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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1939
Page
5
The fragmentary note mentions events on June 4 and references Netned with unclear context. Names and places are obscured, leaving the main action and participants only partially identifiable. Further readable details are needed to clarify the event and involved entities.
Fragmented report of an electoral council meeting with remarks by Mrs Sumner Dr Nott Col Gardiner and others praising Labour Party support and calling for expanded administration powers in the Territory. Speakers defend council role pledge future reforms and acknowledge party endorsement and official results.
Magistrates gagged as Sydney authorities announce actions to curb criticism of government policy. The report notes residents barred from voicing dissent and officials instructing about restrictions during a tense period in Melbourne.
Regulations under the National Security Act have been set to Administrators of Australian Territory and the Acting Commissioner. Police throughout Germany are reinforced to handle agitation and propaganda bulletins.
A wartime sermon argues the church must sustain pastoral work and gospel proclamation while maintaining identity from the state. It urges Christians to serve church and state, face truth, and help frame peace outlines despite war’s upheaval.
Draft regulations published require aircraft over Australian territory or territorial waters to keep below 1,000 feet. Custom aerodromes on overseas routes include Darwin Port Moresby Thursday Inland Cooktown. Minimum flight height 1,500 feet on some routes. Explosives prohibited aboard overseas flights and cameras require permission. Wireless use limited to transmission and receipt of enrolment messages.
Negotiations on Australian meat exports to Britain have not progressed to final approval. A large operating company remains unauthorized as officials cite delays and requests for prompt formulations of proposals. The industry faces ongoing confusions and administrative hurdles.
In the Legislative Assembly debate today Mr Lang questioned whether mining companies could avoid federal and state taxation by routing dividends. The Treasurer, Mr Rinv, acknowledged the business question and suggested further consideration on the issue.
A fragmentary listing references a secondhand wardrobe sale after four o clock and mentions a person named Ming. The text is garbled but implies a local notice about a small resale event and participants.
The Japanese consul general stated that Japan would remain neutral in Europe. He noted no change in policy and praised pacific aims, with Admiral Momural described as a defender of peace.
Delegates from the Returned Langue Conference in Melbourne pressed for compulsory military training and universal service calling up men aged 18 to 35. They urged the government to grant powers for training and resource control, and pledged to support a defense fund for soldiers in the field.
A Sydney letter notes schoolboys aged 18 leaving school to join the militia. Minister for National Services was urged to confirm age proof. Mr Bruxner questioned government knowledge, and the issue was to be referred to the Commonwealth Government for action.
Sydney reports no neutral ships will sail soon due to cargo shortages. A recent ship carried only one passenger for travel, while others canceled for urgent business. The war triggered a vast buying surge by big stores as small warehouses face stock sales, with some price acceptances.
A report by Bir Leopold Bayile regarding Australia’s plan to build a naval dock has not yet been made. It was stated today that the Commonwealth has decided to defer construction even if the report recommends that it be built.
Melbourne reports from Tiensay describe Italian opposition to war. Reverend Pathe Burks of the Toowoor diocese arrived after a lengthy study in Home College and stated the Italian people were not eager for conflict, citing heavy taxation after earlier battles in Aywsinin and Bpatn.
A garbled report notes Labour Party opposition to a proposed amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act that would ban party members from wearing dates, with a secretary of the New South Wales branch mentioned in a fragmentary context.
A fragment describes a royal figure bringing a companion to the palace. A member of the Dourshold reportedly delivered a flowere to the dining room and the king's bedroom. The king’s health is improving but a doctor forbids getting up. He is expected to be about again in Cow nv.
A Madras tercentenary exhibition opens to mark the founding of Port St George. The piece recounts Francis Day securing a Hindu prince’s aid to build Madraspatam, notes civic pomp under early Madras councils, and mentions leaders and ties to Yale. It highlights Madras as a key British trading port by the late 17th century.
A fragmented dispatch notes a frontier explosion and a blocked express with slight injuries. It mentions Belgian military ties, Russia Yugoslav rapprochement tensions, Romania planning a life pension for a late premier’s widow, and a memorial request. The Slovak envoy in London protests betrayals aligned with Britain and France.
Lonwal authorities announced in the House of Omnions that no British soldier under nineteen will be sent to the front. At present, only personnel under twenty are actively serving in the field.
Fragmented text from a 20th century page lists a sewing and knitting group meeting at Mira Ww Bartird home, a preliminary wool distribution event on Friday afternoon in Bopterberg LA, and references to a Bartlare Football Club event and a Kingston hotel dance on September 2 with subscription and sale notes.
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