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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1939
Page
5
Fragmentary text shows Italy pressing France for a reply amid diplomatic tangle. References to Signor and M. ulna indicate unclear names. The piece hints at a reevaluation of friendship and potential shifts in alliance, with mentions of expansion and timing around spring.
Prime Minister Lyons, in a nationwide broadcast, outlines a broadened defence effort for Australia, stressing intensified espionage, industrial growth, and social mobilization. He links the “new Australia we are building” to rapid production, economic expansion, and unity to protect national sovereignty and future security.
Abstracted note mentions Sen Richards and Louden offering support for boxing events. References a visit by a brain camp and a prodding inquiry into Pramigaly of FGhorse and potential opponents. Text is garbled with many unclear terms and names.
Potatoes face immediate price reductions as wholesale demand weakens. Market watchers anticipate government intervention to extend import controls beyond the Twenty-period expiry. New South Wales reports crop forecasts suggest rough week ahead with limited impact on markets.
A cryptic fragment references a figure named Princess Charwuing and carers, mentioning privileged status and bathing duties. Details are unclear, but the note suggests a controversy over care arrangements or permissions affecting those involved.
Applications invited for seven positions including Assistant Examiner Patent Office and other posts at the Commonwealth Works Department. Requires Australian degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Physics. Age 71 to 80, full name birth details, service history, language and French knowledge preferred. Preference to veterans.
Canberra reports cite a review of Armistice Day ceremonies to avoid crowding ex servicemen in the parade. Mr Lyons said there was no plan to deprive returned soldiers of their rights and promised consideration of special provisions for ex servicemen in the ceremony.
Mr Bruce leaves Canberra for London via the United States after a decisive cabinet briefing. Prime Minister Lyons says it is prudent for Bruce to reach London quickly amid European tensions, with a brief U S stop planned to consult government representatives.
A case alleges fraud and false pretenses in which a defendant allegedly used false invoices and charges to obtain money from investors. It claims the defendant attempted to divert funds and make compensation claims regarding medical costs and a purported amputation. The proceedings reference a 1986 judgment and relate to a broader theft scheme involving money from multiple parties.
A fragment reports testing of a newly manufactured Wirraway aircraft by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and notes the Deterice Departments coordinating hangar construction. Delays or accelerated deliveries under the BAA are mentioned amid wartime procurement actions.
Fragmentary report indicates the constitutional reform debate and proposed pension provisions may be postponed by the Commonwealth Government. Cabinet has not confirmed timing and no subject will be allowed to intrude into cabinet or parliament discussions.
In Perth on Tuesday despite denial the clergyman Rev Wilma John Cohen Oakley was adjudged the father of an unborn child. Oakley ordered to pay hospital expenses and child maintenance. The woman, Noenge a loom nurse, had visited the Bishop of Kalgoorlie seeking counseling to marry to curb scandal. Oakley claimed he had spoken to Oakley and was told he was not the father.
A new steamship service between Une and Poeuntants will be organized by the Steamship Creparation of Sin Pranciaes with Norwegian ships and Australian agents. Vessels will make regular calls at Portmoresby, Cairns, and Brisbane, expanding trade links.
Fragmentary dispatch reports Jews depart from Frankfurt to Genoa to board a voyage bound for Britain amid upheaval. The text mentions men women and children, though many parts are garbled and uncertain.
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