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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Page
2
London reports bomber command flights totaling 800000 sorties over Greater Germany since the war began. The missions provided valuable photographs and intelligence. Crews were briefed on aging conditions and trained for day and night operations aboard their aircraft.
The Air Ministry stated that Flap aircraft bombed the Stavanger aerodrome with incendiaries and high explosives. Several enemy planes were destroyed while British aircraft all returned safely.
London announces FLAP raid on Aalborg aerodrome last night causing extensive damage and several fires. One British aircraft is missing.
A redesigned life belt keeps the wearer's head above water and will be supplied to every man in the Royal Australian Navy. The Admiralty adopts it for all Royal Navy seagoing personnel with 20,000 belts ordered for China squadron. Cost is only 1 shilling more than the old type.
The A C T Show Committee reports a small credit balance despite a revenue drop of about £64 from bun and gate receipts. The meeting decided to switch to a midweek to a week end fixture with proposed dates of Friday February 15 and Saturday February 16, 1941, and to fix district show dates at Goulburn on May 11. Overdrafts exceed £200 prompting calls to cutexpenses and prize money.
The Commonwealth Government will establish war savings groups across Australia to enable regular contributions toward war savings certificates. Treasurer Mr Spender said funds would be held in a trusteeship fund until certificates could be purchased, as a tested alternative to war savings stamps.
The ACT Supreme Court will deliver judgment on May 1 after hearing Francis Maloney appeal over a motor collision with John Braydwood. Maloney argues Braydwood failed to yield and that Braydwood sped through the intersection, while Braydwood’s counsel cites full consideration of evidence and excessive speed by Maloney.
The Wheatgrowers Federation pushes for a 1d per bushel increase on the No 2 Pool. The proposal is before the Commonwealth Government as Minister Cameron told Mr Wilson in Parliament that he had no further knowledge of the wheat marketing situation beyond the Wheat Board’s sale of 100000 tons of flour to Japan.
Dr J J Bradfield proposes a water conservation and irrigation scheme to grow 60 000 acres of cotton in Central Queensland. Deputy Leader Mr Forde says adoption could triple raw cotton production and meet all of Australia’s needs. Treasurer Mr Spender has received Bradfield’s report.
Australian road maintenance relies on bitumen imports after war disruptions. About 15,000 miles of tarred roads depend on American quotas while Egypt and Mexico supply the rest. Shipping delays and low crude oil output threaten future bitumen availability and road upkeep costs.
The death of George Thomas Allen of Victoria is reported. He served as Secretary to the Commonwealth Treasury from 1901 to 1916. He helped establish the Commonwealth pensions system, the Commonwealth Bank, the Note Service and Commonwealth Coinage. He mentored many future Treasury leaders from a small staff.
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