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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
5
Australia expresses regret as transport dangers prompt England to block resumption of child evacuation. Minister for the Interior Senator Fall notes Australia remains ready to take in and care for as many children as possible, awaiting England's decision.
The Australian made weapon will undergo tests next week for army use. Minister for the Army Mr Spender said if tests are satisfactory the gun will be put into service immediately after Cabinet approval.
Spender warned that rumours about ALF casualties would be interned if found. Intelligence officers search for those circulating tales as part of a whispering campaign to hinder recruitment. He pledged immediate investigation and drastic action against offenders.
The state cabinet met in Sydney to appoint a wartime reconstruction committee representing all sections. The committee will focus on the capital region and will work to overcome problems as they arise.
A. P. Luscombe Whyte reports Britain mobilizes a cultural and agricultural revival to boost home food production. A national land survey of 350 000 farms reveals vast untapped acreage, with 80,000 tractors at work and hundreds of thousands of allotments planned to supply families for most of the year.
The week’s timetable lists devotional and music segments, news, and plays, with schedules including School Broadcasts and Newsreels. A government campaign promotes potato consumption to boost yields, while emergency food stores and mobile convoys are organized for wartime needs.
scrambled prose recounts a wartime dispatch noting pilots and air superiority. Dr Paul van den Town addresses an assembly at Brown University praising allied air power and industrial effort, arguing the war hinges on planes and production in cooperation with the United States and Britain.
A jury is expected to deliver a verdict tomorrow in the conspiracy case involving Rena Ree Walker and three others accused of defrauding through collaboration with John Woolcott Forbes and associates. The trial centers on alleged cheating and fraudulent schemes.
A wartime wartime accent proclaims Britain will avoid bureaucratic red tape in emergencies with a rallying cry against coupons and a call to feed the people.
Notices from 1806 to 1940 warn of amendments in Indua Mal Board Election Regulations and offer official contacts. Concurrently local ads promote home decor and furnishing services with pricing, and a found dog and various sale notices appear among the clipped pages.
The Commissioner stated details about income for the year and property assessment. The Chief Property Officer of the Department was to be contacted for further information and clarification.
Australian lightweight title hopeful Ted Morgan will defend his crown against Patrick at Rushcutter Bay stadium on July 3. Gate distribution issues have been adjusted. Also in New York Sou Salica beat Forte on points to claim the bantamweight world title.
Secretary Ickes said the Aluminum Company of America was engaged in the largest attempted monetary control ever devised by man. He accused the firm of blocking dissemination of facilities regardless of consequences to the United States to gain sole control of aluminum resources.
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