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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows a dispute or political note with names and locations, but readable facts are scarce. Mentions Be2 and AvAAe BY agreements and expulsion in South-east, with scattered numbers and place names. No clear person, organization, or event details emerge to form a solid summary.
A fragment notes timber reserves in New Guinea being deferred from Batamaus due to unspecified dates and conditions. The item implies a policy or administrative decision affecting resource planning with limited readable context.
London dispatch notes a ministerial offer aimed at Germany amid wartime tensions. The brief item mentions Mr Cham im and the exchange of messages as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Incomplete text fragment references a local matter with names and places unreadable. The readable portions offer little concrete action or outcome to summarize for a full newspaper card.
A brief OCR-like fragment shows repeated phrases with numbers and the word Now. The readable portion lists 2 and 3 in sequence and the term Now inserted between. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable.
A dense list of tennis entries and results across divisions with players from Northbourne Braddon Ainslie and Reid competing. The jam of names includes Wilkinson, Adams Byrne Trowack Reid and more as various teams face off in mixed divisions and rounds across Manuka and surrounding venues.
Canberra forecasts a fine and mild day followed by a wild night with mist and fog. Astronomical data note low visibility periods, moon phase, and major planet events with approximate times for Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn.
The Canberra Times discusses two acts the Supply and Development Act and the National Registration Act. It argues these measures, though war oriented, are essential for peacetime prosperity, industrial efficiency, and national preparedness. It critiques the draft form and suggests a census design favoring voluntary service and targeted manpower allocation.
An obscure dispatch outlines a shipping route movement with cargo and departure details. It notes a Wednesday window for transshipment and mentions merchant vessels and port timetables amid routine logistical activity.
The Presbyterian Men's Association held a meeting in Canberra to discuss forming a branch. Attendance included two teachers and a minister, with Currie explaining aspects of the association’s aims and procedures. Most attendees were from Austria and Movadia.
Yarrowlumla Shire Council discussed inadequacies in heating for district country schools, urging larger departmental allowances. The engineer outlined plans for Bungendore Captain’s Flat road, pending formation work and staff, while reports noted stock crossings and Brindabella works. The council also supported renaming Bag town to Oakvale and urged government action on植 arb planting.
The House debated a Defence and Supply Bill introducing a new department to oversee manufacture and stockpiling of munitions, with an advisory panel and five year duration. It covers control of factories at Footscray South Melbourne Maribyrnong and Lithgow, penalties for information withholding, and aims to adapt industry to wartime needs while seeking substitutes for imports.
Partial OCR shows Westar by-elections with losses across general seats and three Independents gaining. Mentions Meattar Mge election representation and a Baron Bol in unclear context.
Acting under orders from Justlee Long tines the Equity Court yesterday began investigations into the Scottish Loan and Winance Company Ltd. by the official receiver Bev. A. E. Caminbally. Mo was appointed provisional liquidator pending the winding up petition. Detectives collected company records and documents and moved them to the ELB for examination by officers.
Australian welterweight Ron Pus defeats Amaricad opponent in a tight three round bout before 12,000 fans at Une Stadium. Pus clings to the title in a cautious display as the crowd roars.
Cairo dispatch reports correspondent Jerry Schmita of the Beobachter left Egypt for Beeld Mining to cover tensions over his writings. British reaction denounces the articles as stirring unrest in the Aruba region and strains diplomatic ties with Germany.
Rome reports General Tommiasd says Italy materially controls Ethiopian and Somali bands operating in the area. He cites a weakened resistance, notes stabilization efforts, and asserts that normal economic activity cannot resume until security is restored and a broader undertaking is completed.
A garbled note from the Cockatoo Dockyard manager references Raglan Mtruction and cuvemmels im eos Month. The Home Of Um presents a working number and the Minister for Defence would ascertain the exact position.
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