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Cloncurry Advocate

Location

Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 02, 1940

Page

3

Australia War Effort Shown in Navy and Recruiting Update

The report highlights Australia’s growing wartime role at home and abroad. It details HMAS Sydney's sinking of the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni and notes Royal Navy and Australian forces working together. Australia expands armed merchant and auxiliary ships and reports allocations and recruitment figures for the AIF, Navy, Army, and other contingents, with plans to boost volunteers and create a specialized training and deployment framework.

Australia Bartolomeo Colleoni Mediterranean Sydney Meu Pies RA. 1 Royal Navy Therchant Cruiers Seylemiber WNBY R.A N Vietwalling Branch Staran Ta AEF Tadian A.ef Minater Lurie de Vaxcood Uslvereal Traanig Perfonnist Iy Srouge Tyly Moedlines

Air Force Strength Grows as War Looms

The Royal Australian Air Force shows a manpower surge with 12 118 officers and 3 170 men serving, plus 4 798 others on waiting lists. Training intake rises to 808 monthly by August and 552 in November, while 63 more join training to reach 1 406 attendees.

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Munitions Workers Welfares Efforts Rise in Australia

The Controller of Welfare in the Ministry of Munitions and the Medical Adviser are investigating conditions across states. They focus on night shift transport, food, heating in premises, and housing to support workers at Lithgow where about 2,000 people are employed amid accommodation shortages.

Gunn Australia Ministry of Munitions Mtr J. C. Westhover Medley Advier HM. K. Murray Mer Westhoven Bi Lithgow Finher Uemmjultnema Weathoven Lithgow Shatty

Tutorial centers aid education in Victoria as regulators debate censorship

The article discusses government education efforts in Victoria with tutorial centers established by volunteers and teachers offering after school sessions. It notes the involvement of civil cooperative committees and education officers, plus proposed information regulations granting broadcasting and film oversight powers, alongside the Department of Information aim to spread the truth and freedom of expression. It mentions the Cloncurry Advocate as the latest publication and urges subscription.

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