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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentions places and items but lacks clear events or names. The readable content hints at locations such as a dormitory and a campus area plus scattered terms about privacy and drugs, without coherent actions or persons.
A brief mention notes a parliamentary decision pending about whether Par Manent should adjourn, with constitutional context implied.
A Treasury notice yesterday shows total war funded loans at £75,829,000 in Australia, £5,916,000 in London, and a £13,000,000 UK government loan. Internal loans include £7,343,476 war loans and £15,603,704 in war savings certificates. public debt ends December at £171,853,455 outstanding in Australia from the last war.
In Canberra retrospective notes the committee discusses meeting obligations, seeking government support to cover debts. The group states services are voluntary and that a shortfall remains to reach the required total. No municipal subsidy is received.
A Canberra military casualty report lists L J Russell as a returned soldier casualty. Russell resided at the Kingston Guest House before enlisting with the ALF. The notice names him among the latest losses in the conflict.
Lord Cowrie attended by General A T Anderson arrived in Aybary yesterday afternoon. Mr J B Murdoch of Walkerie Routh Kalin has been appointed to the Pralta Control Board as member with commercial experience. Murdoch will hold office for two years.
Weather notes from Canberra report barometer readings at 8 am and 3 pm, temperatures ranging from 30s to mid 50s, with wind speeds around 14 to 24 mph. The entry records maximum temperatures for the 24 hour period and mentions January 3 readings in points.
A fragment outlines aims to help youth and resist wrongs while imagining a better future. It suggests guidance and positive action through a program or show focused on youth. The text emphasizes support, resistance to injustice, and constructive work ahead.
The piece lauds Andrew Barton Paterson known as Banjo Paterson, praising his poems for their distinctly Australian vitality. It notes his impact on national identity from bush life to modern times, and contrasts his hopeful, laughing tone with Lawson’s sadness while highlighting wartime relevance and lasting cultural influence.
Melbourne Thursday reports unity among war council members as they vow maximum effort from every individual to secure Australia. Prime Minister Curtin and Leader of the Opposition address industrial actions, worker concerns, and the broader wartime mobilization amid tensions and calls for national unity.
Work on the new Canberra hospital at Acton is well advanced with foundations completed and brickwork at ground level. The old Acton House is nearly demolished and no articles of historic interest have been found to date.
The War Cabinet and the Advisory War Council will convene in Sydney next Thursday and Friday to finalize discussions on the international situation after an incomplete agenda.
The Commonwealth approved extending the Australian War Memorial at Canberra to cover the present war. The Interior Minister announced the War Memorial Board’s recommendation that history view the current conflict as an extension of the 1914 18 war. The Board will proceed to select relics and records of the present war.
The new Services Hut at Manuka will open in weeks with fridges a milk bar and a billiard room. A 60 by 30 foot main hall hosts a small platform for concerts as voluntary helpers prepare to use the facility. Welfare Society Victors League and Catholic United Services Auxiliary will control the hut.
The Commonwealth Government recognizes the Japanese Consul General Mr Akama as Charge d Affaires until Mr Kawai arrives in Australia. External Affairs Minister Sir Frederick Stewart said Japan requested the move, with Sir John Latham awaiting in Tokyo. Three staff from the Tokyo legation will move to the Sydney Consulate in the interim.
The Royal Military College extends its year to coordinate cadet training with the Officers Training School wing. Cadets will have four terms this year replacing three, with the Officers Training School completing one 10 week course each quarter.
British forces push along the Autostrada toward Barentu and Keren as Italian garrisons retreat across East Africa. Armoured units and Bren carriers storm scrub country while R A F bombs pin down rearguards. Italians attempt delaying actions at Belabor with escapes toward Ummbhagar and Biacunda.
The RAF scouts report Italian garrisons and civil administrations abandoning 5000 square miles in Abyssinia after British Eritrean advances. Evacuations, scattered Italian units, and panicked retreats stretch from Barentu to Devark as Haile Selassie’s troops and Abyssinian patrols chase remnants south toward Addis Ababa.
RAF communique reports British bombers hit multiple Eritrean targets including Metemma Gondar road and Gura aerodrome with three direct hangar hits. Attacks also on Makale Aeger and a car convoy between Asmara and Keren. One bomber and one fighter missing. other aircraft returned safely.
A.L.F. casualty roll from Melbourne lists Killed in Action Private A. Baker Nambucca Head Private J A Delaney Wryatong Lieut J 8 Eldershaw Fairwood Private G B King Wentworth Falls Private W A Ross Griffith Private P C Tong Sydney Private B Fuller Uralla Died of Wounds Private D W Tighe Poneville Accidentally Killed Private A Wood Doubt Buy Wounded in Action Private K J Russell Canberra
Internees named in detention orders under the National Security Act may appeal within 14 days under amending regulations gazetted yesterday. The Advisory Committee will hear appeals and can summon any person to attend, excluding Defence Forces members and Commonwealth staff in the War departments.
British forces harry Italian units as they advance on Benghazi pressing to cut off Cyrenaica. Graziani’s withdrawal and air assaults threaten retreat routes while Bey ghazi’s population of 64 000 includes 19 000 Italians and 85 000 natives. Control would give Britain two flying boats and alternate harbours for repairs.
Balkan observers say Bulgaria’s fate is unclear as Germany weighs military action or continued infiltration to secure influence. Turkey’s stance hinges on German methods while Berlin presses economic and political dominance through “tourist” operatives and officials.
The department announces a second salvage drive tomorrow at Braddon and Ae Reakients to gather materials for the war effort. Details of salvage operations have been provided for proper handling and collection.
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