New Year Passes Quietly in Canberra District
New Year's Eve passed without incidents as Canberra reports no property damage or disturbances. Bee swarm stings horses and handlers near Short Street. horse captured after bucking. Bath attendance peaks at over 300. more crowds expected with warm weather. Universal training limits defined for Goulburn area, including Tuas and Gunning. Trains from Sydney crowded returning holidaymakers. Cotter and Kambah spot local leisure, with Murrumbidgee water discolored by recent rains but Cotter pool clear.
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Goulburn
Tuas
Gunning
Sydney
Canberra
Cotter
Kambah
Canberra Forecast Signals sultry unsettled weather with rain
The forecast for Canberra indicates sultry and unsettled conditions with further rain. Isolated thunder squalls may develop as variable winds shift through the day.
France's Resilience Grows Amid Armistice Strain and Hope
A 1941 analysis notes six months after the Franco German armistice that France, though battered, shows signs of revival. It cites German demands, Vichy responses, and renewed French resolve, echoing Reynaud's belief that France remembers its past and seeks a stronger future despite occupation.
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Britain
France
Germany
Vichy
Italy
M. Reynaud
New Year Honours list issued in London
The London announcements include one Viscountcy four Baronies two Privy Counsillorships three Baronetcies 29 Knights Bachelor and one Order of Merit. Baron Camrose becomes Viscount while Lord Hugh Cecil Sir Edmun Ironside Sir Robert Kindersley and Sir Frank Merriman receive Baronies.
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London
Baron Camrose
Daily Telegraph
Hugh Cecil
Edmun Ironside
Robert Kindersley
National
Bar Inga Committee
Frank Boyd Merriman
High Court
Clifton Brown
Houe of Commons
Walter Womeraley
William Coxen
Hugh Elt
Royal College of Surgeons
Mr. Bennett
Federation of British Industries
William Lawrence Bragg Cavendish
Cambridge
Sir William Bragg
George Dyson
Royal College of Mualc
Allan Grant
Thomas Firth
John Brown Ltd
Bheficki
John Webb
Riuumid Khupesne
The
Treasury
Eric Phippa
Paris
Edward Appleton
Department For Scientific and Industrial Research
Alexander Cadogen
Foreign Office
Charles McLaren
Ordnance Factories
Archibald Rowlands
Ministry of Aircraft Retain
Ers Arthur Street
Air Ministry
Colonel Greenly
British Supply Board
Canada
Bir Sparks
Ministry of Shipping
United States
Bir Thomas Gardiner
Post Office
Sir Oterege
Ministry of Supply
C.be. A Ee
Viscountess Craigavon
Marchioness of
Reading
Women's Voluntary Service For Civil Defence
Misa Irene Vanbrugh
Harald Mac Michael
Palestine
Robert Craigie
Tokyo
Attitude of Seamen Condemned by Australian Minister
The Australian Minister for the Navy Mr Hughes condemned seamen for refusing to sail unless ships are fitted with paravanes. He warned while loyal, they risk disloyal influence and said every ship will be inspected for life saving gear and routed through swept channels. He noted British crews face greater dangers yet face no delays.
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Soething
Australia
Germany
Hughes
Union
Mr. Hughes
Melbourne
Weil
Frederick Stewart
Lolay
Nauru
Tokyo
Japan
Navy
Paettic
Personal vice-regal party departs Canberra
Mrs J G Crace Mr and Mrs Nail McEachern and Masters Nicholas Crace and John Geoghegan have left Government House Canberra.
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J. G. Crace
Nail McEachern
Nicholas Crace
John Geoghegan
Government House, Canberra
Dramatic Rescue Details From Nazi Prison Ships
Melbourne reports survivors of Nazi prison ships describe landing at Emirau after attacks. They recount crowded holds, scarce food, and discipline threats for prisoners. Captain Fish of the Komata and other crews give accounts of raiders Mango Maru and others, with casualties and landings on Nauru and Emirau.
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Melbourne
Emirau
Kaveing
Fildera
Th Raider
Nauru
Rangitani
Komata
Fish
Oficer
Konata
Triadic
Trimater
Tokyo
Nha Jen
Greeks Press Valona Front In Albanian Advance
Greek forces push along a narrow coastal road from Himara toward Valona as they press to secure the town. Analysts note the rugged Cape Linguetta and high inland mountains complicating Italian defense and warn Valona’s fall could force wider Albanian evacuations.
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Valona
Albania
Himara
Santi Quaranta
Cape Linguetta
Bay of Valona
Cika
Caps Linguelia
Kanine
Himara-Valona
Porona
Skumi
Wthdrawal
Herat-Tepelini
Weather report for Canberra with partial readings
The report lists barometer readings, temperatures, wind, and rainfall for Canberra. Data is incomplete with several garbled words and missing values but indicates a mild morning with a 24 hour high near the mid eighties and some rainfall measurements.
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Canberra
Depres
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