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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 18, 1940
Page
5
Unclear OCR text indicates a dispute or warning over urgent sap supply and delivery timing for farm use. Prolonged delays threaten timely delivery and could trigger contractual actions between involved parties.
A diverse schedule lists Holy Communion and Evensong at St John the Baptist Canb, St Pauls Canberra, and Christopher’s Manuka. Presby, Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists, and Christian Science groups publish services, sermons, and Sunday schools with confirmations of special events and fellowship activities.
The ALF general staff welcomes troops as the liner decks fill with khaki and relatives wave. General Sir Thomas Blamey praises the orderly embarkation and high morale, noting no incidents and the public kept off the quay for safety. Lord Caldecote sends warm official wishes as the ship sails from the shore. A later Paris note reports a WWI deserter arrested after escaping hospital and living under an alias in France.
Labour MP Holloway urged accelerating shipbuilding across states during the House adjournment. He criticized a £3,000,000 plan for a Sydney dock to build capital ships, saying it would delay industry. He cited Williamstown that could produce 10,000 ton merchant ships every nine months at current UK costs. Menzies will consider the request.
Minister for Air announces that over 15 000 men have been selected for service under the Empire Air Training Scheme in Australia. He says Australian youths respond to the German menace and mirror British fighting men in facing the present danger for a decent future.
Two male applicants sought for Canberra winter season residence. Quiet home at Mount Franklin chalet near Canberra with full comforts. Apply with references to Secretary Canberra Alpine Club Box 124 City Post Office ACT.
In Sydney the education minister said Australia has 21 000 fitters and turners, with 19 000 needed for the Air Force. A conference of state and commonwealth ministers in Canberra on May 25 will seek solutions as the Empire Air Scheme hinges on overcoming this mechanic shortage.
In Parliament the Minister for Maternal Affairs stated Dutch naval units allied with the British fleet form a small portion of the Dutch navy, with the main force based in the East Indies. He noted responses from the UK, US, Australia, and Japan urging non-interference in East Indies control. A separate Sydney report covers a theft charge in Picton and a Ballarat Apple and Pear Board clerical appointment questioned by the Commerce Minister.
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