This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1941
Page
2
Public servants and volunteers are awaiting details of updated compensation and benefits. Officials said the plan will cover accumulative allowances and retirement related provisions, with streaming concerns over funding and eligibility timelines.
The Labour Government affirmed the previous decision to grant service pensions to Australian forces veterans who served in the Boer War and received honourable discharges. Eligible applicants must have served in South Africa, with payments starting on November 1.
The Secret Fund Royal Commission hears testimony from ex PM Fadden and others about payments alleged to support industrial peace. Witnesses discuss meetings with Hughes, Nelson, and Winkler, and whether funds were used for Miners Federation activities or other aims.
Five ins and one ee ire appear in a dental plate cleanser advertisement, titled DENTAL CREAM, appearing in a historical newspaper segment. The fragment lists product naming and branding elements with unusual spellings, indicating an OCR capture of an explicit marketing line.
The Canberra Division lists funds received for the Red Cross Society work. Amounts include Royal Canberra Golf Club 2150, Canberra Ladies’ Chair 416, Canberra University College Staff 130, Anonymous 100, and other receipts and raffles. Disbursements total 131 % with balances in hand. Prisoner of War Fund entries show surgical dressing group 100 and other anonymous contributions.
An advertisement by the Bodega Wine Co of Sydney extols Australian wines as among the world's finest. It claims Gold Medal awards in competitions and notes a prewar export volume of about 4,000,000 gallons. The firm offers wines from many Victorian wineries, invites inquiries at 8 Barrack Street, Sydney, and promises delivery with carriage paid to rail stations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.