Staples Remembrance Notices Span Several Tragic Years
In memory notices for Staples family members from 1930 and 1939 reference deaths and accidents. Messages honor Les Staples and Leanne Bob Staples with family inserts from siblings, uncles, aunts, and cousins, noting dates January 1 1930 and January 1939 and expressing enduring loss and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staples
Les
Ngertold
Bill
Leane
Bob
Tim
Dorrie
Eilean
Arthur Iduddle
Lealle
Bub
Pat
Olga
Tommy
Arthur
Billy Reedy
Leaise
Vaduery
Agatha
Ledéalie
Pover
Fragmentary Canberra Times text with vendor names
Readable fragments show a Canberra Times snippet mentioning a newsagency and names including Mrs. P Rene Heure and Gilbert's Newsagency. The legible material centers on a proprietors and vendors in Queanbeyan and Canberra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fed Reserat Cores i Press
Cs “Bannerre al Ption
Mares
Up Jackalon
Gilbert
Mra. P
Rene
The Canberra Times Advertisement Rules Note
The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd in Canberra states policies on insertion rights and responsibility for ads. Copy must reach before 3 p.m. the day before publication and be clearly ink written with care for proper names and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra Times
Federal Capital Press OF Australia Ltd
Canberra
New Year Hope Amid World War Reflections
A 1939 New Year message urges shared responsibility in democratic states to defend principles, pursue peace, and aid humanitarian aims. It notes Finland’s resistance to unprincipled power, warns of air attack threats, and emphasizes the role of Dominions, economic pressure, and continued arts of peace despite ongoing war.
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Finland
Russia
Britain
France
Poland
Hitler
England
Turkey
Weather Report for Canberra Readings and Temperatures
Weather notes for Canberra over two days show barometer readings of 29.97 inches at 0 am and 29.85 inches at 3 pm on Saturday and 29.93 inches at 9 am with 29.85 at 3 pm on Sunday. Temperatures ranged from 78 to 85.5 degrees with highs near 85 and lows around mid 50s to 60s, winds steady from NE to NW.
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Canberra
Acreen
Russ
N.E
M.W
Senate to authorize export embargoes against Japan
Chairman Key Pittman said the Senate Relations Committee should authorize export embargoes against Japan. He noted the United States Japan Treaty expires January 26, and despite talks between the U S ambassador and Japan he has no information that Japan is ceasing American rights in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Pittman
Senate Relations Committee
Japan
Pittman
United States
China
Fire aboard Spanish liner Cabo San Antonio near Teneriffe
A Spanish steamer Cabo San Antonio caught fire on Christmas Day about 500 miles off Teneriffe. French and Portuguese crews joined efforts to control the blaze as the liner endangered crew and passengers.
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Cabo San Antonio
Teneriffe
Gandhi Signals Congress Will Stop Civil Disobedience
Through his newspaper Gandhi emphasizes the Congress Party will not take part in civil disobedience. He expresses grave responsibility and humility at the enormity of the task.
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Gandhi
Congress Party
Week of War: Fronts Hold in Finland and Europe
The article reviews a week of limited Western Front action with fortifications under way by both sides. It notes the Finnish counteroffensive gains, Russian setbacks and attrition, and shifts in Soviet German relations. It discusses global implications for Sweden and small nations amid the Finland crisis.
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M. Daladier
Germany
Luxemburg
England
Times
Dominions
Britain
Europe
Finland
Mannerheim Line
League
Russia
Haa
Italy
Spain
Earthquake Devastates Anatolia and Auto Muting Rescue Efforts
Officials estimate Turkish death toll could reach 20 000 to 50 000 with after shocks and freezing conditions hampering relief. Giresun Kastamonu Kigi Zara Kemah centers report thousands killed as avalanches and floods devastate 60 000 square miles. International aid and mobilization peak as rescue trains race to Ankara and Amasia amid new tremors.
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Anatolia
Istanbul Observatory
Giresun
Kastamonu
Kigi
Zara
Kemah
Crevanses
Erzinjan
Sivas
Ministera
Geneva Red Cross
Ankara
Amashia
London
Dikill
Black Sea
German pressure on Balkans intensifies with Romania oil pact
German economic pressure on Balkan countries grows as Romania signs a trade pact to supply oil to Germany, covering a fraction of Germany's wartime needs. The Little Entente meeting opening December 28 likely concentrates on Bulgaria amid fears of Russian or German invasion for territorial gains.
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Balkan
Romania
Germany
Bulgaria
Time
Balkans
Russia
Parliament Prorogation Signals Policy Window Dressing
The Commonwealth Parliament will be prorogued before April to clear the business paper of controversial issues and outline election policy. A Vice Regal opening will mark the reintroduction of pageantry. Wartime profits tax is to feature in new year legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Spender
Canberra police probe rumours of Communists in capital
Canberra police conduct investigations into rumours that Communists are active in the Capital. The Canberra Labour movement leaders insist the police submit questions in writing. A.A. Blumenthal says the matter is treated as a joke by council members and notes tensions with the ACTU and Labour movement officials.
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Canberra
Cape
Blumen
Blumenthal
Im Communist Party
Australian Capital Territory
Communist Movement
Communist Party
A.W.U
A. E. Gardiner
A.C.T.U
Mr Gardiner
Australian airmen allot to duty in Coastal Command
Australian airmen arrived in England and began duties with the Royal Air Force coastal command. They parade for inspection by Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhall and will pilot Sunderland flying boats in anti submarine operations and North Sea survey work.
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London
Coastal Command
Frederick Bowhall
Australia
Wither
R.A.F
Royal Australian Air Force
England
Royal Air Force
Empire
Nesr
North Sea
Ready for Service Tkwaa Squadro and Australian Volunteers
Tkwaa states the squadron and Australians are ready to join a self contained unit within a month. British attitudes show restraint as Australians sport dark blue uniforms, with two FLA squadrons already proving themselves. Coastal Command spans an area as large as Australia from the Arctic to the Bay of Biscay, escorting 400 convoys and flying over 3,700,000 miles in 44,000 hours. German losses and RAF interceptions are noted, with 68 German machines destroyed and Goering declaring England vulnerable in the air.
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Tkwaa
AustraHans
Einglah
Australia
Arctic Circle
Bay of Biscay
Europe
Ireland
Euscorts
Bomber Command
Germany
Wateralen
Coastal Command
Sécorta
Navy
Marshal Goering
England
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Goa
The
National
Cilents
Albert Strres
Circular Quay
Commonwealth
Farmers & Graziers' Co-Operative Grain Insurance & Maar ¥ Company Limited
U.S.A
Washington
Madrid
Indian Congress Party
Bombay
Department of Information
Finnson
Lake Ladoga
Kandalakaha
White Sea
Leningrad-Murmansk
Soviet Union
Stalin
Baltic States
Asia Minor
Istanbul
Amasia
Turkmen
Smyrna
Vanoun Ipaneys
Memmi
A.A.P
R.A.A.F
FLA
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