Canberra B and E Blitz Strikes Suburban Homes
Break ins hit several Barkley Crescent Grimm National Circuit and Davey Crescent residences. Thief removed wire screens and lifted window catches. Victims report small losses with some valuables missed. residents vow tighter security.
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P. 8. McGovern
Barkley Crescent
J. Ramsay
Grimm
Percival
National Circuit
A. C. Joyce
Dominion Circuit
J. Mildenhall
Davey Crescent
A. Percival
Sydney
Canberra Advisory Council Holds Meeting At Civic Centre
The 168th advisory council session met in Council Chambers at Civic Centre with Lieut Col J T Hine in the chair. Topics included licensing protests, kennel club shows, ordinations and regulations, home for the aged, street improvements, new Canberra houses, price control, meat grading, soldiers insurance, and possible ministerial visit.
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Civic Centre
Ail
Goodwin
Canberra
New South Wales
Creme Charmosan Promises Youthful Skin for Women
A vintage advertisement touts Creme Charmosan as the cream of youthful skin for women. It claims lasting coverage, removing signs of age and giving a fresh, attractive look that satisfies many users.
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Theta
Creme Creaseless Big Jars and Handbag Tubes Advertised
An OCR fragment touts Creme Creaseless products with large jars for beauty tables and handbag tubes. It lists bold claims and notes chemists, retailers, and chain stores as vendors.
Parliamentary Manpower Committee backs expanded technical training and housing
The second report urges country districts to receive machine tools and a national housing trust to provide munition workers with affordable three to five room cottages. It criticizes the Supply Department for diverting machines to munitions and calls for quicker Lithgow housing and state board autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Adelaide
Wem
Air Raid Tests In Sydney Prompt Blackout Warning
Minister Heffron commented on last week’s blackout of Vaucluse and Waverley saying a naval vessel out to sea could have triggered a blast if it had been enemy fire. He warned residents on foreshore could face enforcement for failing to observe lighting restrictions.
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Sydney
Mondaay
National Emergency Services
Heffron
Vaucluse
Waverley
Wen
Ughta
Pre
Conta
Naval
TT Rl
Flora Eldershaw Named Head of Women’s Reconstruction Work
Miss Flora Eldershaw, a noted author, is appointed by the Labour and National Service to direct the reconstruction division. She will handle publications for Cantetra Mina and oversee reconstruction work tied to women’s organizations and Australian women.
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Melbourne
Momdby
Flora
Fof Labour and National Service
Holt
Reform Request Rejected By Advisory Council
The Advisory Council rejected a reform proposal to alter its constitution and the minister declined approval. The Interior Department suggested the council convene a conference with representative citizens to draft a concrete scheme for government reform. Dr L W Nott and A B Gardiner criticized the council as currently constituted and dismissed the minister’s meeting idea.
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Nott
Interior
Health
Anto Type and Quality
A.c.t. Ringed Oh Council
Cil
Department of the Interior
Adv Comnc
Iers
Eacles
Tida
Namen
L. W. Nott
Dr. Nott
A. BE. Gardiner
Labour Camps for War Prisoners Debate Heats Up
The Minister for the Army said he was dissatisfied with the Adjutant-General proposal to place aliens in labour camps and an investigation was begun into a plan to employ prisoners of war under official supervision.
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Ydney
Bpender
Alao
Metal Strike Affects Vital War Work In Sydney
In Sydney on Monday six hundred metal workers at Emmaco Ltd annex Waterloo refused to resume work while pan union labour is used. Engineers ironworkers and others halted production after four employees declined to join the union. A committee was appointed to negotiate a settlement and a lunch hour meeting outside the works was planned for tomorrow. They demand reinstatement of 25 unionists previously stood off and note new men have since been hired. The managing director Mr Carroll denied coercion to deter union joining.
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Sydney
Emmaco Ltd
Agnex
Waterloo
Soreen
Carroll
Canberra Fire Brigade Gymnasium Classes Announced
Senior members of the Canberra Fire Brigade will train on Monday and Thursday evenings. Junior members meet on Wednesdays at 7.90. The tiny tote will learn on Saturday mornings. Sunday mornings feature a general public practice. All classes at the fire station under Mr. Percy Dougina.
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Canberra Fire Brigade
Ue Club
Percy Dougina
Masquerade as a Male Iris Simpson Bound Over
Iris Annie Simpson appeared at Parramatta Court bound over for 10 pounds 3 shillings 4 pence compensation to John Grey and Co. The charge alleged forgery to obtain credit with intent to defraud. She testified as Ivan Arthur Simpson claiming spinster status and years of masculine work.
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Sydney
Iris Annie Simpson
Parramatta Court
John G Re and Co
Ivan Arthur Simpson
Anida
Simpson
Missing Admiral Plowden Reported
London reports an admiralty casualty with Rear-Admiral Arthur Plowden listed as missing. Also notes a New Jersey fire department chief estimating riverfront damage at over £7,000,000 and discounting sabotage theories. A separate India Rimla note outlines newsprint import and price controls with licensed quotas and profit margins.
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London
Admiralty
Arthur Plowden
New York
Frank [Ertle
Jersey City
Labour's Part British Coalition Defended at Conference
At the Labour Party annual conference Mr Walker M P Labour argued events proved the decision for the Party to join the British Government was right. He warned Britain would be disastrous for Labour if defeated and blamed German people as responsible for their Government's acts. Meanwhile Melbourne reports the Eastern Group Supply Committee in India ordered 1,000,000 pairs of service boots for troops.
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J. T. H. Goodwin
Dr. Nott
Agt
Canberra
Sydney
Nott
London
Prices
Daley
Mepara Nott
Gardiner
Downes
Meesra
Gourgaud
Percival
Advisory Council
Soldiers Insurance
F Nott Wald
Soladiers
Labour Party
Walker
M.p.lab
Labour
Britain
NDIA
Melbourne
Einstern Group Supply Committee
India
Commonwealth
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A. F. Gardiner
Kingston
P. A. Gourgaud
Gard
Kennel Club
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Kingston Reserve
C. A. Daley
Jso
Sydon
Salmain Crescent
Balmain Crescent
Federal Capital Commission
Ainstie
Collins Park
Ice
Turner
Griffith
Ers Units Council
Hall
Oak
Fwa
Fyshwick
Transes
Health Department
A.C.T
Channel
R.A.F
Dept. of Information
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Houajiy
Lithgow
Miss Eldershaw
Plowden
Rimla
Fan
Echome
Fannie Hurat
Back Street
Day Anita Lower, Bruce Creanett
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Jack Oakie
Kay Francis
Abcott
Piue
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Clarence
Mulford
Newsrest
Tm One
J. W. Trenon
National Airways
INEW
J. B. Young
Air Force
Red Hill
Forrest
Hotel Athalle
Queanbeyan Legacy Club
Star Theatre
Queanbeyan
Still
British Coalition
Ainslie Public School
P. & C. Association
Ainslie
At & Pm
Ainslie Hall
J. Jenkons
Australian Institute « of Anatomy
W. G. Goddard
Brisbane
Civic 4
Cox
Majura Lane
Tusward
Phone Bos
Quanted
Mr Fulton
Kingston Westen
Ring
Siromio
Wenern
Woolley
Stvenili
John
Dreddon
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