26 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1939
Page
1
The text reports an emergency defense order affecting four public stations and various sectors. It outlines powers to control communications, travel, and movement, plus provisions for aliens registration and tightened passport rules. Authorities may requisition goods and seize ships or aircraft to maintain defense and essential services.
London reporters say the Russo-German non aggression accord may lead to Poland being partitioned and a quick German assault on Poland after Hitler’s Tannenberg speech. Turkey shows no sign of joining Germany, while propaganda claims Germany plans a swift push to restore order in Poland and avert British French intervention.
Warsaw press outlines circumstances under which Poland would enter a conflict. Articles discuss Danzig rights, shortages, riots, and possible German pressure. Reports reflect a tense continental stance with reactions from Berlin, London, and Moscow shaping expectations of a Baltic crisis.
In Canberra, Friday, Mehaffey and Orwin face trimmed salaries after a Board of Inquiry found one degree of improper conduct by Orwin not proved. Mehaffey is to remain as Assistant Director General of Works at about £4200 a year, with £100 a week currently. Orwin’s post is reassessed and he may be replaced by an interim hire. The Department of the Interior and related bodies prepared the action.
The town plans a fete tonight to honor the premier. Purses are to be presented in a pageant with a large crowd expected as the main event unfolds.
Many residents remain homeless as state flooding worsens. Severe disruption hits central areas and highways. The Great Ocean Road near Lorne reports landfall damage. the Gulhorn River and Goulburn River spillways drive evacuations. Primary schools closed. water reaches homes, with over 10 houses surrounded by floodwater.
In Brisbane a daring robbery occurred near the Central Maltway Station as a group of men seized cash from a porter and fled. A witness porter pursued, police intervened, and one suspect, identified as J. Gata, was traced amid a chaotic chase. Details mention a sum of £905 and a suspect named Carroll, with further uncertain fragments about suspects and outcomes.
Fragmentary report describes a major blast in Coventry causing multiple deaths and injuries. Early details uncertain with varying lists of the dead and wounded, but authorities indicate several were killed and many more injured in the blast.
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