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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
2
Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral of Mr John Eyre of Lockyer Street Grimih to be held at St Pauls Church King alion at 3 pm Tuesday. Interment follows at the General Cemetery Canberra.
The article outlines Allied ship production during the war, noting Britain and the Empire’s output, U S efforts, and a British mission exploring seagoing shipbuilding in Canada. It highlights the shift toward greater capacity, with new orders in Quebec Montreal and Vancouver and the use of Great Lakes yards. It also praises India’s shipbuilding potential and labor resources to support war needs.
Generally fine conditions with a mild day in Canberra. Patchy fog reducing visibility in places. Winds mainly light to moderate from northeast to northwest. The forecast includes a line from a poem: For the cause that lacks sssistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.
NSW labour minister Holt warned shipbuilding volumes could fall as dilution of labour in the Boilermakers Union stalls an agreement. He plans talks with Sydney branch officers to ease objections and prevent delays, noting other states have assisted government while Sydney faces union resistance. Some boiler makers fear postwar job losses, but officials say dilution safeguards exist and government will not let the industry languish.
The article critiques petrol rationing policy, urging a more liberal view for rural producers and closer scrutiny of nonessential uses. It calls for cooperation between Commonwealth and New South Wales authorities to review exemptions under the Transport Coordination Act and eliminate inequities while noting prior allowances favored certain interests.
Prime Minister Menzies to address the nation with new war effort proposals focusing on diverting central industry from civilian use, tightening manpower and equipment controls, and potentially expanding the Cabinet. The speech, prepared with economic advisers, aims to present a clear, practical plan for sustaining Australia’s war economy.
Sydney plans a complete blackout of the city and suburbs in about three weeks with a large police presence and planes for observation. The minister said it would be a colonial job and noted the north shore from the harbour to Hornsby as a trial area.
The New South Wales branch of the Labour Party adopts a resolution calling for immediate steps to form a labour government to bolster the war effort. It urges Federal Conference to direct NSW MPs to follow the 1840 federal conference decisions against joining a Nationalist government and to avoid portraying Labour as willing to cooperate with enemies of workers. The meeting rejects armament nationalisation but reaffirms anti conscription and stresses campaigning against it.
A Beaufort pilot recalls a midnight raid over the North Sea toward southern Norway. Flying at low height with torpedo and a destroyer screen ahead, he pressed a torpedo into a pocket battleship amid destroyers, then saw smoke and foam from the ship after the attack. A second aircraft later reported the enemy force reappearing behind a smoke screen.
A terse notice acknowledges funds donated to the British Bombing Relief Fund. The fragment references Cauberrs Howse Fed Crom Circle and mentions a final amount or conclusion of the acknowledgment.
South Australian Premier Mr. Pingford suggests an all-Party War Cabinet of four to implement National Government principles. Labour member Norman Makin notes this as another attempt to bypass Labour's opposition to a National Government.
Ainslie Public School operates a printing press with type cases and reams, believed to be the only Australian facility offering children a chance to learn the printing trade. Students use the preps to produce a school magazine and show strong interest in the activity.
As new tonnage is launched, the Royal Navy strengthens auxiliary forces. Patrols, mine defenses, and air raids increase while merchant ships receive defensive armament to counter submarine attacks and bombing.
Their Excellencies the Governor Devern and the Lady Gowrie arrived in Canberra from Sydney yesterday evening.
The Canberra Court of Petty Sessions will sit tomorrow with Mr. M. J. Ryan presiding. The calendar is described as short, with a minimal docket of cases ready for hearing.
Mr. C Banfield stated that the war savings campaign shows Victoria pulling ahead of New South Wales though previously behind. With two weeks left in the financial year Victoria stood 3.5 percent ahead in quotations and 3/11 ahead in actual subscribers.
Minister Holt said no communication had been received from the National Union of Railwaymen or any other union regarding an appeal after the NSW government ordered the NUR to disband. The state and loyalla unions dispute remains unresolved with no Commonwealth action sought.
The Victorian Labour Party conference affirmed support for the Dunstan Government. Leader Mr Cain warned of change if Dunstan ended, while Labour faced necessary compromises on policy. The gathering urged decentralisation and proposed ballots within 12 months of the general election. It also urged electoral boundary rearrangements to reflect voters’ wishes.
Under Major H. R. Bootney the Salvation Army visits Canberra for a series of services. Evening meetings at Army Hall Braddon with open air gatherings at Civic Centre and Kingston. This week includes Kingston 745 today Braddon Wednesday youth rally Braddon Friday Kingston open air and Civic Centre 11 am Braddon 7 45 pm Saturday.
Federal Council of the Grazier Association at its seventh annual convention urged revision of exemption canons for reserved occupations to secure more reinforcements for the ALF. It backed standardized producer gas units, government control of use and manufacture, and immediate charcoal supply at fair prices. The council also seeks funds for long-range weather forecasting research, extension of radio links with the United States, and a national approach to soil erosion with governments.
Bir Kel Smith, vice-chairman of the R A A F Recruiting Drive Committee, spoke of a future day when efficient hard hitting all squadrons from Australia would be stationed in the theater of war. He cited reports of an Australian Spitfire Squadron aiding troops in Syria and Australians fighting the Luftwaffe in Libya with new American built Hawker fighters.
British forces probed from a small advance near Tobruk and widened their outer defense ring around the harbour area. The action north-west at Mersa Auda suggests Tobruk remains under pressure but the defenders report successful resistance and continued supplies by sea and air.
Reports hail British naval successes in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Observers cite reduced Atlantic shipping losses and nine successful submarine attacks in the Mediterranean as signs of a turning point. Detective devices and improved patrols are discussed as aids against U boats.
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