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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
4
Diphtheria immunisation program resumes this afternoon at 2 o'clock for children under seven, with sessions from 2 to 4 pm. The campaign runs all next week at the Canbiers Hospital as more than 20 children were unscarred yesterday and older children and previous sufferers receive test shots.
Fragmented OCR notes cover basketball and girls hockey results with many broken names. Mentions include players such as J Camp, G A, Hich, Bird, Keown, Campbell, and Hedger. teams referenced include High, St Patrick's, and Giantsburn. details are garbled and dates absent.
Tonight a Canberra inter club snooker fixture will be played at the Fire Station club. Teams include Stanwell, Byrnes, Westerutt, and Moroney with several players named among the listed contingents.
City men keep a spot open for participation in the Red Croga tournament at the Canberra Club next Saturday. Public notice credits Christopher Julp Shakespeare for Federal Capital Prev of Awatrala Utd, with addresses Myrt Bireet and Breddum Paabersa.
The Minister for Customs said preliminary investigations into alleged excessive profits by Australian Consolidated Industries are under way. The Prices Commissioner has begun and will complete a report soon, after which the Government will consider possible penalties.
A Rome communique reports Italian and German aircraft attacking shipping at Tobruk harbor and targeting motor vehicles anti aircraft guns and ammunition dumps. A torpedo plane hit enemy naval units between Tobruk and Sidi Barrani while British bombers struck Ben ghazi and Tripoli.
The Navy Air Corps works on a plan to deploy 6 000 barrage balloons to defend eastern cities and the canal zone similar to the London defense. Washington correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune reports the proposed scheme.
In London a citation notes Flight Sergeant Charles Arthur Utchard earned the DFC for notable night fighter skill and two enemy planes destroyed plus three damaged. Also Flight Sergeant Raymond Herbert Lovell earned the DFM for torpedoing a German pocket battleship on June 13.
A cable report says Australian airmen in England may wear shoulder tabs to prevent misidentification as fifth columnists. An R A A F officer was mistaken for a suspect and his tyres were slashed to stop escape.
Race results and betting at Rosebery feature Punarua and Rival Chief in the trial hurdle with Sleight of Hand and Beau Frere among winners. Other events include Lady Limarch and Denita in handicaps, plus Beaver Frere and Carln in subsequent sprints and the novice division with Scarlet Ranger and BCAR Let Ranger among contenders.
Scratchings list for major steeplechase events shows entries Field Marshal Bold Brat Darlhay Belvoir Generous Gesture Ti-Tral and other horses in Footacray Kensington Grand National Hurdle Gold Pan Blackie Miller Valhalla Belvoir with incomplete punctuation and minor omissions.
Three sizes offered for Woods Great Peppermint Care bottle line priced at 1, 2, and 3 per bottle. Distribution and packaging details not specified.
The government will manufacture aluminium in Australia using largely local bauxite. The Australian Aluminium Co. at Granville, Sydney, will host rolling mills and extrusion plant. Magnesium will be produced locally by year end. other alloying elements are available. Initial capex is about £1,600,000 for plant and equipment. The plan includes an alumina factory and a smeltery needing over 20 000 horsepower annually.
The Minister for Health Sir Frederic Stewart spoke on the National Fitness Bill noting the fund would start at 20 000 a year with additional Parliamentary or gift funding. He said the movement had strong support across States and would work with the National Health and Medical Research Council to advance the campaign. The debate adjourned.
Mr Coles M P faced questions in the Senate over a recent overseas visit. Senator Collings pressed whether he admitted bidding to obtain dollar exchange to travel from New Zealand to England and if the government approved the use of funds. Senator McLeay would seek a report from the Prime Minister.
A high court ruling affirms the authorities’ action against the suspect in a bearing case. The decision comes as the warrant approaches expiry and emphasizes urgent enforcement.
A garbled OCR fragment lists a full day of radio programs across bands with times and titles. It includes news, music, talk, dramas, and religious devotions, mentioning multiple hosts and orchestras and interleaved station references to 2BL and BBC style listings.
Melbourne jockeys face suspensions after injuries. Jockey Lechmere missed a month following disciplinary action and a suspension for actions during the Juvenile Handicap second division at Paoken.
The Power Alcohol Committee reports government plans to produce 22 million gallons of power alcohol next year. Existing distilleries would yield 7 million gallons from molasses with sugar, plus 15 million from new plants using wheat. Regions listed include Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales with £1.1 million capital and talks with state governments.
In the Senate last night Minister for the Interior Senator Foll said government plans to set up committees in country districts to investigate hardships from petrol rationing. Senator Johnston urged urgent consideration for settlers far from transport, who will be heard and have cases fully considered.
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