In Loving Memory of Frederick Thomas
Memorial notice for Frederick Thomas who died May 30 1935, remembered by wife and family with fond and true memories kept in their hearts.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
2
Ovation for Stalin at Moscow Supreme Soviet meeting
Reports from Moscow note Stalin received an ovation at a Supreme Soviet Council meeting where the Budget was ratified. M Litvinoff attended. In New York confidence in victory was voiced at a Canadian Club dinner. In Australia debates moved toward easing postal and telegram charges for Defence Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalin
Supreme Soviet Council
M. Litvinoff
New York
Ora Keane
United States
Sordi Kian
House of Representatives
War time betting shops closed to non Saturdays
The South Australian Betting Control Board met to restrict betting shops to Saturdays and public holidays only. The rule takes effect from June 30 to aid the national war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
South Australian Betting Control Board
Seventh Division Enlistments Full Medical Checks for 7th Division
The Minister for the Army announced that of 80 428 men needed for the 7th Division and corps troops, 11 286 have not passed medical examination and are in camp or about to enter. He said once the 7th Division is filled, medical boarding will open at full pressure for the 8th Division and other troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Street
Ber
Walsh's Hotel and Roberts Pharmacy Sale Dates
Walsh's Hotel in Queanbeyan hosts a sale on Friday May 31 from 9 am to 4 30 pm. Roberts Pharmacy in Canberra hosts a sale on Friday July 5 from 9 am to 3 pm at 117 Pitt Street Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyan
Walsh's
Canberra
Roberts Pharmacy
Pitt ST
Sydney
Bank of New South Wales subscribes £1,000,000 to war loan
The Bank of New South Wales lodged an application for £1,000,000 in the new war loan today. This brings the bank’s total Commonwealth Government subscriptions since the war began to £4,500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Bank of New South Wales
War funds drive boosts interest free loans and gifts
Citizens contribute to the war effort with large interest free loans and gifts. UK nationals and Australian firms pledge hundreds of pounds, including A. B. Nagel Pty. Ltd. £20,000 and N.R.M.A. Insurance Co. £20,000 while gifts reach substantial totals from John Wren and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wren
Melbourne
Philip Russell
Victoria
Layenek
Purina Grain Foods Pty. Ltd
Cereal Foods Pty. Ltd
Camden Park Eatute Ltd
N.S.W
National Government Ideal in Australia War Time
The piece argues Australia must form a national government to accelerate the war effort. It criticizes the slow move toward broader ministerial strength and urges the inclusion of capable figures from industry and unions, while stressing electors should ratify such appointments in a forthcoming general election. It contrasts Australia with Canada and New Zealand’s realism and warns against letting personal interests block merit appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
British Commonwealth
Canada
New Zealand
Melbourne
War Day by Day Hopes for Lessened Mediterranean Tension
London notes show Sir Wilfrid Greene returning with Italian proposals to settle the blockade dispute and ease Anglo Italian tensions. Negotiations since the war start, Italian delays and protests, and Greene’s Rome talks highlight a fragile stalemate. A Melbourne screening recounts naval battles and figures like Chamberlain and Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilfrid Greene
Britain
Italy
England
Mediterranean
Rome
Preas
France
Italian Bureau of Economic Warfare
Canberra rally divided on conscription of manpower and wealth
Canberra observers parleyed at the Albert Hall as the FL and BL A leaders urged universal conscription while opponents warned it could politicize war effort. The meeting elected a Recruiting Committee to boost local enlistment and support the government in its war drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hall
W. Piper
Canberra
The
B.L.A
A. E. Jackson
League
Baldiera’ League
Australia
Empire
Germany
W. G. Piper
Jackson
Becam
8 League
R. Harris
Harria
Great Britain
New Zealand
France
Tts
Huedreda
Diggera
Becaus
L. W. Nott
AA League
RB Langue
H. J. Gates
Mr. Piper
Messrs
T. W. White
Joseph Keeley
Iing
Menara
W. G. Woodger
W. Samuels
R. Marra
R. A McKillop
W. R. Eldridge
Ho Gates
Ferrit
A. B. Dace
Piper
A. E. Gardiner
Frequent Meetings Of Parliament Considered In War Time
Government weighs regular monthly sessions for wartime review. Parliament may rise next Friday for three to four weeks with short sittings in July and August, then longer session in September for the Budget. Strong demand from Country Party and much of the UAP supports the move, with Mr. Menzies expected to announce arrangements today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Administration
Melbourne
Service Department
Country Party
U.A.P
Menzies
Prime Minister assures no Works Co-ordinator appointment for Mr Theodore
Government ministers, replying to reports of plans to appoint Mr. E G Theodore as Works Co ordinator, heard the Prime Minister deny any authority or sponsorship. Menzies assured cabinet members the move was not official policy while critics questioned the process and wartime uses of such an appointment. Senator Dein and others weighed the Labor stance and national unity implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Theodore
Mr. Menzies
Loan Council
Commonwealth
Spender
Theodore
Belgian Army Capitulation Stands as Historic Setback
The collapse of the Belgian Army after less than three weeks of fighting marks a major military defeat. King Leopold's view that Flanders faced doom contrasts with a still hopeful note for possible Allied relief and countermeasures. Evacuation or holding a pocket risks large German superiority and aerial and artillery pressure. France and Britain weigh options as Dunkirk and Ostend faces port uncertainty amid bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Leopold
Germany
Mont Daring
France
Dunkirk
Ostend
M. Reynaud
Winston Churchill
Roger Keyes
Enlistment of Minors Upheld Under Defence Act Policy
Minister for the Army Mr Street stated minors could enlist using their own attestations despite parental age disputes. The minimum age remains 21 with exceptions for consent and evidence. Discharges for minor soldiers abroad or domestic return were considered on hardship and personal agreement, and wives have no claim to a husband's discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Mr. Street) Yaterday
Street
Australia
Mr. Street
Governor General chairs council and-inspects naval sites Canberra
His Excellency the Governor General Lord Gowrie presided over a Federal Executive Council meeting in Canberra yesterday. He and Captain Bracegirdle inspected naval wireless stations at Harman and Belconnen in ACT. The Governor General and Lady Gowrie attended the Morrison Oration by Archbishop Mowll at the Institute of Anatomy, Canberra. Archbishop Mowll and Mrs Mowll arrived at Government House Canberra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Gowrie
Federal Executive Control Council
Canberra
L. &. Bracegirdle
Harman
Belconnen
Australian Capital Territory
Lady Gowrie
Bracegirdle
Repatriation Act Extended to Second AIF Members
Legislation introduced in Parliament by the Minister for the Army Mr Street extends the Repatriation Act to include Second AIF members and makes minor amendments. Pension provisions remain largely the same as those for the First AIF with some liberal changes in children's pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.I.F
House of Representatives
Army
Mr. Street
ALF
Weather Readings Show Cooler Afternoon Temperatures
Barometer readings at 9 am and 3 pm show 30.32 and 30.21 inches. Temperatures rise from 50 to 58 degrees, with 24 hour highs at 57 and 61.8. Lows are 34 on acreon and 26.4 on grass, wind shifts from NE to NW, max 2 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.E
Pau
Centralisation of Information in Wartime Policy
In London on Tuesday the Minister for Information Duff-Cooper said he would centralise all sources of information and ensure all official BBC announcements come from the Ministry for Information. He noted sympathetic elements in Germany and promised they would be offered a share of postwar prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duff-Cooper
House of Commins
B.B.C
Ministry For Information
Germany
Four officers chosen for External Affairs vacancies
From over 250 applications from Australiana in every state and abroad the Commonwealth Government selected four officers to fill vacancies in the Department of External Affairs. They are L R McIntyre R L Harry J P Quinn and L M Murchison. McIntyre Tasmanian Rhodes scholar and ex High Commissioner aide in London. Harry also a Tasmanian Rhodes scholar. Quinn and Murchison are Sydney University graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of External Affairs
L. R. McIntyre
R. L. Harry
J. P. Quinn
L. M. Murchison
McIntyre
London
Harry
Messrs. Quinn and
Murchison
Sydney University
Government pledges to uphold coal strike settlement terms
In Parliament Mr James claimed Rothbury colliery proprietor R W Miller reneged on non victimisation terms for returning workers. The Attorney General Mr Hughes said the government would ensure the settlement is observed in spirit and letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
James
Lab
R. W. Miller
Rothbury
Atrikera
Mr. Hughes
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Customa Armé Bratch
Frederick Stewart
Seventh Division
Fels and Whitehead, M.lo
Meiers, Fels & Whitehead
Canberra Times
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Henry
Sir Henry Gullett
J. E. T. Harper
Jutland
P. Dove
Graf Spee
Langadorff
River Plate
Mr. Curtin
Labour
Senate
Dein
Australian Labour Party
Balkan
River Plite
Gaumont
Athens
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Rees
Nazla
America
Ales Wr
Lea
Eriplion
Wnather
Terra
Fom
Minster
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