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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 12, 1941
Page
3
National football at Queanbeyan Park saw RAAF Fairbairn defeat Queanbeyan by a wide margin notes, with Eastlake, Manuka, and Acton securing Saturday wins. A substantial programme fund was raised for the Queanbeyan Red Cross.
Queanbeyan led 1 6 24 to 2 1 13 at quarter two as McNamara and Primmer sparked attacks while Furter and Gale steadied Fairbairn. The airmen pressed back with Kay dominating and Rushton blocking, but a rugged second half kept the score tight and spirited the crowd.
Allied naval squadrons repelled multiple enemy attacks including torpedo aircraft and dive bombers. Anti aircraft guns and naval fighters claimed several enemy planes while preserving crews. British imperial forces report continued patrolling and movement in Abyssinia toward Amba.
The Assistant Minister for Commerce announced the Australian Tobacco Board members on Saturday. J A Tonkin chairs the board with growers EB Atherton Wade Darling and others. The first meeting is set for Sydney on Wednesday to arrange marketing for this season’s crop.
Senator Foll announced two new tenders totaling nearly £100,000 for additions to a Melbourne munition factor. Babcock and Wilcox will install a boiler plant for £11,368, while Dawson and Smith of Footscray will erect 67 small buildings at £87,226.
Voter tallies and candidate names fill a long slate across New South Wales districts. Labor figures lead several seats while UAP CP and Ind candidates contest key areas like Auburn Balmain and Canterbury. Unopposed or near-unopposed races appear in a handful of seats with varying vote counts.
In Canberra the Minister for Supply outlines cost controls across munitions, shells, fuzes, and related items. He notes some costs were reduced after review and admits one figure could not be recalled off hand while outlining budgeting pressures and field adjustments.
The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited announces its annual general meeting for May 28, 1941 at 2:15 pm to receive directors, auditors, actuary reports, balance sheets, and to elect two directors and two auditors. Other notices include rental inquiries and electoral district listings across Sydney suburbs with member and officer references.
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