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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1944
Page
2
A parliaments session features a minister denying threats amid questions on trade and customs policy, with mention of drought areas and woollen gear. The debate touches transport, production, inquiry demands, and potential shifts in cloistered goods policy while committees consider future industry directions.
Widespread concern is raised by the Interior about the lack of postwar plans for Canberra and the Northern Territory. Officials stress there is no firm evidence of urgent schemes and caution against premature commitments while urging careful budgeting and public information.
A collision near Sydney yesterday resulted in a lifeboat misadventure. Witnesses reported a boat collision involving Mariner, with rescue teams aiding a child paralyzed by injury and distributing food and clothing while authorities investigated the incident.
Ghent reports a high profile art theft as a Dutch seized Hyeks Myntc Lami, a famed Belgian painting, is said to be taken for delivery to a German buyer near Berlin. The Belgian government protests the act as a loss of a national treasure, while French archives are cited in the dispute and the Duke of Burgundy’s papers become a bargaining point.
An official government notice reports Lord Gowrie and Lady Gowrie leaving Australia for Canberra. The Governor-General designates them to administer the Commonwealth government during the absence, with Lady Gowrie to reside in Canberra and preparations for end-of-year parliamentary events noted. The Government may recall Parliament before year’s end depending on developments.
The Prine Mamister says state Premiers will confer on October 3 to discuss soldier settlement and government policy. Other topics include discrepancies in the allocation fund and related arrangements to be addressed at a later session.
In Melbourne a unit of Australian pilots including Flight Lieutenants Loyd George Murry Haul and Harry Stewardman joined Commonwealth forces to support the Chindit operation in Burma. The group, listed as members of PAAR War Service, trained to contribute to air support and long range incursions over enemy lines.
Australian forces conduct a saturation attack off Mreme and Ealulnghuets as they pound four merchant vessels with torpedoes and naval gunfire. The operation, led by RL WigHIiN from Woodville, reports two ships shelled and damaged while several others are set ablaze or sinking.
The opening speech of the campaign criticizes the Roosevelt administration as weak and incompetent. The speaker claims the administration fears reaction and would demobilize, arguing it mismanages the nation and risks mediocrity under its policies.
A mass escape at a Japanese prisoner of war camp near Anatolia at 2 a.m. on August 5 led to 231 Japanese deaths and about 108 wounded. An Australian machine-gun crew defending the camp was killed. 280 Australian personnel were wounded or captured. A military inquiry found the raid premeditated by the Japanese prisoners, with intrusions through the wire and clashes across the fenceline. One officer and many others were wounded, and some prisoners were incinerated in the camp as Japanese bodies were later found. The inquiry report praised Australian defense and stated the attack showed planned aggression by the Japanese authorities.
Australian parliamentary debate reports Curtin noting coal production remains crucial to shortages. He warns without sustained output rail stock and transport could falter, while authorities consider restricting special transport for sport and prioritizing stock and fodder supplies to avert wider disruption.
In Melbourne a group of priests and supporters barricaded a tenant’s house to resist eviction attempts after a sub‑tenant, believed to be Father Couldrake, joined a public protest. Police faced barricades as five officers and detectives returned to serve a notice, while a crowd of hundreds gathered and tensions escalated. The tenant, Beney de Campo, reportedly paid rent and lived in the cottage with his family for four months, prompting a contested eviction that intensified after the initial notice.
Wing-Commander GL Cheshire receives the Victoria Cross for notable bravery. Reports list other VC recognitions for Major PH Wright and Gaay Lama for acts during campaigns in Burma and Waly. The awards underscore outstanding gallantry by RAF and colonial forces in the Far East.
Dr Evatt presented a broad framework for postwar global security. He urged a permanent emergency council and court of justice, detailing steps to curb aggression while protecting small Allied nations and maintaining balance among Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. He favored swift talks on a world organization to preserve peace and prevent renewed war.
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