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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
4
Community salvage drive urges residents to separate materials for weekly collection during the wartime effort. Citizens asked to set out paper, rags, aluminum, tin, and glass for pickup, supporting national production and home front mobilization.
Ary Muweter, tied to a local mania case, faced extradition to Naw Ganland. He reportedly began serving a sentence equivalent to four weeks after his arrest.
A.C.T. hockey saw FLMC I defeat University W I by one goal while Barton beat Fatrimirn 6 to 1 and LMC forfeited to the Checks. In golf Gravemar beat 727 to 7 with 2 nil. Future Grammar will replace Unt verslty Ha at in competition.
In a damp Saturday round the women’s hockey matchups produced surprising results with Grammar 1 defeating Malfi-Boronia 0 and another pairing showing Grammar 0 and 8 to 1. Details were incomplete due to the wet conditions and postgames are pending.
Testimony at the Canteen Inquiry shows a beer market mirage and a £70,000 starting sum with 12.07,000 in “money recovered” credited to Yascamtom. Colonel Gee stated Australian beer orders and quality differences, noting 2000 cases of Toohey's beer sent to India and recall cables from General filarory. The hearing adjourned as the inquiry shifts to further testimony.
A US Army private Seth Wiley was found dead on a truck with blood on the floor and his head injured. Investigators consider homicide possible as the body lay with arms folded and a pocket badge bearing his name. A note suggests alleged alcohol involvement and a possible fall from a timber load, though the exact cause remains under inquiry.
Officials urge motorists to have tyres retreaded only when treads are nearly worn to conserve crude rubber during war. Worn casings cannot be retreaded and recapping does not remove rubber, so timely retreading helps tyres last longer, protecting essential motor vehicle use.
The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner Professor Copland announced fixed hourly rates for removal services in the Byey fian area after complaints of overcharging. Rates apply to three, two and one ton vehicles with two men, plus extra for longer distances and for proper insurance and record keeping. If conditions are not observed, standard rates incur a 2 percent penalty.
An Australian plan aims to dehydrate mutton to ease export logistics. A 400-sheep daily plant is proposed with potential UK demand, backed by government funding ideas. Dehydration reduces weight, enabling district processing and reduced transport costs while aiming for 25,000 tons yearly to Britain.
Sidney mourns the loss of Albert W. Noakat a longtime star in New South Wales bowling and a foundation member of the Astisd Bowleg Club He served as official bowls taster to the Australian Bowls Association and died in the capital this morning.
A historic road test in Florida evaluated a new car design on a 2171 mile circuit with an average speed around 80 mph. Cars reportedly logged over 112,060 miles by the test's end, engines not decarbonised, highlighting maintenance, fuel, and lubrication effects on performance and longevity.
The piece notes strong wool values for clothing during wartime and outlines future supply uncertainties after the war. It cites high prices, improved raw wool quality, and continued demand by Allies for warmth and health, with projected continued use into civilian life and a record wool revenue of about £136,000,000 for the period, assuming sustained high production.
Unclear wartime note discusses supply and development efforts and expected gradual improvement as measures take effect. Mentions Avapokiesman of the Department and references to redirected supplies toward normal times, with garbled proper names.
The report lists varied wool types and prices from common to fine grades, with quotations from 4d to 176d per pound and several ranges for merino, crot, and other wools. Hides and tallow values are noted as unchanged with specific price bands for imports and domestic lots.
The readable portion shows names and places obscured by OCR errors. Population figures and identities are largely illegible, leaving only scattered fragments of the original report.
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