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Weather report from Canberra amid variable conditions
Weather data from Canberra shows temperatures around 45 degrees with 29.3 inches of barometric pressure and 46 rainfall points noted. Minimum readings near 39.6 degrees, wind from the northwest at 18 mph, gusts to 32 mph, with rainfall reported at 2.38 pm as 31 points.
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Canberra
Pat Sam
Minh
Maximin
Snowfalls Around Canberra Dim Weekend Sky
Heavy snowfalls reported around Canberra give cautious optimism for travelers over the holiday weekend. Temperatures were cold with a minimum near 27.4 degrees and strong northwesterly winds reduced visibility and created difficult conditions for those planning trips.
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Canberra
Parks and Gardens Benefit The Interior Dept Scouts Rain Aid
Parks and Gardens section of the Department of the Interior welcomed a rainfall benefit over the weekend. Chief Hobday said the rain arrived at an opportune time though more was needed. Ground in garden plots will be turned and planting starts in a few weeks.
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Department of the Interior
Parks and Gardens
Hobday
Garden Plata
Heavy rains reach Sydney and Riverina farms
Weekend downpours across New South Wales boosted drought suffering areas. Wagga recorded four point four inches, Carrandera Hay and Carrathool saw good falls. The Director of Agriculture warned grass porkin famine across the state and lambing nears, urging continued rain. Washaways disrupted the East West express between Port Pirie and Aurora.
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Sydney
Wagga
Carrandera
Hay
Carrathool
Ddr
McDonald
Riverina
Bhaghers
Aarlaide
Port Pirie
Augurta
Weather records show unusually low June barometer readings
A 9 am barometer reading of 29.077 inches marked the lowest June level in nine years for New South Wales. The state’s low daily record dates to December 1843 at 29.093 inches. By afternoon, the gauge reached 29.292 inches, the second lowest ever recorded, as strong winds and possible heavy rain affected the area.
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Oney
New South Wales
Poem lines cite courage for social justice
A historic quotation rallying for action and solidarity. The lines recall collective resolve to aid the vulnerable, resist wrongs, and work toward a better future through shared effort.
Praise That Is a Command in Australia’s Wartime Vision
A Canberra Times column argues Australian progress hinges on industrial emancipation and rapid expansion to support Britain postwar. It warns national growth must come through building an industrial economy to preserve a white society, urging rapid population and migration to power this future.
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United Kingdom
Geoffrey Whiskind
Australia
Europe
America
Asia
Britain
British Isles
Changes in ALF recruiting expected after talks in Sydney
In Sydney on Monday talks between the Minister for the Army and the Adjutant General aim to accelerate ALF recruitment. Major General Lloyd submits data from the Director General of Recruiting about manpower and occupation issues. Lloyd believes resolving these will unleash a large new pool of AFL manpower.
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ALF
Mr. der
Lloyd
Teese
Weekly figures in future recruiting and home service
The Director General of Recruiting announced no daily recruiting figures will be issued in future while weekly totals will be reported. Officers now transmit lasting figures to Sydney, increasing work for staff. In Melbourne an Army appeal for home service guards at internment camps drew rising responses, with men offering 4 to 60 a day, limiting guards to about 400 men.
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Bydney
Lloyd
Sydney
Home Service
Melbourne
Treasurer Fadden Pushes Power Alcohol Registration Plan
The Treasurer suggested to Cabinet a registration scheme to make power alcohol use compulsory. He noted Queensland oil companies must blend all power alcohol with petrol and said similar NSW laws were under consideration but not yet enacted.
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Fadden
Queensland
New South Wales
Compulsory Savings May Be Budget Feature
The government weighs compulsory saving schemes based on the Keynes plan to fund postwar costs. Treasury officials draft data for the Commonwealth State conference on taxation uniformity. Budget aims to cover a 200 million pound wartime expenditure with new tax measures and potential reforms.
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Commonwealth
Commonwealth and State
Fadden
Treasury
Fien
New Zealand
Australia
Labour Party
Great Brita
Great American Supply Base and U S Cooperation
The piece argues the United States, as a top producer of coal, petroleum, metals, and chemicals, can aid Britain and allied nations through trade and weapons support. It notes deficits in tin, nickel, and other metals, stresses Canada's and Latin America’s partial help, and cites U S strategic material purchases and synthetic rubber programs as wartime provisioning.
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Mexico
Germany
Plana
United States
Congress
Macon
Alloy Steel
Canada
Churchill
Fu Aows
Briatish Empire
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Netherlands Indies
Belgian Congo
Manila
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Europe
British
Nazi Germany
Italy
British Trade Union Leader Urges Australian Aid to England
William Holmes former president of the British Trade Union Congress urged Australian workers to mobilize fully to ship all possible food to England. He spoke at a luncheon in his honor noting Britain's resolve and asking Australians to maximize use of ships to send fruit and vegetables while England endures wartime shortages. Premier McKell backed Holmes noting the 100 percent Australian worker support.
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England
William Holmes
British
Trade Union Congress
Holmes
Wattire
Britain
Australia
McKell
Utem
Nazi supply ships hunted as Atlantic chase widens
London reports Admiralty says the battleships Hismarck and Prince Eugen aimed to break into the Atlantic to attack trade. Without fuel resupply from supply ships this raid could not last long. cruisers and aircraft carriers were ordered to sweep likely routes and further roundups are ongoing.
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Atlantic
Admiralty
Hismarck
Red Cross Gift to China Worth Twenty Five Thousand Pounds
The Australian Red Cross Society announced a gift of medical supplies valued at £25,000 to China. The shipment, intended for the Chinese Red Cross Society, supports medical aid during the conflict with Japan and aims to bolster wartime relief efforts.
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RED Cross
China
Sydney
Australian Red Cross Sociery
Wen
Chineee Red Crom
Japan
War Cabinet Meetings Set at Victoria Barracks
The War Cabinet will assemble at Victoria Barracks tomorrow and the full Cabinet will meet on Wednesday. The Advisory War Council is slated to convene the following day.
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Melbourne
Victoria Barracks
Advisory War Council
Missing gunner W Kelly sought by Canberra forces
Advice received by the Canberra Recruiting Officer Mr Vir Samuels reports Gunner W Kelly of the Smt Field Regiment is missing. Former Department of the Interior employee, transferred to Darwin where he enlisted last year, known in Canberra with Acton football club, parents live at Kyneton Victoria.
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Vir Samuels
Gunner W. Kelly
Smt Field Regiment
Gunner Kelly
Department of the Interior
Darwin
Acton
Kyneton
Victoria
Governor General Visits Victoria Defence Forces Inspection
His Excellency the Governor General Lord Gothrie attended by Brigadier General A. T. Anderson left Sydney yesterday evening to inspect the ceremonial defence forces in Victoria.
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A. T. Anderson
Sydney
Cerman
Victoria
Syria Plot Unfolds as Britain Moves Against Axis Forces
Washington leaders praise Britain for taking the Syria initiative to forestall the Axis. Senator George notes the move aligns with U.S. aims while Senator Gillette warns German forces are already present. Hull to receive Vichy ambassador tomorrow to discuss policy.
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Britain
Syria
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gillette
United States
Mr. Hull
M. Henri Haye
No Over-Confidence Says Press On Syria Operation
A leading article in The Times says forces under General Sir Harold Wilson will likely win broad Syrian support, but warns against overconfidence as German counter moves are anticipated. The Daily Mail notes risks from German High Command and potential French and Turkish reactions, while the Daily Express accuses Admiral Darian of aiming to force Britain into war to secure oil.
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Nya
Siroaitland Wilson
Syria
Mall
Vichy
Cyprus
Palestine
Egypt
Lises
Turkey
Daily Express
Darian
Britain
France
British naval units move from Gibraltar toward the east
The Ark Royal, Furious, Sheffield and several destroyers and submarines sailed eastward from Gibraltar at high speed. French vessels at Toulon have orders to be ready to sail at a moment's notice.
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Gibraltar
LA Linea
Ark Royal
Furious
Sheffield
Damers Berne
Toulon
UAP Secrecy Move To Rebuild Party
Report notes a planned U A P secrecy move with no statements tonight. Chairman Sidney Brown declined to comment and asserted inflexible will govern deliberations. The council intends to discuss the reconstitution of the party.
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Bydney
Coca Tos
U.A.P
Bir
Sidney Bnow
War Day by Day Notes Syria’s Strategic Role
The article outlines Syria’s economic importance as a conduit for Iraqi fields and its division into belts with productive zones. It notes armed groups secretly aiding Britain, limited land communications aside from main lines, and Syria’s defense challenges facing naval and land operations amid British advances.
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Syria
Britain
Vichy Resistance and the Syrian Front in War News
British Foreign Office and Free French in Syria confirm German presence as tourists and technical experts, with planes aiding, while Britain and de Gaulle deny full German arrival. Observers weigh if Vichy will resist or back Germany, with Admiral Darlan watching French opinion for a possible policy shift.
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Dhrest
Loebervers Vang
Nyone
Encichy
Jitte
Bytia
de Gaulle
Syris
Vichy
Byris
France
Genereygand
Britain
Admairel Darian
Butchers Under Strict Price Control After Noncompliance
Regulation enforcers impose rigid price control on Ninftefn butchers following failure to observe an official instruction to reduce prices per instruction. The move targets higher cost of living and ensures compliance with new price directives.
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