Fragmentary note on propristers and reserves
Fragmented OCR text shows a dispute over proprietors and reserve debt handling with unclear references. The legibility is too poor to identify names, places, dates, or a coherent event.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1941
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows a dispute over proprietors and reserve debt handling with unclear references. The legibility is too poor to identify names, places, dates, or a coherent event.
A fragment notes advocates for safeguards fading after the war as plans are scrapped. The speaker warns against repeating past errors and urges restraint to prevent repetition of earlier issues.
Radio in London said British aircraft attacked an unidentified target in the east. The report notes imports of aircraft components have been ongoing since May and that Beaufort parts will not be in demand for some time.
An Australian wartime editorial argues Britain fights for democracy amid Nazi aggression. It urges Australians to support war loans and Saving Certificates to fund Allied efforts and strengthen national resilience against rising costs and inflation.
In Sydney the Commonwealth Council of the Engineering Union plans to oppose a broad overtime ban while arguing increased taxation burdens on workers. The Sydney branch of the Australian Society of Engineers will consider the ban next Tuesday. The acting Prime Minister said the government backs war production but will not pressure workers to cut overtime, aiming to minimize overtime overall. The Labor Minister noted New South Wales shows limited impact from any ban, with the situation not as dire as claimed.
Belgrade correspondent reports large contingents of German troops, including the 54rd Infantry and the 22nd Jt regiments, supplementing Nazi agents, are in Italy. Additional air force ground personnel are also en route to Italy.
Foundation stone laid for a new Canberra Hospital at Acton in a ceremony led by Sir Frederick Stewart. The project costs £150000 with attendees including Senator Poll, Lt Col Goodwin, Dr J H Lumpaton, and other officials. Officials praised past efforts and stressed Canberra’s postwar needs and hospital tax contributions by residents.
Five members of the Royal Australian Air Force navigation school at Parkes were killed when an R A A F twin engine aircraft crashed at Glenbrook near Sydney. The plane carried Squadron Leader James Murray Rainbow Pilot Officer John Ignationa Newman Flying Officer Henry Teodore Skilman Pilot Officer Bailey Millbrook Sawyer Aircraftman Richard Tysoe and Pilot Officer Sawyer. An official Air Force statement said four officers and a crewman died in the crash at about 5 pm after leaving Parkes for Mascot for urgent medical attention. The wreckage was found in a Glenbrook backyard.
National emergency services conference of Commonwealth and States representatives will meet toward the end of next month to discuss sh ruke precautions and the possible appointment of a Minister for Home Security. Topics include Commonwealth financial assistance for emergency methods and broader provisions for raids. Italian hopes focus on invasion of Britain with Sicily referenced by Rome radio.
The Canberra weather report lists barometer readings at 9 am and 1 pm, temperatures from 42.9 to 72 degrees, and a 24 hour maximum of 63 degrees. Winds shift from east to north east with speeds around 4 to 12 mph and a peak gust noted at 18 mph.
Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Japan’s Navy Minister, told the Budget Committee in Tokyo that Japan need not match American naval spending. He said Japan will counter the United States by building a mammoth program with four unique arms and a new contrivance.
Reports describe British forces pushing from the Sudan into the Hassala sector and near Men, with Italian garrisons under pressure from western and southern land attacks. Allied raids disrupt aerodromes, transports, and oil stores as guerrilla actions grow more frequent along the Abyssinian front.
The death of Hungarian Foreign Minister Count Bloven Canky unsettles Hungary’s Axis-aligned stance. Canky, a long-time reformer of ties with Britain and staunch ally of the Axis, influenced Hungary’s withdrawal from the League of Nations and later alignment with the Axis. Teleki’s temperamental leadership and pro British sentiment linger, risking a deteriorating relationship with the Axis despite domestic support.
A statement from Major Gorman of the Australia Fund urges Australian women to resume hand knitting for overseas troops. Caps mittens and pullovers socks are requested at the depot, with dispatch to the fighting forces as the patriotic effort continues.
Three soldiers were killed when a mine exploded as they prepared to Cd Il on the Wexford coast. The blast was heard across the area, marking a deadly incident on the coast.
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