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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 05, 1941

Page

2

Lamps Smashed In Canberra Caused By Youths

Canberra police report a spate of lamp smashing by youths using slings and shinghais over recent months. Most lamps broken, with a temporary halt over holidays. School headmasters note correlation to age and social factors. Six youths, ages 10 to 17, were caught, including one boy who broke a lamp and another who threw a stone narrowly missing a cyclist.

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Yugoslav Guerrilla Warfare Halts German Advance

From Cairo reports the Yugoslav patriots launched successful operations against a German push in the Wanlara Morevia desert area. Units under Colonel Mikha lioviteh repelled tank assaults and forced withdrawals. Despite setbacks south of Axles, continued raids near Boma and Meatenesrs show high morale and ongoing resistance.

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Triple Murder Vengeance for Club London Wednesday

The article reports a triple murder linked to Joseph Ward, a former Brentford and Chiswick Junior Conservative Club member expelled by a club committee. Ward, arrested in a car with two guns and bullets, is remanded. The wounded solicitor Me. Leaily Ludhford was club committee chairman. One victim was Mrs Simmonds mother.

London Joseph Wart The Royal Or Brentford Chiswick Ward Vera Fae Pallos Leaily Ludhford

Padre Release Follows Axis Capture and Return to Cairo

A Spanish padre attached to 10 South African brigades, famed for Sidi Rezegh, was captured by Axis forces and held as a prisoner. He was blindfolded, sent to a front line, then transported to Cairo aboard a destroyer after delivering a warning message to the Tobruk commander.

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Munction Workers to Take 14 Day Melbourne Holiday

Two stars and an Inspector in Melbourne are to be released for a 14 day holiday in Sydney by military order. The transfer will reduce their pay to 12/2 a week, roughly £9 in total, representing a significant loss for the men.

Melbourne Sydney

Rent Control Provisions Limit Evictions to Dwellings Under Board

New South Wales gazette outlines amendments to rent regulations. Evictions will apply only to dwellings under Fair Rents Board control with basic rents up to 4 pounds 4 shillings, restricting evictions to defined classes of premises. The changes mark a tightening of tenant protections under the refreshed regime.

Shell New South Wales Fair Rents Board

Telopea Park Concert Delights Audiences At Albert Hall

Senior pupils of Talopan Park School staged a varied programme at Albert Hall in aid of the Parents and Citizens Association funds. Highlights included Australia Our Own Land, Lullaby, and a one act play The Dear Departed, with folk dancing, verse speaking, and a travelogue Old Virginia. Stage management by Mr Myrtle and pupil sales by Miss McRae supported the event.

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Postal Service Seeks Overseas Christmas Greetings Surge

The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs urges relatives and friends of service members to lodge Christmas and New Year greetings by today for overseas delivery. Officials say handling a heavy volume should not interfere with vital telegraph communications during the holiday period.

Posta and Telegraphs Ital Talegrapho Mambora

Something Out of the Box at Toaay 1Priday

Davier Pharmacy will present with their aod Xinay, featuring over 500 Xian bottles to be given to all clients as a small token of esteem. Early arrival advised to avoid disappointment. gas bottle limited to each customer.

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Canberra High School Speech Night at Albert Hall

The State Minister for Bilutants Mr CA Evatt will deliver the address at the annual speech night of Canberra High School. The event is set for Monday December 18 and will begin at 10 30 am in Albert Hall.

Evatt Canberra Albert Hall

Australian Wines Among World's Finest

Australian wines compete with global producers in exhibitions and exports. The Bodega Wine Co of Sydney invites inquiries from buyers for case and gallon prices, offering freight paid to the purchaser’s railway station.

Thaler Heables

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