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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
2
The National Association of Broadcasters adopts a code limiting Father Coughlin from certain broadcasts, aiming to curb his regular programme. The move could bar him from many stations and limit access to his messaging nationwide.
Stafford Cripps refuses to rejoin the Labour Party and denounces the United Front plan in a document. He says his stance keeps him aligned with a broader campaign against the party’s leadership and wary of totalitarian state influence.
A reported invention describes plastic road panels capable of being laid at a mile and a quarter per day over arid wastes. The process uses a “marzipan” mix named naraipan and tanklike machinery to form a continuous strip that hardens quickly. Cost estimates claim roughly £45 per mile, with roads remaining repairable after damage, offering a potential decade or more of service versus traditional methods.
In a reserved judgment Justice Piper found for the defendant Regine May Rust in a collision with Blanche Gertrude Maunder at Civic Centre on December 28. The court held both parties negligent but ruled the plaintiff failed to keep proper care and that Rust’s conduct was not the direct cause.
A report states Autos Lite and Citizens' Assurance Co offer coverage up to 900 pounds and bonuses without extra charge in political matters. Parliament yesterday alleged the company demanded an immediate extra payment from a seaman if called to serve, with details issued before last week.
The City Coroner Mr Oram ruled that a boxing bout at the stadium caused the death of a boxer after a misbalance tipped him. The death occurred in Sydney on a Wednesday with officials confirming the unfortunate accident.
A conference discusses Britain's none intervention stance in Spain. It highlights Chamberlain's restraint, Stalin's moves in Europe, and the risk of a Soviet advance if Franco falls. The debate underscores British unity with allied publics, and the aim to prevent wider conflict while preserving Gibraltar and Mediterranean strategy.
Applications by aliens for naturalisation have increased considerably as a wartime effect. A special authority previously employed in the Migration Branch has been reassigned to handle these cases. Applications are treated sympathetically with strict scrutiny, and some requests have been referred to military authorities for further investigation.
Margaret Besks Crack, a widow, was awarded seven pounds compensation for herself and two children after her husband died in a December incident while employed by Kenneth Blewortetmuier of Werrly Creek. Two of the children were her own and the other were stepchildren.
Amy Johnson was fined eight shillings and ten pence for road offences at Cowbridge. The prosecutor said she refused to show her driving licence to two constables, drove off, scratched the police car, and had to be dragged from the vehicle. She appeared unbecoming and was admonished in court.
A London dispatch details British enforcement of the German blockade through neutral ship examinations. It notes Weymouth Bay as a key base with daily neutral ships boarded, 613,000 tons examined and 90,800 tons seized, including iron ore and wheat, while crews describe a calm but vigilant routine and the navy’s careful handling of contraband cargoes for Germany.
Rev. PH Williams at the State Convention of the Women's Temperance Union in Sydney deplores cocktails and female drinking, claiming they will raise future mothers’ drink bills and lower public conscience, urging women not to shrink before men.
Newcastle report details a wall collapse burying three workers under 800 tons of bricks and debris. The victims named Emil Michals Lehtonen 44 Hamilton, Soroar Warren 85 Cook’s Hit, Raith Smith 10 Adamstown. An Australian pilot was injured in Melbourne and another died in the same crash.
Rumours about camp dates persist with no official changes, dates remain as announced. A muster and musketry parade for No. 7 Pie, B Company Cadre, will assemble at Giles Street Kingston and travel to the Drill Hall City for an 8 am range visit, dress drill order sea packs and haversacks. A sub unit member recovered from a 10 days course at Liver I, while Lieut Atkinson remains ill with measles.
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