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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
3
An unnamed source warns that restoration efforts face steep expenses and ongoing forest degradation. Fires and overcut Australian forests contribute to annual damage, with concerns about future timber supply and national security through resource loss.
Australis faced a 175 400 shortfall in housing needs with 3 081 existing dwellings unfit for living. The Australian Tuberculosis Congress heard that even full Commonwealth Housing Commission targets would still take ten years to address the nation’s housing shortage.
The report cites Tuan Benjamin Hooper and others as they claim Australia First members spoke to the chairman today. Hooper alleges a Japanese Consul obtained a copy of a publication and notes a connection to public display. The hearing was adjourned.
A shortage of bore casing seeks to hamper Grax era equipment amid drought. MF Call, WL, cited receiving sparse supplies from graisers and said manufacturers are prioritizing Army orders placed long ago.
In Hobart on Tuesday the Bishop of Tasmania, the Most Rev C F Craufurd, condemned raffles as a fundraising method and said churches unanimously opposed the Sinn Fein style resolution banning raffles and similar money-raising schemes for church purposes.
Fragmented notes list prize numbers and syndicate names tied to a Tattersall Hobart fund draw. Entries include prize numbers and recipients or syndicate addresses across Melbourne and Victoria with addresses in Brunswick, North Melbourne, Adelaide, Yarraville, Ararat and Ascot Vale.
Byron Melson won the Ban Frealace open golf championship with a four round 361 score against Parriers 367. Weekee upset play as Ferrier collected 1 609 dollars. Wisworth earned 686 dollars in prize money.
Fragmentary notes show poet Joan E. Poplin at Wien K and Merete Antares organizing an Advanced Los session with an Intermediate level, plus homework and a session slated for Moor. The readable items hint at a literary and music/instructional program.
The Laas House Committee reports a busy period with 943 verified women and 1113 meals served. A Teen Age dance is proposed for the New Year while visitors inspect the building and express appreciation for the comfort and conventual spaces. The Nathral W C A offers training courses for staff and volunteers as part of ongoing civic service efforts.
Herbert Mulligan, a one-armed ex soldier from Aiscandris, was sentenced to a term in gaol after pleading guilty to three charges of fraudulently claiming an invalid pension. The government had overpaid Mulligan by 117 14 due to forged declarations, relating to pension entitlements from 20 March.
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