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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1943
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR from a church notices page shows entries about services and figure details. The readable portions indicate a schedule, likely mentioning times such as 7 and 78 pm, with names and affiliations partially legible.
The Church of Eagleton notes the 30th anniversary of priestly ordination with celebrations in Goulburn and services at St Johns Church. A deacon will assist during the summer and a stipend is pledged toward the church fund and donations. Presbyterian Sunday schools and kindergartens go into recess until the first Sunday in February.
The Minister for the Prime Minister announced a scheme to provide clothing parcels for prisoners of war in Germany and Japan. Purchases would be limited to authorized branches of the Australian Government and sent through approved channels. Full details to be announced on January 1.
A severe storm struck Canberra with hurricane like winds and heavy hail. Power outages hit Braddon Reid and Ainslie as drains failed and streets flooded. Trees were uprooted near Keures Oval and hail littered the pavement while the blackout lasted about an hour and a second outage occurred around 2 30 am.
Methodist Congregational church announces Pre Christmas services with J Searle speaking on The sword of Ahriman and The beating of ae, plus musical renditions by Mire Piper and others. Morning program features carols, Dr Waldack speaks The Darkness Have Played, evening choir under Norace Wall 1 presents Christmas festival. Dr Waldach to give brief sermons and United Weleiniu service at nine o clock Christmas morning.
The ALP conference endorses the War and Postwar Reconstruction Committee report. It stresses economic security and welfare as foundations for postwar planning, calling for a Department of Postwar Planning and Construction and unified action to ensure full employment, social services, education equality, and health benefits. The Premier of Queensland Supports community focus and unity as the basis for postwar policy. the report was adopted amid debate.
Maifred Gols Jamidt of Pat's Point bar was sentenced by the Special Commonwealth Court to two months in gaol for unlawful possession of petrol rickets and tickets. In another case, Jenwick received a sentence for the murder of Nabul, an aboriginal, with five years' imprisonment at Moaniinht Valley. The judge noted the prior recommendation but tempered the sentence accordingly.
Six members of the Nazi regime were indicted for atrocities in Kharkov. Testimonies described German forces torturing and killing prisoners, with statements of burning and looting. Witnesses cited wounded officers and civilians, including women and children, and described grim scenes inside hospitals and captured locales.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a graduation gown and a master’s degree, with scattered terms like food, meat, fuel, and a phone number. It references an event on a Saturday and includes unclear place names and names likely from a local page. The text is inconsistent and hard to parse into a coherent item.
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