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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
4
The Canberra Times outlines advertising rules requiring legible ink, proper names, and accurate endorsements. It states obstructions to publication based on objectionable content and assigns responsibility for insertions to the advertiser. Ads must reach the paper by the stated deadline for intended publication.
Weather report from Camberna noting 049 inches precipitation, a 3 pm observation, 28.38 readings, and a high around 384 degrees while a low near 23 degrees and 38 readings are reported. sunlight/conditions not clearly described due to garbled OCR.
Officials report overtime must be reduced to save money. War defense and interior works sectors showed most cuts while other departments limited after hours work. Financial returns for 1937 to 1953 indicate overtime cost the government 1,622,074 in that year.
A Melbourne report notes a proposed 19 percent rise in shipping freights, with recommendations including higher margins and reduced wr iradlie. The commission investigates the matter, assessing potential impacts on rates and trade.
Beenie Cantaree faces Sydney in a disputed clash as personal ties and funding questions color the encounter. Officials weigh implications amid tense preparations and conflicting statements from both sides.
German High Command claims heavy damage from air attack on British cruisers off Norway, but British Admiralty denies the assertion. Reported German success disputed with details of aircraft losses, patrols, and limited British casualties, while neutral reports suggest mixed outcomes for both sides.
The article asserts that Daladier and the Allies will fight to protect liberties and prevent tyranny, denying German propaganda canards about Britain and the United States. It notes British Empire unity, U.S. leaning to aid Western democracies, and Hitler's failed intrigues with Poland and the Soviet Union as part of his broader expansionist aims.
In Canberra civic center drill halls 42 men were accepted for the Special Militia Fave ath Division after examinations by Recruiting Officer Captain H C Manfred. Of the 42, 10 were already in the militia, seven had prior military service, 21 had other training, and four could not provide complete service particulars. A daily attendance from Bw. 1 1 is noted as the group proceeds to legislation.
A London report notes Ukraine readiness for a national assembly on October 22 to form a Soviet federation including Poland and Western regions. Reports claim mass demonstrations, Russian advance into former Polish territories, and a 15 year Moscow-Lithuania accord granting armed guarantees with shifting borders and possible Vilna return.
Washington reports the Senate rejects a plan to split the Neutrality Bill into arms embargo and cash and carry parts. Debate centers on travel and ship restrictions, with senators warning on expected war involvement and the need for timely action.
Women farmers in Sydney and Wolmstay pushed the Farmers and Settlers Association to take up the issue with Defence authorities. Secretary Mr Cambridge, MLC, argued 80 percent of Light Horse are farmers and sons of farm hands. They warn call-ups at harvest would disrupt primary industry.
Sydney shareholders of David Jones Ltd heard chairman Charles Lloyd Jones say in the past financial year the company moved 2,900,000 pounds worth of goods manufactured in Australia and 439,000 pounds produced in its own factories. He said war mainly boosted merchandise sales and urged public calm, noting only higher prices could replace goods. The Prime Minister’s appeal for unity was endorsed.
The Premier told the Legislative Assembly that price increases began in the prior weeks and that the State Prices Commissioner would apply an averaging principle to tea pricing. The rise had been sought for about four fortnights, with rumors of surcharges in the vicinity.
National Oil Pay Act prompts union delegation visits to worksites as metal workers face possible repeated claims. The scene centers on wage and job security talks with schedules and potential job withdrawals if demands are unmet, highlighting regional labor tensions and response from industry leaders as delays extend into Friday.
WHEAT CROP PROVISIONS in Sydney outline a 10,000,000 bushel season stock as Britain imports and government prices. Senator McLeay says 300,000 pounds, the remaining four tax from last year, will be allocated and applied to current crops. About 7,300,000 bushels to be shipped from South Australia and Western Australia with higher prices than prewar rates. The Wheatgrowers Federation criticizes lack of price guarantees amid wartime measures.
Fragmentary report from Brial Lexington with references to world record times in Copenhagen, shipping returns to Mipe, arrests of Communist deputies in Paris, banking prices in Sydney, and various conference notes. The text mixes several unrelated items with dubious OCR fidelity and lacks coherent narrative.
Report from London details British forces in France during the Brattee werky period with mentions of power and casualties. Key figures and dates are unclear in the damaged OCR text, but the brief notes emphasize continued troop presence and wartime conditions.
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