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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered words and names including Ford and Aton with partial phrases. The readable items suggest a brief local notice or ad snippet without a clear event or outcome.
The Canberra Coroner ruled the death of Papporal William Hameecy at 31, Redfern, linked to a mid-air collision caused by a series of circumstances including sun glare. Witnesses described pilots' quick maneuvers and the glare reducing visibility, with no evidence of pilot negligence.
Tomorrow the Diggers face Bowling at Forrest Green in aid of Anzac Day. The long draw lists players including Ra Yernd Grooms Clarke Heller Gourlander Forbes Waterman Kruger Cox Dickson Dee Iy Cusack Trevillian Chubb May Roger a Harding Willie Wormeld Castieau Hargrave Marshall Beatty Baskey Harris Hankey Heyes Greenwood Garrett Peters Fawcett Dean Weldner Weather ley Hoxgeon Burchell Weatent Ridgey Jones Baxter Duddle Cumming Filance We Dougall Cooper Tay Hearne Horsfield McLeod Johnstone Binns Northwood Grattan Turner Grinadiale Lavery Hinchliffe Fox Fleming Child Chapman Edward Gulson Rosa Ayre Fowler Kenmore Prust Thomas Hammersley Monahan Carroll Lucas Cottingham Lamb Ingram Bryan Galbraith Piper Bradley Stevenson Falconer Brack Hobday Merralia Joyce McKinety Idley Ashton Stevens Cleaver Parsons Banks Howe Bain Ferris-Boott Vivian Adamwon Lott Percival Briten Morris Marx Cripps Bain D Arcy Moga Davies Dignam Fry Bale. Any player unable to take part must notify the secretary.
The Leader of the Labour Party Mr. Curtin said he would request the government to ensure that men enlisted in any state receive training in that state. He noted difficulties for men transferred to other states who cannot visit their families.
The 13th Garrison Battalion, largely drawn from returned service members, finished its first annual training camp at Port Kembla with drill recaps and weapon training. Governor General attended, praising soldierly bearing. Canberra contingent returned home after three weeks of intensive work and recreation. The unit seeks to double Canberra quota and plans a campfire concert to explain future parades and arm acquisition ahead of the next turnout at Turner's Drill Hall.
A Daily Telegraph report from Paris describes German plans to control French industry through a centralized economic staff, with 12 sections policing raw materials and distribution. It notes widespread French strikes totaling about 300,000 workers and growing hostility to collaboration, especially toward the Navy and Vichy authorities.
In Dubbo on Thursday Senator Ashley attacked any government attempt to curb a free press during wartime. Sir Charles Maher opposed information suppression and favored truth, while Mr Rosevear argued the public is not getting full wartime facts and warned against stifling responsible journalism.
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