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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
3
Incomplete text fragment mentions a Sunday event involving a state group and children around age 14. Context unclear but implies an endowment or allocation action and possible occupation or operation by a group. No definite names, places, or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable portions.
Mixed Barton 148 def Rafily 3.36 Northbourne 1 48 Railway 1 . Braddon Alie te Paani 5 31 lost to vile 5 42 Barton r Ainalle 4 lost to Red 5 37 Northbourne 2 1 44 Forrest 1 31. Grade Division 1 Reid Baleat aMc 1 end plait 1 8 48 def Northbourne 0 Palles det RMS. TS BAAF 1 4 32 bowl to Forrest 4 30. AMC 3 to Barton 8 48 def Btalf 2 0 29 King wwe 1 & 58 def BAAS 2 5 36. B Mixed Division 1 ret 1 7 48 Railway 0 17 loat to outh J tg ones 2 0 25 lost to Reid 1 9 48. H Mixed Division 2 Dastiake 7 42 def Kingston 1 33 Forrest 3 2 31 ket to Griffith 3 537 Northbourne 2 2 37 lost to Reid 2 6 40 Barton 3 85 lost to Aumale 2 5 30 V Mixed Division 1 Griffith 1 46 def Northbourne 1 28 Rei 1 7 47 def Barton 2 ree 8 31 lost to Eastlake bourne 2 7 28 c VE Arnstie 1 def Griffith w o For reat 1 29 lost to Reid 2 7 44 Reid 1 3 31 lost to Hall 5 38 Eastlake 1 & 39 def Eastlake 2 4 25
The Government Printer described rising revenue from gold leaf waste while showing guests how bookbinding uses gold leaf on covers. Workers scrape worn gold from leaf with rubber, sending the exhausted rubber to a Melbourne mint to be recycled into gold. The mint returns large sums, with some cheques over £100.
A fragmented broadcast timetable shows numerous radio programs and times across stations, including news, music, talks, and devotionals. Named programs cover essential services, school broadcasts, lunch music, and special segments from BBC and other networks.
Ainslie and Acton staged a hard fought football game with a dramatic final quarter. Ainslie withstood Acton pressure to win by two goals as Stevens and McConaghy starred for the winners while Westcott led Acton’s attack and Queanbeyan and Eastlake also showed strong play in the day’s results.
London dispatch reports Premiers seeking an exact definition of Commonwealth petrol rationing policy. They urge alignment with federal aims amid department disagreements, notably between Supply and Defence on vehicle registration and usage for defence needs. Meanwhile 21 survivors of a torpedoed British vessel were landed in Galway exhausted after a voyage from the Azores.
Danty Timmins died in Newcastle Hospital after a sixth round collapse in a ten round bout at Greater Newcastle Stadium. Frank Lindsay, Timmins’s opponent, fought on as Timmins faded, and officials believed earlier health issues may have contributed. Billy Wieeman said he sensed something was wrong all day, predicting trouble before the fight.
Ritchie Bands defeated Billy Wiseman 11 3 to 1 0 on points to claim his second win of the week at Newcastle Stadium. He led 11 13 by the eighth round after knocking out Jimmy Purcell in the seventh at Leichhardt last Thursday.
Jack Andrews, 25, an aircraftsman, was charged with intent to murder Mollie Andrews, 25, at May's Hill yesterday. Mollie Andrews, of Wentworthville with three children, was found unconscious in a paddock and remains in serious condition. The Navy reports a sloop has been sunk.
The Minister for the Interior in Sana tor Fall announced extensive rebuilding and reconstruction at the Jamalorme factory Footscray. He also authorized a requisition of £18,000 for a camp at Point Walter WA. The initial tender from Angell and Clark for £850 to erect mesca huts has been mobilized with further calls expected soon.
Sunday report quotes Attorney General W. M. Hughes denying Australia will adopt Communist policy. He notes aid to Russia does not imply support for Communism and says the government has no concern with doctrinal matters. In Tokyo a storm hits Japan leaving 100 dead and 50,000 homeless in Kyushu after rain began midweek.
Reports detail American aid to Britain via the Red Cross and St John, outlining vast consignments of surgical dressings, hot water bottles, anti diphtheria toxoid, blood plasma, and X ray units. It notes sewing chapters mobilizing volunteers, millions of items shipped, and hospital equipment aiding bombed areas.
A grade and St Christopher’s each won one game in the women’s hockey round. Ex-Students Green and Grammar I showed solid stickwork and team play while YWCA Grammar I pressed hard but fell short. Final scores noted with individual scorers such as L Cotti, L Garrett, P Davis, and E Thompson.
Public notice warns air firing exercises at the FLAAF Air Firing Range Majura on July 2 and July 10 1941 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Wing Commander W G Compononi oversees FAAP station in Canberra dated June 26 1941.
Tenders are invited by the Milietor of State for the Interior for the supply and laying of linoleum and rubber flooring and the supply and fixing of interior and verandah blinds for the New Community Hospital Canberra ACT. Details available at Workmanit Services Branch Department of the Interior Canberra. Accommodation wanted in Kingston or Civic.
A 16 year old seeks housekeeping work with duties listed as light and hours stated, inviting responses via Times of Sydney. A separate casualty list from Vatican sources names Australian prisoners of war in Italian camps, including Canberra and Griffith area service members.
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