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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1939
Page
2
A heartfelt remembrance from his wife and family for a husband and father who passed away on October 27. The note reflects enduring love, sorrow, and hopeful anticipation of a brighter tomorrow as they keep his memory near.
A fragment from The Canberra Times notes a proprietor reference tied to a 1508 British record. The readable bits imply ownership context rather than event details, leaving the precise nature of the proprietorship unclear.
The Canberra Times prints advertising under conditions that the proprietors accept no responsibility for insertion and may alter or omit ads. Ads must reach by 3 pm the day before publication and copy must be in ink with proper names and figures. Endorsement by responsible person is required and ads must comply with rules or be held over. Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd. Canberra.
More than 50 Lochinvar residents protested Defence Department plans to resume homes for a military camp. A motion condemned Lt General Sturdee’s statement as rubbish and objected to a telegram from the Defence Minister about not giving notices. Mr James MHR said he would raise the issue in Parliament.
Canberra weather summary records a 9 am barometer of 28.54 inches, 3 pm 20.50 inches, 9 am temperature 49.5 degrees, 3 pm 58.1 degrees, max 58.1, min 42.9, 23 degrees. Winds at 6 am ESE and afternoon ENE with 1 portion rainfall noted.
A scrambled report notes a tennis star and heavyweight boxer being pressed into service for Copenhagen. It mentions boxer Schmeling offering his services and readiness to be called up, with unclear details about the tennis star and the match context. The text is fragmentary and partly unintelligible.
Government defender of defence works materials reports cuts on contractor pricing. Minister for the Interior Bena Foll says accounts of contractors are supervised and purchases enforced at market price. In Sydney, four informations against Thatcher and Oberg Pty Ltd and A C Saxton and Son Pty were heard in the Central Summons Court alleging sale of timber above fixed prices under National Securities Regulations. cases adjourned to November.
Members of the House were advised that the sitting will begin Wednesday November 11 and likely run to mid December. The session will focus on the revised budget and wartime revenue measures including further tax increases. Ministers will stay in Canberra after the Loan Council meeting in November.
A Canberra capital dispute erupts as War Cabinet sittings in Melbourne are defended by Senator Foll who cites wartime needs. Chamber of Commerce delegates say Canberra development lagged and evacuation caused concerns, signaling plans to press Prime Minister Menzies.
Slovakia selects a new president in Bratislava on Thursday. London reports lower bank rates at 3 percent. Australia ships 1930 Corriedales to Japan from Sydney. Berlin notes Italian trade talks after treaty with Yugoslavia. Victoria Barracks reports 545 fit for duty toward a 6500 quota. The King visits a British munitions works. Air raid warnings will be centralized in England. New Zealand forces aid planned via knitting and charity work. German minister warns Danes about traveling on British and French ships. Defence minister debates blood transfusion corps. Foreign Affairs undersecretary cites British civilians in Germany relief. Wellington notes internment talk for enemy nationals in New Zealand. Espionage risks raised. no internment camps yet.
Australian pilot attached to the Royal Air Force is noted as part of a fighter squadron that repelled a German raider off the coast. A lone Australian pilot reportedly flies daily over German lines with famed aerobatics, while Pilot Officer L H Edwards of New Zealand speaks of German officers as good scouts in a prison camp. Flying Officer C H Clark of Wellington is listed among the seven Dominion casualties in the Air Ministry notice.
Country Party M H A V C Thompson says a hostile motion to precipitate a general election is unlikely. He notes little support for a Labour Country alliance to defeat the government over wartime conduct, and suggests some MPs may critique war policy while backing the government on other points.
The Commonwealth Government proposes compulsory military training, condemned as a bid to curtail free will and move toward overseas conscription by a minority Menzies Government. The opposition labels it a step toward militarization and coercion.
Canberra’s first in weeks with a government member in attendance saw Senator Foll defend shifting much federal business to Melbourne. The Canberra Chamber of Commerce urged direct action to end perceived state domination, noting economic unease and stalled development. The deputation won assurances on building leases and promised Treasury funding to resume construction, while warning that halted building harms employment and national prosperity.
A Canberra Bureau renewal pact with the Canberra Chamber of Commerce is expected after a Chamber deputation urged the Interior Minister Senator Foll to indicate renewal. The Interior secretary noted the Bureau's value to Canberra and the department, and the minister affirmed renewal, with Senator Foll aiming for Canberra to gain extra tourist trade from Australians traveling domestically.
The Chief Secretary Mr Tongking emphasized there is no ulterior motive behind the police reserve and that its services would be used only in a national emergency. He deplored remarks by C J Comgrove of the Police Association and said criticism is unfounded amid government measures to safeguard the public.
Reports say the German prize crew released at Murmansk did not ease US concern over the fate of the American City of Flint crew. Officials vow to pursue the case under international law while awaiting full facts, with updates from Moscow and Berlin expected on cargo examinations and possible transfer to Germany.
New York Daily News reports the Department of Justice probes suggest German forces sank the Athenia to seize 22 million dollars in gold. Canadian representatives of the Athenian owners allegedly did not know the vessel carried the treasure.
Three airmen were injured when an Adelorerphine marked plane forced landed near Wyrhurton during a training flight. F. R. Kolbe sustained a fractured thigh and shock while M. J. May had cuts and S. G. Bowls suffered light cuts. the aircraft was damaged.
London reports a Norwegian paper claims the battleship Gneisenau was split in two by a bomb during the Wilhelms raid after an eye-witness account. The Air Ministry offered no confirmation of the claim.
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