Canberra carnival plans for 1941 wartime effort
Details show Canberra hosts a carnival drive aimed at wartime distributions and training support for 1941. The event includes participation from the Highland Society Burns Club Queanbeyan Cycling and local clubs with shows scheduled around March 31 to 3, featuring horse events and golf and football club involvement.
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Canberra
Universal
Goulburn
Jeremy Williams
Organes
Queanbryan
ACT. P. Anc A. Society
Royal Canberra Golf Club
Ainslie Football Club
Espionage claims mark German spy network in Australia
Brisbane reports Premier Mr. Forgan Smith stating Germany runs a complete espionage system in Australia. He cited knowledge of ship movements and questioned why pro German activities were not widely mentioned in press coverage. He warned of Fifth Column risks and Italian distractions.
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Brisbane
Forgan Smith
Germany
Australia
Governor General Visits Evans Head After Air Tour
The Governor General, accompanied by Brigadierene T. Andaryon and Bert Bidney, traveled by air to Evans Head for an inspection of the No. Bombing and Gunsery School of the F. Subssquantly. His Exéei sey flew toward Mer Baclptency as the Lady Gowrie arrived in Canberra by train from Bidney yesterday. The Ric Revernd Bidhrop Pilcher has arrived at Government House, Canberra.
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Hidey
T. Andaryon
Bert Bydney
Evans Haad
Witisnetowe
or _ Mer
Lady Gowrie
Canberra
Bidney
Ric
Bidhrop Pilcher
Givernmint House
Weather brief with temperatures and rainfall notes
A brief weather report shows 30.35 inch atm, 81 S, and a 724 hour max. The 3 pm temperature is 70.2 degrees with a high around 6B degrees. wind speeds around 14 mph and 18 mph in places. Rainfall recorded at 1 point.
Quote from a poem fragment inspires a civic call
A historic fragment reflects a resolve to address injustices and push for a better future, urging collective action. It emphasizes resilience, duty, and the need for solidarity in pursuing social progress.
Mask drops as Japan moves toward Greater East Asia sphere
The piece argues Japan’s press mirrors government aims, exposing plans for a Greater East Asia sphere and South Seas dominance. It links the tri partite pact with Germany and Italy to militaristic aims and warns Australia of looming subservience.
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Japan
Germany
Italy
Britain
United States
China
East Asia
Netherlands East Indies
Asia
Australia
South Seas
Planning Board
Hoshino
Greater Asia
St Pauls Church annual meeting officers elected Canberra South
At the St Pauls Church annual meeting in Kingston the Rector presided. The retiring warden presented the churchwarden and treasurer reports for 1940. Officers elected to Bl Pauls Council included R Saunders as Rector's Warden and A B Harding as treasurer, with several church councillors named.
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St. Pauls Church
Canberra
Bouth
Church Hall
Kingston
C. 5. Robertson
A.B. Harding
St. Paul's Ladies’ Guild
T. E. Whiting
St. Paul's
Bl. Paul's Council
R. BR. Saunders
Messrs
A. B. Hamling
J.T. Wright
L. Rameau
Twi It
H. Horrocks
N. Parkes
W Murty
D. @uith
L. Howard
F. Rowley N. Rowling
A. Be, Joakeenw
WC. Weale
R. Come
Church Cyminell
R. Coftbe
A. B. Harding
Frenchman Steals Plane Lands in Cornwall Field
A young French mechanic seized a seven passenger luxury cabin plane at an occupied French airfield during the weekend. He flew to England and landed on a rough field in a Cornwall farm after anti aircraft fire. He claimed to be fed up with Nazi rule and said he wanted to join the RAF.
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London
Ra.f
France
England
Fieeld In
Cornwall
Wooden ships construction not favored by ship owners
Sydney reports debate before the Tariff Board on government bounties for wooden ships. William Clark Sturrach argues high costs deter investment while steel vessels offer longer life and easier resale. Ernest Wright notes local orders and a contract hull cost around £38,000 with a rival ship at £48,000. Wright cites wooden ships’ magnetic mine immunity. Labor for wooden shipbuilding is plentiful.
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Sydney
William Clark Sturrach
North Coast Steamship and Coastal Steamship Owners Association
Tariff Board
Ernest Wright
Tuo- Jeurric
Ankl
Caure
Wright
Mass withdrawal in Libya and war updates
Reports describe Australia’s plan to call up dollar securities held in the United States to fund war material and the Empire Credit Pool. Descriptions of North Africa operations include Derna, Cyrene, Bardia, Tobruk, and ongoing advances by General Wavell, with Italian and German air activity and Allied countermeasures across Cyrenaica and the Libyan front.
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United States
Australia
Empire Credit Pool
America
Fadden
Commonwealth
Hoklera
el Gubba
Dern
Cyrene
Apollonia
Mersa Suse
Derna
Cairo
Britjah Associated Press
North Africa
Tobruk
Bardia
Sollum
Sucez Canal
United
Preas
Djebel
Benghazi
Afrca
Advancd
Eset
Lake Stefano
Irajan
East Africa
Firuria
Ta- Han
Aegean
Malta
Advisory War Council Seeks Efficiency in Defence Efforts
Melbourne notes report a meeting of the Advisory War Council where Mr. Curtin urged prioritising defence efficiency over other questions. Labor representatives stressed navy and air strength and parliamentary transparency, with Parliament unlikely before March 12.
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Melbourne
Advisory War Council
Labour
Curtin
Australia
Labor
Death of Australian poet Banjo Patterson at 7d
A B Banjo Patterson dies in Sydney at age seven days after a fortnight illness. The celebrated poet and former solicitor served as a war correspondent in the Boer War Spanish American War Boxer Rebellion and the early Great War. His bush ballads including The Man from Snowy River are highlighted.
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Sydney
A. B
Banjo") Patterson
Marromine
Sydney Grammar School
Snowy River
German Bases Bombed by RAF Bombers Last Night
RAF bombers attacked multiple sites in Eastern Germany and occupied territories last night. Targets included Dusseldorf, naval bases, invasion ports, airfields, and enemy airstrips as part of ongoing operations.
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London
R.A.F
Germany
Dusseldorf
Loss of trawlers London two ships reported sunk
The Admiralty announces that the trawlers Release and Lada Lady have been sunk. There was no loss of life aboard the Lada Lady.
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London
Tuessy
Admiralty
Taxation Resources Survey Urged by Labour Advisory
A survey by a parliamentary committee examined taxation resources and incidence, aiming to lessen the burden on lower income earners. The report should be completed before the current financial year ends and prior to next budget considerations.
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Sydney
Export Sugar Rebates Notice
The Export Sugar Committee fixes rebate rates for February exports from the Commonwealth. New Zealand fruit products two pounds thirteen and fourpence per ton. other goods two pounds thirteen and fourpence per ton. Exports to other countries fruit products fifteen pounds six pence per ton. other goods seventeen pounds per ton.
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Export Sugar Committee
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Italian Collapse Expected Echoes in War Front
M Raoul Aighiui formerly attached to the French Legation in Cairo and now a Free French supporter arrives from Europe. He predicts Italian collapse in Africa will unleash a vast British army for action as reinforcements arrive and General Sir Archibald Wavell notes a three to one disadvantage for the British, with optimism in the ranks.
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New York
M. Raoul Aighiui
Legation
Cairo
Free French Movement
Europe
Africa
Bidi Barrani
Archibald Wavell
M. Alghion
War Cabinet news policy causes union clash over death notices
In Melbourne the War Cabinet's plan to have postmasters deliver death telegrams faces Union opposition arguing it falls outside postmen duties and should be handled by clergy or ministers. In Sydney MSP Mulcahy accuses the government of ignoring Christian churches amid criticism of notifying next of kin by postal staff.
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Melbourne
War Council
Postal Department
AJLF
The
Postal Workers’ Union
Peterken
Sydney
D. Mulcehy
Tosing
Spender
Commonwealth
Australia
Germany
Riwala
AIF
Mulcahy
Podtal
Peace in Industry Melbourne Meeting Calls for Panels
At a Advisory War Council meeting in Melbourne Labour members urged reactivating industrial panels to calm rising tensions. They warned that delays in panel action threaten to deepen disputes as employers fail to honor agreements and adapt to new conditions.
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Melbourne
Advisory War Council
Labour
Arrico
Empinyera
Axis Air Routes Expand Through South America
Propaganda and military value drive German and Italian control of over 20 000 miles of South American air routes. Networks span Brazil Uruguay Argentina Bolivia Chile Peru Ecuador with Nazi accreditations and funding. Syndicate Condor reportedly covers 10 600 miles and supports surveys of Brazilian opinion as Congress debates lend‑lease policy.
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Germany
South America
Italan
Brasil
Uruguay
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Conder
Deutsche Lufthouse
Brazil
German steps toward a German controlled French government
Dispatches from Stuttgart report Germany plans a new Paris based government led by a German controlled People’s Party to bolster Marshal Petain’s authority. The move aims to pressure France and deter Darlan Weygand and other leaders, with Berlin seeking to keep France from full independence and to pivot the fleet issue.
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France
Paris
Marshal Petan
Vichy
Stuttgart
Germany
Maranal Petsin
General Weygand
Admiral Deran
Marshal Petain
Franze
Uermi
Pee
Htler
Bolitan
Marahal Poratn
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