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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1944
Page
3
A reader letters page reports rancor between a cable company and residents over service. The missive notes frustration with outages and pricing while urging city officials to intervene and ensure fair access. Local voices demand accountability and improved customer service.
Church services listed include Anglican 7.20 p.m. with Holy Communion and church work for Miceon_ep_eccial, Baptist notices with Rev A J Weldeckt, Christian Science meetings at Montreal Hall with Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. The document records assembly times and topics across denominations, noting league and youth activities for various congregations.
The Archdeacon will address at St John’s Church tomorrow morning. Rev. Le McWeown to preach across various services. St John’s Young Anglicans plan a gathering at Atlas Mary’s home. St John’s Guild meets at YWCA Thursday evening. Almanie Guild hosts a Friday jumble sale. Presbyterian notes include Holy Communion at St Andrews and offerings for church and mission. A moderator’s chair to be gifted by Braddon Women’s Guild. Methodist Congregational reports on Sunday services and sermon topics. Baptist Church with Dr Waldock delivering “The Repossibility of God” and a Land’s supper to follow. Choir to sing “The Day is Past and Over.” Prayer fellowship planned next Thursday at the home of Ake Winter.
Fragmented report outlines seeking review of Arbitration Court actions and a push for reform through a conciliatory panel. Mentions ACEC and union representation debates, with Argentina policy notes on regional cooperation and a president's remarks on restoring relations with neighboring nations.
Messy OCR text outlines land valuation disputes in the Madbourns area with references to Bar and Manerat figures. It notes complaints of similar nature, deputations to ministers, and scepticism about existing valuation systems. Mentions Holt and Bewllin among regional figures and calls for reform toward NSW valuation methods.
The minister of the Council for Relentise and Industrial Research notes wartime pest incursions impacting St John’s wort across Victoria New South Wales and nearby districts. Experts warn of imported pests such as a wasp sitting species and related beetles spreading through the Warriete Mudgee Ryl-Hons Orange and Hodwaile areas. Apprenticeships and labor notices appear amid Commonwealth commerce and security directives.
A political stir follows the absence of Senator Arthur as officials and parliamentary members join a search after he was reported missing from Parliament. The incident comes as government debates a wartime policy while Arthur, nearing the end of his term, had been seen leaving Sun House before vanishing.
Scattered wartime budget talk in the Senate as the Yass Canberra railway line is urged for high priority. Opposition voices push for faster approval and question committee timing while trade and public works concerns surface amid broader project delays.
In Canberra and Melbourne, notices seek applicants for roles in birth registry and registrar services, hotel and hostel management, and other public posts. Requirements include full qualifications, personal details, and military service status. applications advised to the Department of Labour and National Service.
Fragmentary notice lists events and prices such as poultry, lamps, bicycle parts, and lace. Mentions Canberra Goulburn and Don Mr Campbell at 16 Monaro Street Queanbeyan. Few readable names and items scattered across an unknown date.
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