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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 13, 1941

Page

2

Fourteen Teams Enter ACT Cricket Competitions

The ACT Association reports fourteen teams across first and second grades will enter a season starting October 1. Hall and Queanbeyan cannot reform due to war. Air Force units shift grades. First round draws set with Ainslie v REC, Duntroon v Maine, and other matches at Duntroon and York Park. Additional rounds to be arranged by a small committee. season aims to finish by early April amid Christmas break.

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Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain

The Air Transport Auxiliary in England gathered pilots of all ages and backgrounds who volunteered to fly unarmed missions. They delivered aircraft to factories and depots, often in danger, while avoiding combat. Notable members included Amy Johansen, and the group comprised British, Polish, Americans, and others.

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Notable RAF and ATA figures listed among aviation experts

The text lists several aviation and aero specialists including Tudard Fairey Jon, a celebrated British designer linked to the RAF, and Wally Napier, racing motorist B Handley, de Vigner, and Philip Wills, all noted for flying hours or expertise. It references their roles and admiration within early air transport circles.

Tudard Fairey Jon RAF ATA Wally Napier B Handley Aero Engine de Vigner Philip Wills

Film industry censorship and wartime propaganda debate

A speaker argued that the film industry used censorship to manipulate public opinion in favor of war efforts. He claimed cinema promoted imperial aims and propaganda, asserting it shaped national debate and threatened civil liberties, with the United States and Britain at the center of the discourse.

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