual commencement at Albert Hall. He urged universities to support national war effort and praised America's industrial output while stressing needs for higher education reform, cooperation with technical colleges, and maintaining quality over quantity.

Robert Garran The University College Albert Hall Theotage America Australia Libya Pacific Europe Canberra University College Commonwealth Canberra Robert Melbourne University Mandard Medley C. 8. Daley H. F. E. Whitlam

Vicious Blitz Attacks on England Reported

London endured a second straight alert with no bombs in the initial phase. German formations attacked a southwest coast town causing damage and fires that were controlled. Plymouth was reportedly struck, with air battles locally and at sea. one aircraft from each side was lost.

London Berlin Plymouth Air Ministry English Channel

Four Durham Collieries Idle Over Wage Dispute

London reports four collieries in Durham employing about 2,000 men and boys are idle after a wage dispute involving 11 workers. A conference led the Durham Miners' Association to advise workers to resume work pending negotiations.

London Durham Durham Miners’ Association

Tailored Costumes by J W Burn in Queanbeyan

Readable text notes costumes offered before winter with tailoring by J W Burn in Queanbeyan. The advertisement pledges fashionable and popular attire.

J. W. Burn Queanbeyanee Alwats

Rommel to resume offensive as Stuka reach Wir Desert

German announces Rommel will press the Wir Desert offensive with arrival of Stuka units. The Greek campaign is said near end and British naval units in Greece have been neutralized. Belligerent reports claim British forces bombarded Tripoli Port. details are scarce. Sollum advances reported for German patrols with skirmishes favorable. Italian and German forces claim repelling enemy columns east of Lottum with heavy losses. Tobruk counterattacks by British tanks persist.

London Rommel Wir Stuka Greece Porte of Tripoli Berlin Sollum Lottum Tobruk

Bombardment of Tripoli by Fleet Air Arm Reported

The Admiralty communique says the Fleet Air Arm aided in yesterday's attack on Tripoli starting at 6 am. Shells from 18 inch and smaller calibers rained for 40 minutes, causing explosions and large fires near an old depot. A reliquary station burned, and the Spanish quay, naval HQ, power station, and a military supply depot were struck. Coastal batteries offered strong but ineffective resistance.

Admiralty Fleet Air Arm Tripoli

Bishop forecasts gradual disappearance of Indians in Canada

The Anglican Bishop of Athabasca says there will be no blooded Indians in Canada within a few generations. He notes Indians will die out as they intermarry with whites, though some with white ancestry remain proud. His diocese spans from ten degrees to the Arctic Circle and contains Canada’s richest lands.

Toronto Athabasca Canada Indiana Arctic Circle

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