Late Application Not Accepted by Council
A report details delays and decisions on sewerage works and completion dates. The council discusses whether to permit continued connections and the impact on allotments, with Alderman Dyer opposing departures from fixed commencement dates. The minutes note the council’s stance on the finalized timetable and adjacent contracts.
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Matthrw
Wit Zigma
Mathis
Ryam
Maok
Dyer
Otter Pen
South America and Guianas in the Caribbean Context
A fragmented report describes French Guiana and Suriname in the Caribbean region. It notes colonial borders, population scales, and strategic significance, including Guyane and Dutch and British possessions, penal colonies, and historical territorial shifts. It references Cayenne, Paramaribo, and the broader Atlantic imperial dynamics.
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Pularo
Iriya Tal
French Guiana
la Mariiniere
Sagar
Pete Fuer
Thas
Laurrent-ia Maron
Gutaia
Venaorala
Bettish Guiana
Burinam
Netherlands
Avn
Francis Winloughby
Nieuw Amsterdam
Manhattan
Turstrend Hollanders
Waterton
Gener
Surin Ha
Dav
Sumatra
Nie Polten
Naminen
Parumaritey
Freigtt
German aircraft inferiority to British defenses and production
Anodized, garbled report critiques German airplanes as inferior to British, noting wartime production limits and the influence of carburetors, direct petrol injection, and armament. It mentions German bombers and precision bombing claims amid unclear context and broken wording.
Local control rejected by regional groups and councils
Mackay Ringaray Toowonma Ath erton Celima Boonal Oskey Eide Gurieigh Heath Mary beroass all rejected the proposal to maintain local control and administration across the region.
Ministers Load New War Departments Reorganization
There are five new ministers named to the war departments reorganization plan. McLeay of South Australia becomes Minister for Air and Civil Aviation. McBoen of Victoria is Minister for Aviation and Munitions. Muirhead of South Australia takes Army and Repatriation duties. Harrison of Western Australia becomes Minister for Customs and Labour and National Services. Additional assistant ministers are Senators Collate and Leckie with Mr UL Anthony.
Cost of Main Roads in 1939 40 Expenditure Revealed
Expenditure by the Main Roads Commission shows total outlay of 3 061 000 pounds for 1939 40. The report notes funds from state development tax and Commonwealth for science and bridges. Opposition leader Maher urges wider bridges and culverts on state highways to reduce accidents.
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Paulie Works
Me. Brace
Legislative Assembly
So Commerical
de Cald
Dune
Cm ‘Spschit
Commonwealth For Science
Forks
Maher
Brisbane Too Toombs
Impassioned Venezuelan War Echoes in Paramaribo Text
A garbled late‑19th century style fragment mentions Paramaribo on the Suriname riverfront, distances to the Americas, and alleged coastal defenses. It references British Guiana, New York, Colon, and a hypothetical Southeast American conflict with Guiana and the United States. The text is fragmentary with several misspellings and dubious numeric data.
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British Guiana
Paramaribo
New York
Americs
Bowie
Fin Howe
Hevtainy
United Stats
Jgkine
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