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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1941
Page
3
Fragment reads as a damaged OCR item with names and places garbled. Main entities include Monty Navy and Llen Hewilt, suggesting a local notice or brief about a special porter event or person. The readable bits imply a civic or social item with unclear details.
Department of the Interior accepts tenders totaling £900 000 for hospital construction and equipment near Melbourne at Heidelberg. Ernest A. Watts of Melbourne submitted the largest bid of £216 026 to erect an acute block. Other bids include power plant installation by Olver and Co, elevator work by Wayne and Otis, with associated costs for steelwork, refrigeration, and processing plant.
The Tobacco Appraisal Committee reported progress on valuing North African and Australian leaf. Chairman Tonkind said up to 2,800 tons had been appraised and further tonnage planned. Minister Anthony announced a government representative would join the committee and consult state agriculture ministers on expert advisers and cross state arrangements.
An amendment expands payments for reporting naval mine recoveries in Australian waters. It sets £2 for recovery within two miles of the canal, £3 for accurate location reports, and £5 for recovering other mine fragments or objects. The changes are retrospective to cover prior reports.
The Commonwealth Gazette announces changes in military command and staff from May, detailing Brigadiers and Deputy Adjutant General shifts, replacements of battalion leaders, retirements with rank adjustments, and appointments across divisions. It notes personnel such as Col. C.F. Prior, Lieut. Catone!, A. S. C. Sparkes, Major General Philip, and others receiving new posts or retirement statuses.
Dorothy Duckworth and Larry Hilla were killed on July 2. Arvid, Maud O Brennan and Duckworth’s husband were named in court. Duckworth’s husband did not apply for bail as remand continued.
Fragmented report notes a suspended ballot process for seamen with a cost of 1300 pounds. Text appears garbled and references a secretary, court, and electoral scrutiny. Names and clear facts are limited due to damaged OCR.
The parliamentary inquiry into drought reporting heard Wes Waks Peck Sydney claim that at the outset of the war the Australian public faced intense news scrutiny. He stated that prior negotiations with Australian newspapers were not formal agreements and that editor Bentleman had only a general understanding of news broadcast allotments.
Two Victorian casualty lists issued tonight name about 600 men with 23 killed. Most listed as missing or wounded, and many reported as prisoners of war.
The market showed steady demand for cattle and sheep with favorable yarding quality. Prices ranged with cows around 6 pounds and bulls near 10 pounds, while top lots and good quality steers traded firm in a fair market.
Coal miners in Dyney press for reopening of a local mine after a meeting held by representatives of the Miners Central Reference Board. The decision on reopening was deferred to the chairman of the Coal Board for later ruling.
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