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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1941
Page
2
A new Australian army unit recruits amateur photographers to capture snapshots of soldiers and families at home. Led by A B Pursell, the program aims to send images from home to troops overseas, continuing the WWI practice that boosted morale and kept troops connected with loved ones.
Thousands of application forms have been sent to troops in war zones with Australia reporting 4000 forms received from Palestine Malaya and Darwin and 1500 processed. Demand for more recruits remains urgent as 2500 maps and forms await action and thousands more expected. Soldiers request home comforts and maps from home are eagerly awaited.
A wartime appeal calls on Australian amateur photographers to form local leagues and supply snapshots from home for soldiers overseas. It recalls 1914 1918 efforts with 6400 enlisted and stresses pride in district servicemen while urging rapid mobilization to meet 2500 pending applications.
A wartime recruitment appeal by the YMCA in the capital city invites ladies and young people to join the league. An entrance fee applies and members receive raspshots as mementos, though not works of art, meant to please Australian forces. Write to the secretary for the booklet How Amateur Photographers Can Do Their Duty in this War.
Major General Burston praised the Allied Medical Forces in the Middle East for nurses and officers showing courage under fire in evacuation from Greece and Palestine. He cited seven officers and 140 enlisted staying behind to tend the wounded and the remarkable stamina of nurses during repeated air attacks and long, sleepless days.
The Minister for Repatriation Senator Collett said the Social Services Labour and National Service departments will aid his unit in supporting returned soldiers after the war. He noted plans to ensure stable postwar conditions and projected that if war lasts two more years the three departments must replace as many munition workers as returning soldiers. He emphasized their role in postwar reconstruction and potential moves toward domestic motor cars and ships.
The Minister for the Army Mr Spender will issue a proclamation this week to close a loophole in universal training. It targets youths reaching certain ages between July 1941 and June 1942 and those aged 18 after July 1 1941. Officials expect the measure will census manpower and aid adjustment of reserved occupations lists.
Mr Calwell accused Cabinet members of causing departmental shifts to Sydney and Melbourne. he urged more frequent Canberra meetings. Sir Frederick Stewart defended transfers as due to lack of accommodation in Canberra, asserting officers would return if suitable postings existed.
The Army declares its pricing based on the market value of second hand vehicles. Truck owners protested high prices and considered appeals but the impression remains that the price sale enables owners to purchase the required vehicles for the Army.
The article discusses President Roosevelt and American democracy amid a time of self government challenges. It notes faith in the democratic process and the widening distribution of historical collections by the United States as a sign of national resilience.
Two Royal Australian Air Force members died instantly when their aircraft crashed during a dive bombing exercise at the Towneville aerodrome in Brisbane. Flying Officer Mervyn Nelson Finater of Hawthorn View and Albert Berg of Mr. Lawler W.A. were the victims.
The new wool ramp at Canberra railway station is completed. Station master W M Batlick expects wool throughput to rise by about 20 percent. The ramp results from frequent representations by the AT Rural Lewines Association and other bodies.
In Queanbeyan the Gone With the Wind display promoted a Scarlett O'Hara lookalike contest. The winner was Mien Helen MelGovern of Cunningham Street Kingston. Some entrants entered the event.
The article notes Free French Colonies rally to General de Gaulle after the armistice, listing colonies in the New Hebrides Chad French Cameroons Ubangi Shari Middle Congo New Caledonia and more. It describes their strategic ports aerodromes resources and the Council of Imperial Defence formed in 1940.
Stationmaster Battick reports December to May inward and outward tonnage well above last year with 12 546 tons arrived and 1 262 tons dispatched by May 31. June figures unavailable but inward tonnage expected to be very heavy due to coal supplies for the power house. Community truck usage remains high with an average weekly load of 20 tons.
The Minister for the Interior approves improvements at Causeway including foot paths along the main road and repairs to other footpaths and fences. A stormwater drain is to be built and houses repainted in different colours. A scheme for new enamel baths and heaters is also proposed.
Lily O Neill daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Neill of Filnders Way Griffith marries Sergeant Grahame Helli er of the RAAF at Christ Church Forrest. Rt Rev Monsignor P M Haydon conducts the ceremony. Air Force guard of honour at departure. couple to honeymoon in Sydney.
A dense list of broadcast times and show titles appears, detailing essential services news music and programs across multiple channels. Entries mention BBC Canberra Times 2FC 8AR and 2BL style segments with racing talk and overseas letters.
Forty Canberra women are learning wireless at the Canberra Technical College announced by Principal Mr J K Danka. Twelve other women study munition making. The courses are expected to run about two months.
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