Barnes in Loving Memory of Our Dear Daughter
In loving memory of our dear daughter and sister who passed away June 22. Deep in our hearts a memory of one we loved dearly and will never forget. From her father, sister, and brothers Jill and Jack. RETURN THANKS: WIR. Barnes Reid and family. Ms Bates. Wesira to express thanks for sympathy and care shown to the children.
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Wir
Barnes G Reid
Famiy
Bates
Wesira
Theim
Tegent Baresvemant
Royal Commission hearing over sandstone and terra cotta contracts in Sydney
Witnesses including Senator Fall and officials describe ministerial decisions on post office building facing choices. Mehaffey and Thorby dispute influence and intimidations while Cameron and Brown weigh in on terra cotta versus sandstone. Hearing adjourned with questions unresolved.
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Sydney
Thorby
Senator Fall
Royal Commission
Armament Annexes Construction Proceeds Across Australia
Minister for Supply Mr Casey announced that armament facilities and equipment will be completed within 12 months. Headquarters of the Supply Department will be in Melbourne within a fortnight and the organisation to be finished during the Parliamentary recess. The aim is for Australia to be as self-contained as possible to endure a crisis or blockade with minimal disruption.
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Casey
Australia
Supply Department
Melbourne
Australia orders new high performance fighter aircraft
Melbourne reports Defence Minister My Street announcing that Australia has placed a secret order in the United Kingdom for several powerful fighter planes for the RAAF. The exact model and numbers are not disclosed, but the program aims to expand air strength beyond 212 machines and includes additional two engine reconnaissance aircraft on order from Great Britain and the USA.
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Melbourne
My. Street
United Kingdom
RAAF
Australia
Develo
Mr. Street
Safety in Coal Mines Bill Aimed at Urgent Rescue Plans
The Central Assembly considers a bill to empower authorities to control dangerous coal seams. It addresses the impracticability of removing large quantities by ordinary methods and the risk to workers. The measure seeks to establish a systematic approach to mining safety and rescue in critical situations.
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Billa
Central Assembly
Sto
India
Comabanea
Io Qlomauren
Sybil
Indian Congress Election Discussion and Key Leaders
Fragmentary text outlines figures such as Bose and Sitaramayya in Indian constitutional reform debates. Mentions Bose a former Indian Civil Service member who resigned to focus on work and Sitaramayya’s background as a doctor before politics. References to constitutional framework and federal structure without clear dates or outcomes.
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Indien
Bone
Bengal
Dril Bi
Andhra
Bose
Indian Civil’ Service
Heredity and Environment in Ceylon Study Effort
A major survey in Ceylon aims to link social origin to biology and character, exploring hereditary transmission and environmental effects. The project records names, villages, and birth details to trace future offspring and assess inherited traits and mental changes for public health improvement.
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Ceylon
Viduel
Confidence and industry urged in Prime Minister speech
The Prime Minister appealed to Melbourne business leaders and all Australians to show stronger confidence and reduce nervousness amid problems. He urged bold leadership, national service, and a drive to expand wealth while using resources for the wider good, citing Broken Hill Pty Co and Newcastle as examples of national capability. He linked wealth creation to social responsibility and echoed the Anzac spirit to counter despair.
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Mr. Menzies
Melbourne
Australia
Commonwealth
Broken Hill
Newcastle
Kingston social club held lively week end gathering
Sixty members attended the Revellers' Social Club event in Kingston. Members performed instrumental items and community singing directed by Alf Stone. Exhibitions included The Chestnut Tree and Park Parade. The evening ended with games and supper. The club’s officers are John J. McDonald and Eric Graham with the committee.
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Kingston
Alf Stone
Park
John J. McDonald
Eric Graham
Cnprises
Miasean Kath. Lloyd
Melbourne Championship Final Upset Victory
Mrs. W. H. Emithett defeated Mrs. Morpeth a former State and Australian champion 9 and 1 in the Metropolitan Golf Association championship final at Urne Melbourne on Wednesday.
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Melbourne
W. H. Emithett
Morpeth
Metropolitan Golf Associates
Social Science Diploma Awarded to Mr Kewley
Mr T J Kewley of the Prithél Minister's Department Congerra received the Diploma of Social Science from the New South Wales Board of Social Study and Training. He also holds BA and a Diploma of Public Administration from Sydney University, and is believed to be the first Australian to hold all three qualifications. His winning essay in the George Murray Public Administration competition was published in the English Journal of Public Administration and praised by Sir Josias Bramoa.
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T. J. Kewley
Prithél
Congerra
New South Wales Board of Social Study and Training
Kewley
Sydney University
Air George Murray
English Journal of Public Administration
Josias Bramo
Aus
Tender and terra cotta dispute at Prest Office project
Senator Fell recounts that Me haffey indicated Whittle and Co as the terra cotta tenderers with possible £2000 saving from price reductions. Thorby expressed concern over leaks from the P M G's Department to Wunderlich's Ltd and alleged dirty work among contractors. Harrison notes Terra cotta favored, with a new process lowering costs, amid heated discussions and reversals.
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Mehaffey
Whittle and Co
Fall
Thorby
P.m.g.’S Department
Wunderlich's Ltd
Wunderlich's
Whittle
Grant
Brisbane
Senator Foll
Foll
Shack fires at Yarra Bay threaten three brothers
A man named Allen Moore nearly killed himself and his two younger brothers when a fire started in their mother's shack at the Yarra Bay unemployed camp. The blaze spread quickly before other camp residents, including a man named Bav e, intervened to save them.
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Bydney
Yarra Bay
Allen Moore
Starr Retains Boxing Title in Short-Right Knockout
Jir Starr, weighing 12 st, retained the State light heavy and heavyweight titles after a sharp right to the jaw early in the second round. His opponent, Jack Wilson, 12 st, faced a quick defeat in the scheduled bout tonight.
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Jir Starr
Chall
Jack ‘Wilson
Death of journalist in Scilly Islands inquiry adjourned
The inquiry into the death of Australian journalist Mrs Nall Murray on the Scilly Islands was adjourned until July 4 after evidence she left her lodgings on Friday and was seen asleep on rocks at 5 p.m. The next morning she was found dead in the same position. A half pint tumbler with white powder and ammonia fragments were found near her handbag. London solicitor K G Rigden testified that Murray faced unemployment and financial difficulties.
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London
Nall Murray
Scilly Islands
Ashe
K. G. Rigden
Murray
Ocean Flight Completes Indian Ocean Crossing
The Guba, under Captain Taylor, took off from Port Victoria at noon Sydney time for Mombasa on the final leg of the Indian Ocean flight survey. Weather was favorable, fuel prepared for head winds, and the aircraft arrived in Mombasa at 2.80 a.m. local time, completing the crossing.
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J. Percival
Port Victoria
Sydney
Mombasa
Taylor
Astir
Indian Ocean
Postal Robbery Trial For Leslie Lang In Sydney
At Central Court in Sydney on Wednesday Leslie Lang aged 28 was ordered to stand trial for armed robbery of Dora Ormaby valued at £2759. The theft occurred May 25 at the Randwick military hospital post office when two men, including Lang, held up the postal staff and others present. Lang claimed an alibi.
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Sydney
Central Court
Leslie Lang
Dora Ormaby
Randwick
Lang
Iroquoian Chief's Great Grandson Appointed to Economics Division
A great grandson of Captain Josephrant, noted Iroquoian chief, has been named chief of the division of economics in the Bureau of Mines. Monture, born on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario, is a Queen's University graduate and Canadian public servant.
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Aseph Rant
Cc. Monture
Division of Economics
Bureau of Minca
Mr. Monture
Brantford
Ontario
Queen’s University
Kingston
Canadien Prea
Avro Anson Crash Reported At Air Force Inquiry
Evidence at the Air Force Court of Inquiry into the Riverstone Avro Anson crash on April 28 described a 45 degree dive after a report, killing four men including Pilot Officers Harkness and Hickson and Aircraftmen R Knight and H Clarke. Wneke said the crash was sudden and the engine was noted as serviceable before departure. A report of an engine splutter preceded the fatal plunge.
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Sydney
Air Force Court of Inquiry
Riverstone
Arthur Shackleton
Harkness
Hickson
Aircraftamen R. Knight
H. Clarke
Winneke
Richmond
Fines for Traffic Breaches in Sydney Court
Two Sydney men paid fines in the Traffic Court. H. Car jockey was fined 15 shillings for overtaking on a bridge, and Lemuel Hordern Jr. paid £3 for exceeding the sale limit.
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Sydney
Wednentag
Lemuel Hordern
Fisel
Loan Council approves large 1939 40 programme of £41 million
The Loan Council approved a £41,000,000 loan package for 1939-40, including £14,009,000 to the Commonwealth for defence, post office works, and rural debt adjustment. Allocations to states were tentative with New South Wales receiving £13.2 million and Victoria £4.7 million, while policy disputes over semi-governmental borrowings delayed final figures.
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Loan Council
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Dunstan
N.b.w.victoria
N.S.W
Commonwealth
Twe Estates
Mr. Menzies
Playford
Mrr
Dungan
Nordic Migrants Advocated for Australia
A forecast of internal development in Australia within its next ten years was presented in Sydney by Mr. C. F. Horley after a trip abroad. He discussed rising immigration and the need for progress, noting Dutch settlers who had fared well in the past.
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Sydney
Wiang
Australa
C. F. Horley
Evibert
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Foil
Foi
Lidewine
Works Department
Wunderlich
House
Harrison
Grants
Sir Harry Brown
Maxwell
Brown
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Supply Department For
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Loin
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Madras
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Erakine
Mahara
Bikaver
Maharaja of
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Goa
Indian Congress
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