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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
2
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London reports Bahram the winner has been purchased by a New Zealand buyer for forty pounds. Other notes mention American golf events with Ralph Gildahl leading at 348 and 370 counts for Oliver, Sneed, Bulla, Hogan, and Ferrier’s five birdies amid pars.
Fragmentary weather note records a temperature around 56 degrees with a maximum near 57 degrees and wind from the northwest. It mentions a Canberra area reading and a 3 pm timestamp with unclear units and missing context.
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The Canberra Times argues the government delays scrapping the National Security Information Regulations amid a broader critique of press and radio ownership. It warns that few independent outlets remain and urges a future government to restore public-interest control over media and licensing.
The Opposition leader Mr Curtin rejected any appeal to Britain for power to extend the Commonwealth Parliament's life. He expected the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party meeting to back his stance. He said it was not the government's business to decide Australia’s legislative problems and noted tensions within the Labour Party over foreign policy alignments.
Mr McVey Director General of Posts and Telegraphs announced today that telegraph concession rates for army and air force personnel abroad have been extended to Canada. Messages sent via naval channel abroad to relatives will fall under the reduced rates.
Fragmentary notes from London describe a wood chopping event with spectators and a main contest won by Donald while Sapper Jellies claimed a separate prize. Details are incomplete and names appear garbled.
Printed by Christopher John Shakespeare for the Pederst Capital Presa Presa of Australia at the company offices in Qtreer Braddun Canberra. The notice confirms publishing details and location of the offices.
A government plan announced to curb exports across major Australian primary industries. The minister will outline quotas guiding storage and market guarantees, tying agricultural support to Empire markets as Britain faces stock saturation.
The Prime Minister Mr Mensica plans to seek support to secure reserve power from Great Britain to defer the election in case of a sudden war emergency. Opposition leaders may denounce the move. Home authorities seek cross-party consent. Parliament will open with an External Affairs statement, then debate wartime measures including company tax, ALF franchise, and a late budget to cover Commonwealth war costs estimated at £160,000,000.
State ALP meeting notes widespread protest against federal actions. Mr Evans reports 95 percent rank and file support, with dissatisfaction in Victoria and Queensland over the federal executive’s management and Coburg election defeat by an Independent Labour candidate signaling tensions.
In a London broadcast Archbishop Cardinal Hingley of Westminster declares Britain fights for life and liberty of all nations. He defends British actions over Poland Finland Norway Denmark Belgium Luxembourg and says rulers sought peace at Munich with pledges later broken. He asserts Britain kept its word.
Hinsley states neutrality of heart is impossible in the struggle. he calls it a great conflict between light and darkness and frames the war as a defence of Christian civilization. He urges radical reform in social, economic, and political conditions in Britain and Europe and seeks renewal through sound philosophy.
The Minister for Supply Sir Frederick Stewart spoke in a broadcast about a new petrol rationing scheme. The enlarged Fuel Control Board will propose an alternative to the current plan to cushion the motoring industry while saving a third of imports. The government cites naval, army, air force, and munitions needs and notes stockpiles and inland storage to ensure efficiency and dollar conservation.
Government communique reports British patrols entering Vichy after a Cabinet meeting. The cruiser Bucephalus anchored at Virginia or nearby port since June 24 was recalled to home waters. Naval authorities stressed the 20 mile territorial extension does not apply to merchant ships moving freely.
Melbourne reports quote Labour MPs Blackburn Brennan Maloney and Pollard denying any plan to abandon the official Labour Party. In Sydney a rank and file conference for August 17 against suspending state ALP executives is proposed, with leaders Kim and Forgan Smith to explain the action. The Central No-Conscription Committee condemns the Federal Executive's suspension.
The Postmaster General Mr Thorby weighs a special stamped ALF letters envelope to speed mail sorting for ALF members. He notes delays reported from Brisbane likely occurred after letters left Australia and says inquiries are underway to ascertain the reason.
Sydney report states official announcement that first supplies from the Glen Davia shale oil venture would be available soon. The brief note sets expectations for early output and market implications.
Colonel Lindbergh told a Citizens Committee meeting in Chicago that foreign and domestic interests seek to draw the U S into Europe’s war. He urged full U S rearmament and proposed a plan for Western civilization’s progress and protection, while warning against engagement with a dominant European power. The Chicago Daily News accuses the rally of defeatism and disloyalty and links it to German-American groups and Goebbels interests.
A Rome dispatch reports Colonel Lindbergh forming a new political party named the Party of True Americans. The move signals rising isolationism, with its strength potentially reducing prospects of U S intervention in the war.
The Secretary for the Navy Colonel Knox urged conscription as essential to defend the Western Hemisphere. He warned Britain’s loss of sea power would crack the Atlantic barrier, turning it into a highway for hostilities and aiding Axis wealth and resource grabs in the Americas. Colonel Adler echoed that Britain’s fleet disruption could allow Hitler to move armies and seize raw materials, forcing economic and political penetration.
About 30 000 home defence trainees aged 22 to 24 are enrolled in Sydney Newcastle and 70 towns. Up to 50 000 may report, with 20 000 possibly exempt or rejected as unfit. Enrolment continues this month and the first batch should enter camp around September 1. A 20 and 21-year-old group also reports, with about 6 000 registered in Sydney last Friday. Initial enrollees mainly have surnames A through C.
The Clare flying boat formerly named Australia from Ireland has arrived in Montreal refueled then departed for the Air Ministry task. Colonel Donovan, aboard the Clare, reached Montreal en route to New York on a secret U S government mission. Others remained behind as a regular service is planned.
The article notes rising Balkan unrest after Germany’s territorial aims and propaganda. Bulgaria Romania and Yugoslavia oppose Germany, while Turkey remains a stabilizing factor as Balkan states re-evaluate loyalties and German supply pressures reshape regional alignments.
Reports suggest Germany may use Dakar as a strategic West African base for raiders and supplies. The port’s rail terminal and export facilities could aid access to regional resources, but no immediate German control is evident and naval risks loom.
The article argues Germany could press toward West Africa and Gibraltar, potentially threatening the Americas. It notes American anxiety over possible German activities in South America and Brazil, stressing proximity to the Atlantic coast if West Africa falls under German influence.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a birthday ceremony at Saint George Chapel with bell ringing and procession. Mentions Queen's birthday events in London and a parade route.
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