Classified Advertising Rules and Contact Details in Canberra
The Canberra Times page lists subscription terms and rates within the Commonwealth, with agent contacts in Kingston Belconnen Westlake and Duntroon. It notes rules for plain ink copy, endorsements for ads, and responsibility limitations, under The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd, Canberra.
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Federal Capital Preas OF Australia Ltd
Canberra
Forged Petrol Coupons Spark Braddon Garage Alert
A false petrol ration ticket appeared at a Braddon garage yesterday. The paper and printing differed from official tickets and the ink shade looked wrong. With new regulations due next week buyers must endorse their licence number and signature on the back, while retailers must verify with the licence. Garage owners have been trained to spot fakes and expect more counterfeits.
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Braddon
Forse
Blaze at Rail depot dousing leaves no damage
A large packing case fire at the Kingaton Paway depot of J. 8. Crapo and Sop caught fire yesterday. The blaze lasted about 18 minutes and was extinguished by Canberra Fire Brigade. Cause believed to be a spark from a nearby rubbish fire. Wind velocity recorded at Canberra Weather Bureau with a max 17 mph from the northwest. Orchards raided near Mugra Warra. residents report pilfering by gangs of boys.
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Railway
Kingaton Paway
J. 8
Crapo and
Sop
Canberra
Wach
Diet
Canberra Weather Bureau
Forestry School
Mugra Warra
Iesco
Cantley
Canberra Forecast: sultry unsettled with rain and storms
Canberra expects sultry and unsettled conditions with periods of rain and thunderstorms. Fresh northerly winds will shift as the day unfolds.
Roosevelt Speech Signals US Role in World War II
A Canberra analysis lauds President Roosevelts address as a turning point in world history. It argues the United States will not appease the Axis and must back Britain and Allied powers to defeat totalitarianism. The piece notes Australia faces Pacific dangers and urges decisive action and sustained effort to preserve freedom.
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Roosevelt
United States
America
North America
Hitler
Munich
Pacific
Australia
Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
Mr. Roosevelt
Exploit of Greek submarine Papanicola appears at base
The Greek submarine Papanicola emerged at its base after a bold Adriatic raid. It reportedly sank three Italian ships, engaged six destroyers, fired four torpedoes, and surfaced after five hours unable to counter currents. It later hid off Dalmatia, then reached an Ionian Island by December 8.
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Athens
Webmarine
Papanifolie
Adriatic
Pasahialis
Punaniallc
Papanicolia
Aerolanes
Papanicolis
Heraself
Dalmatia
Valona
Ionian Island
Tea prices rise by one penny per pound
Commonwealth Prices Commissioner Professor Copland announced an advance of one penny for all teas. The maximum wholesale and retail tea prices will be 5d per pound above pre war levels. Higher landed costs from Java, India and Ceylon plus freight rates and currency depreciation drive the rise.
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Commonwealth
Professor Copland
Java
India
Ceylon
Netherlands Haat Indies
War taxation aims to keep nation out of warm water, says Treasurer
Sydney report quotes Treasurer Mr. Fadden denying tax increases are for cold storage. He notes taxes are structured to prevent revenue from being held unused and emphasizes action to avoid warm-water pressure. He cites NSW Premier Mr. Mair warning against hoarding revenue.
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Sydney
Mr. Fadden
New South Wales
Mair
Feaddengard
Social Evening for Canberra ALF Members Draws 200+ Guests
More than 200 friends and relatives attended a social evening for 15 Canberra ALF members at the Hotel Civic. Guests of honour included Corporals Riddle L Loveless Cope and Sappers Makin Mc Kee Pike Edwards Wilkinson Robinson Dodds W Brown J Horan R Cole Gunner D Adams and Private W Murphy. The Canberra Trades and Labour Council organised the event with guest speaker Mr A A Carrodus paying tribute to the men.
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Canberra
The
ALF
Hotel Civic
Corporals
Riddle
L. Loveless
Cope
Sappers Makin
McKee
Pike
Edwards
Wilkinson
Robinson
Dodds
W. Brown
J. Horan
R. Cole
Gunner D. Adams
W. Murphy
Labour policy reform eyed by Australian minister
Melbourne Monday reports the Minister for Labour Mr Holt seeks a policy to improve health welfare and recreational activities for Australian workers. The new Labour Department will include seven divisions including industrial welfare. Prosecutions loom over hotel keepers for serving under twenty ounces of beer when four pints are requested. Also in Sydney a cable from Sir Thomas Blamey expresses gratitude for Christmas donations to troops abroad. An inquiry into the sinking of the Cardross steamer began in camera following a collision with the Fiona off Sydney Heads on December 15. London reports a Hudson bomber Spirit of Lockheed and Vega arriving in Britain as a gift from Lockheed and Vega managers and employees.
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Melbourne
Mr. Holt
Labour Department
Weighta
Sydney
Thomas Blamey
ALF
Midle East
Wr. Mckerthan
Australian Comforts Funds
Cardross
Sydney Heads
Fiona
London
Spirit
Lockheed
Vega
Britain
America
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Vega Aeroplane Company
Tokyo
Japanese Bureau of Information
Foreign Office
Nauru
Australia
Menzies
Hughes
Maya
Dome
Australians Face First Air Assault Over Western Desert
Australian troops endured a close air attack as ten bombers and twenty fighters approached Sollum Bay. Australian fighters engaged, bombing raids caused no casualties or damage to troops. The raid, reported from Tobruk as well, saw several enemy aircraft shot down and damage to a few planes.
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Tobruk
London
Sumiay
Royal Air Force
Cairo
R.A.F
Raider used Japanese flag to attack Nauru and mislead
The German raider shelling Nauru flew the Japanese flag and displayed aJapanese vessel’s name as it signalled shore authorities to avoid using the island wireless station. Navy Minister Hughes said the ship mimicked Japan up to the bombardment and only then showed Nazi colors, a tactic he called unprecedented.
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Nauru
Japan
Hughes
Navy
Mr. Hughes
Axia
Australia
Berlin Denies Flying False Colours
Berlin radio rejects Australian Navy Minister Hughes claim that the raider hoisted the German flag before bombing Nauru. It asserts Germany’s warship operations always fly the German flag and calls propaganda to the contrary false.
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London
Berlin
W. M. Hughes
Nauru
Tamworth trainee aircraftman injured in crash
Leading aircraftman Harry Price, formerly of Rose Bay and now training at Tamworth RAAF, crashed eight miles from Tamworth during flying exercises. He stumbled to Mrs. W. Lewis’s home in Duneath and asked her to call the aerodrome to report the incident. His face was bloodied and he appeared dazed.
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Tamworth
Harry Price
Rose Bay
RAAF
Price
W. Lewis
Duneath
New Year Message From Prime Minister Menzies
Prime Minister Menzies will broadcast a New Year message to Australians from 8 45 to 9 p m on national and commercial stations. He will emphasize Australia's role in the Empire war effort in the coming year.
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Melbourne
Menzies
Australia
Tax Instalments to be Deducted From January Pay
Taxation Commissioner Mr. W. J. McMahon announced that Federal tax instalments will be deducted from the first January pay, regardless of when earned. A reduced State tax instalment scale will also start from Thursday next.
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Sydney
W. J. McMahon
Weather Summary for Canberra Journal
The Canberra weather report shows a barometer of 30.07 inches at 9 am and 20.53 inches at 3 pm. Temperatures ranged from 62 degrees at 8 am to 80 degrees at 1 pm, with a 24 hour high of 75.7 degrees then 81.4 degrees by 3 pm and a grass minimum of 50.6 degrees. Winds were north-northwest at 9 am and northwest at 3 pm, with a peak velocity of 17 mph at 2:30 pm. Rainfall data incomplete.
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Canberra
Sindey
Petrol price hike expected from bulk suppliers
Bulk petrol suppliers likely to apply to price control authorities for permission to raise prices to offset landed costs from war risks and currency depreciation. Approval would lift retail price by about one penny a gallon. rises since the war began total seven pence a gallon.
Franco decree orders expropriation for Canary artillery base
Madrid reports that General Franco issued a decree for the expropriation and acquisition of land at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to construct a large artillery base for the Spanish military.
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Canary Islands
Madrid
Franco
Las Palmas
Raider was Warship
Hong Kong dispatch says the last sea raider active in the South Pacific is believed to be an 8000 ton cruiser based on the Kitano Maru crew return from Sydney They report three British ships sunk in the Ocean and survivors believe the warship is still at large
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Hongkong
South Pacific
Sydney
Raid on Naples and Rome Reported By Italian Communique
An Italian communique says two waves of enemy bombers dropped leaflets and bombs over Naples overnight hitting houses. Seven people were killed and several wounded. The bulletin also claims an Italian submarine in the Atlantic downed a British air raid.
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Rome
Naples
Atlantic
Rail collision in Germany kills soldiers near Berlin
A freight train collision near Brandenburg Berlin on Monday killed five soldiers and seriously injured seven others. A large number of unspecified evacuees were reported.
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Germany
Berlin
Ahi
Drandenburg
Greek advance threatens key Albanian towns in wartime update
The Greek drive presses toward Valona Telepini and Elbasan as winter conditions and Italian morale erode. Greek gains rely on discipline aided by British aid, air power, and naval actions in the Adriatic, while Italian setbacks accumulate along the Graeco Albanian border.
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Valona
Telepini
Elbasan
Albania
Sinc
Pindus
Greece
Nee
Adriatic
Britain
German propaganda claims of food shortage in Britain debunked
Board of Trade figures published December 26 show the share of food imports declining while total imports rise. From October 1938 to October 1940 the food, drink and tobacco import percentage fell from 46.0 percent to 34.4 percent, with further drops expected in November 1940.
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Britain
Board of Trade
British war material and food rationing sustain supplies
The text notes Britain’s ability to divert foreign exchange to war materials through increased food production and civilian rationing. It warns that if the threat to British supplies grows, temporary shortages could arise despite current measures.
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