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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1940
Page
3
Firefighters battled ten outbreaks across walls that were stuffed with petrol soaked blankets. The flames raged until a single breakthrough secured the blaze, as crews contained the incident after arrival.
In Sydney on Tuesday the Acting Minister of Supply and Development Sir Frederick Stewart described the tender invitation for 400 production units as the campaign's most significant step to boost road transport. He warned wartime economy will drive a shift to coal substitutes and charcoal usage, stressing substitution impacts on supply.
Canada embraces an Empire training plan to develop 100000 young Canadians into aircraft mechanics and pilots. Leaders like Group Captain C.M. McEwen and Major F.R. Callishaw spearhead the program while Turner Valley oil, Trans-Canada Air Lines, and new continental networks support training. Canadian summers allow day-long flight, winters enable night work, and visitors from Britain and Australia join on the west-to-east training route.
An infant aged about 1 month died after being left alone briefly in a bath at a home in Bellevue Hill Sydney. Ambulance officers and divers worked to revive the child but efforts were unsuccessful. The incident is under investigation.
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