War Time Duties For Parliament Officers In Customs Relief
Beginning next week parliamentary officers will work special hours during recesses to assist the Customs Department. About 20 officers from Parliament House will perform full public service hours to ease pressure on wartime duties, including late Wednesday night. Mr A Tregear becomes executive under Mr Kaxington Lewis in the Menitions Ministry for the war duration.
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Customs Department
Australia
Pariament House
Conscription in New Zealand to Include Temporary Residents
Wellington reports a War Council committee weighing whether temporary residents, including Australians living in New Zealand, fall under conscription. The Minister for National Security acknowledged the issue but stated Australians permanent residents would be drafted.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
Committee of the War Council
All Union
Sermpley
Sinking of Italian destroyer reported in early June clash
The Daily Telegraph reports the Italian destroyer Eapero was sunk on June 2 after RAF sighted three destroyers and British ships opened fire at 800 yards. A magazine explosion followed by rapid fire left the ship blown up while two others escaped under smoke as Italian submarines suffered surface losses.
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London
Cairo
Correst
Telegraph
Eapero
Royal Air Force
Reward offered for detecting heating mines in Australian waters
The Commonwealth Government announces rewards for reporting heating mines in Australian waters. The first person to report a mine ashore receives Cr. and merit rewards of £2 if recovered within two miles of shore or £6 beyond two miles. Mines must be delivered to a local authority or reported to designated officials.
Trade Dislocation By New War Conditions
Trade between Australia and ten specified countries collapsed under the Trading with the Enemy Act as wartime Britain shifts focus. France joins the banned list. exports and imports with Europe plummet while Australia leans on Britain. Historical table shows 1940 figures, highlighting losses in wool, wheat, and other goods, with France previously a strong buyer.
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Australia
Commonwealth
France
Germany
Western
Europe
Britain
Belgium
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Poland
Militants Attack Call for Immediate Government Election
At Elbourne a conference of the ALP and unions debated industrial relations during the war. Militants allied with New South Wales delegates urged an immediate election of a government trusted by the people. Amendments sought wage safeguards and civil liberties, but no decision was reached as the conference adjourned.
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Elbourne
Doankices
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New South Wales Degates
Security of
Australia
Fifth Column Sabotage in War Factory
Cyril Stephens aged 18 was sentenced to three years hard labour for damaging a machine at his place of work in a war factory. He was described as a Fascist and boasted of it, with a black shirt found at his home. Ruth Yates, a domestic, received two years in the second division after being found in possession of a map and paper showing potential enemy use. Frederick Roesch, British born to German parents, was given ten years hard labour for obtaining a sketch aiding the enemy.
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London
Cyril Stephens
Stephens
Bill Ruth Yates
Bristol
Frederick Roesch
War Loans Update From Tivandres Fund Drive
A wartime funds report shows Tivandres yesterday received E4000 toward the national war effort. The total raised to date stands at £4,625,000, including £4,201,000 in loans and £824,000 in gifts.
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Tivandres
Loanea
Gitts
Graving Dock Construction to Proceed in Sydney Harbour
Work on the 3 million graving dock in Sydney Harbour will begin next Monday with initial soundings and surveys by Commonwealth and State officers. The project will involve a wide land bridge from Gardens Stand to Pont Point, with NSW providing experts and machinery and the Commonwealth coordinating finance and engineering oversight.
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Sydney Harbour
Commonwealth
Senator Foll
New South Wales
Mr. Martin
Senator Fell
Po‘t's Point
Fot
London
Cane Dings
Alexander Winham Pu Iwers
Perviews
Leopold Savile
Cis
National Service in India Abandons Compulsory Draft Plan
The proposal for compulsory military service for European British subjects in India was abandoned due to legal issues. A new bill grants authorities power to assess individuals under the Compulsory Registrations Ordinance for suitability for national service. Local National Service Advisory Committees will refer if a person can be spared from service without harming public interest and must be reinstated by employers after the war.
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India
Wir
Turner awarded major cottage contracts to Bowral firm
The Minister for the Interior announced contracts for 31 cottages at Turner to A Stephens and Son of Bowral at £43,204. Canberra will see 65 houses by 23 firms including timber and asbestos construction by Taylor and O Connor of Queanbeyan costing £97,208 and brick houses by T and Toy of Braddon at £15,656. An overhead sprinkler system is installed in the Patent Office at £7,407 by Automatic Fire Sprinklers Pty Ltd with hot water and ventilation services by J Sainsbury and Co.
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Taylor and O'Connor
Queanbeyan
T. and ©. Toy
Braddon
Patent Office
Cause of Catarrh Conquered at Last
A vaccine treatment named Lantigen Palmer claims to attack the underlying germs causing catarrh, offering relief and potential immunity for up to two years. The preparation, produced under medical supervision, is priced at £1 1s per bottle and may require up to four bottles for severe cases, with four-week to multiweek courses noted.
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