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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1944
Page
3
Fragmented OCR shows multiple church listings with dates and services. Mentions Roman Catholic, Baptist, and Methodist congregations, with feast days, sermon topics like memory and questions, and various meeting times across churches. Details are garbled but indicate immaterial schedule snippets.
The Rev T HL Timpson formerly Canberra parish will join the Fulham parish church for morning service. Congregational plans include The Cardinal Bin and What Peace Do We Want in evening talks. Dr Weidock to discuss Mecking Help in the new quarter. Monthly prayer meeting on Thursday evening, 23.
Industrial action hits Lysaght Brothers plant as about a thousand workers walk out claiming management changes and fear of layoffs. Labor leader Jude Webb from Ne Endanter plans a conference. government minister Keating says no basis for rumors of rationing commodities like soup.
The U S Department of Justice files civil suit against DuPont and allied firms alleging participation in a price fixing and market allocation cartel. The complaint names executives Lach Mahen and Melchett of ECT and cites vast wartime chemical and materials production. American and foreign profits to be shared, with implications for aviation materials and industrial sectors.
The Times reports a postwar coalition favored by British leaders, stressing broad reconstruction aims. The piece notes alignment between parties to stabilize policy, deliver on wartime promises, and guide Britain through recovery, with emphasis on unity and practical governance.
Public notices reveal planned appointment exams and employment ads in Canberra and Braddon. The document references Defence and conscription, wage expectations, and recruitment for various civil service posts along with a national service officer's notices and a Canberra steam laundry listing.
In the past three years Canberra Ambulance Service reports growth in requests for aid. Chief Officer PL Douglas notes increased calls and travel, with ambulances attending thousands of incidents and transporting numerous patients. Data show rising workload across major periods and locations.
Street saving groups formed in Reid with local residents named, listing streets and boundaries. Officials discuss plans and subsidies, noting cooperation and future aviation subsidies. Extensive, fragmented OCR lists of residents and allotments across Reid streets and nearby areas.
Readable fragments describe a stabbing in a hotel brawl near the Tradesman’s Arms Hotel. Authorities, including a local constable, are investigating the incident as officers cordon off the area and question witnesses. No victim or suspect names are clearly identifiable in the text.
A disjointed text fragment references an 1988 fire ordinance governing use of open flames near Commonwealth properties and plantations. It notes restrictions on ignition and proximity, including how fires may threaten surrounding areas and the need to comply with safety provisions. The excerpt is unclear but signals enforcement of fire safety near lands and fenced boundaries.
Camdeama Ballet Club Jembrra intends to attend a meeting at Alhalle Hall on Tuesday. A special meeting was held earlier to discuss Prisoners of War relatives and welfare association plans.
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