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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
4
The report shows Baroneter at 4 am 30.36 m a while at 9 am 4.5 degrees. Mingnum on prese reads 26.0 degrees and a screen 34.6 degrees. Maximum wind velocity noted as 1 ie.
The item lists various contributions and raffle totals from a Canberra area fundraiser. Names such as Mrs Cumpston and R G Stevenson appear among the donors. The document tallies amounts reaching a final total of £6464/2/2 and notes a Picnic Race event at Canberra Club.
A fragmentary note lists Captain B. C. Garsin and Hp 200 Shien with the British Bombing Relief Fund, indicating an amount previously acknowledged. The text is incomplete but points to fund receipts or acknowledgments involving named individuals.
Overnight residents along the river will gain styled facilities as the Ainslie bus service expands. An extra bus will depart Ainslie at 6 45 pm and return later.
Canberra water service reports progress after delays on the Cotter to Mt Stromlo pipe line. Completion of the section is near and once finished, the system should ensure a reliable supply and overcome previous difficulties in maintaining adequate water.
Australia’s war finance report notes 56 000 subscribers to the latest Commonwealth Loan versus 22 000 in 1940, with total subscriptions across four current war loans at £103 million. Oversubscription and shorter loan periods reflect stronger public response, but higher taxes and income constraints temper middle income participation. Canada targets a £166 million loan as a benchmark.
Her Excellency the Lady Gowrie attended the morning session of a preschool child development conference with Miss Ivie Price and later joined the Conference Summary at Sydney University yesterday evening.
More than 200 universal trainers from Canberra will enter a 90 day camp at Greta starting June 13. They will depart Canberra railway station at 1:10 a.m. on June 12 and will be joined later by trainees from Queanbeyan. The notice appears in the June 15 edition.
A capital autoclene of electric light and power in Defence Building about 19 miles from Sydney has been let to Edmunda Moir and Co. Pty. Ltd. of Newcastle. The contract price is £5680/10.
A contract worth 19 294 pounds for timber framed buildings has been let to house personnel for the Nhill Victoria RAAF station. Construction will start immediately.
Dr W G Gooddard, president of the China Society of Australia, urged Australia to back a mission to China as a test of applying moral law to the social order. He spoke at the Morrison Lecture in Canberra, saying democracy needs spiritual inspiration and moral courage to share ownership and steer postwar reconstruction. The Rev Canon W J Edwards supported the China link as reflecting national sympathy with Chinese liberty.
The Naval Defence Act amendment gazetted yesterday cuts the minimum entry age to sixteen aligning reserve enlistment with permanent forces. It removes restrictions on who may join by ethnicity and replaces district command rules with Naval Board authority during wartime for advancement and ratings decisions.
A deputation from the Motor Traders Association asked Minister for Labour and Industry Hamilton Knight to require petrol stations to close at 7 00 pm under the Factory and Shops Act or adopt Victorian law. He noted Cabinet already supported noon Sunday close. Traders cited rationing and price rises as limiting sales and argued most motorists carry insufficient petrol for 200 miles.
A contract to build five residences at Griffith for the Department of the Interior is awarded to C. Banks, Plund ers Way, for £6573. The notice also states Syria and Lebanon are enemy territories under the Trading With the Enemy Act.
The government will enforce a strict town planning scheme submitted by R A McInnes and Arisbgie City Council. A civic square will be built as the hub, with administrative buildings grouped around it. Senator Fall announced the move aiming to curb rapid growth and implement progressive funding steps.
Melbourne reports the Trade Union Congress reaffirming support for the war against Nazism and fascism. The Congress condemns Nazi and fascist tactics to gain control, calls for continued backing of the Allied effort, and rejects a withdrawal proposal by 128 votes to TL.
Australia bans further collections of money raised to buy aircraft and arms for Britain. Funds already set up in Australia may not transfer to England for war purchases, while donations for general war relief remain allowed. Treasurer Fadden said the move preserves Australian war needs and limits Britain’s dependence on Australian funds.
The Prime Minister announced a pause in the Advisory War Council adjournment due to public unrest over Middle East strategy. He said daily talks with the British Government are aimed at avoiding future defeats and expressed sympathy for Greece and Crete losses, pledging to strengthen efforts going forward.
Canberra faces a rising shortfall in household goods as managers report cuts in linoleum, cork, and blankets. Two yards of linoleum rationing, reliance on Spanish cork, and scarce tea towels and face towels push households to rationing and substitutes like eiderdowns amid government stock needs and new textile use in aircraft fabric.
The Army Minister Mr Spender announced plans to form maxillofacial units in Australian general hospitals to repair damaged facial features from severe wounds. Australian surgeons and dental specialists will be sent to Finland for plastic surgery training. Wire splints will assist buckling facial framework to restore Yavin features and other body parts to normal appearances.
The Commonwealth Government plans early action to rationalise Australian building employment. Restrictions on new building contracts over £3,000 will be tightened with Capital Issues Board approval. Labour shortages slow defence and vital projects. aim to curb luxury flats and reduce waste on labour and materials.
A Sydney meeting of transport leaders set decisions to allow motorists to travel interstate without visiting authorities for passes and labels. The plan would affect New South Wales South Australia and Victoria.
The report notes German successes in Greece and Libya masking Italian reverses. It says Italy remains vulnerable, with strikes planned against it before year end, and mentions Italian collapse in East Africa. British plans focus on Libya, Egypt, and potential raids on Genoa, with new Manchester and Halifax bombers slated for long-range work.
Reports from Syria indicate a possible German attack with French officials backing Vichy support. Population factions reportedly favor the British and oppose German cooperation. Aviation petrol production urged to rise by 25 percent.
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