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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
4
Friends and family of Mr. Percy Tucker and the Causeway, Gan porra, are invited to the funeral for Amy Laura Tucker. The service departs from her residence at 31 Causeway this day at 3 pm and interment will be in the Methodist portion of the Public Cemetery in Canberra.
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The Canberra Times advertises no guarantees for inserts and reserves the right to alter or reject ads. Copy must be submitted before 3 pm the day prior, clearly printed and using proper names and figures, with endorsements from the advertiser responsible for insertion. The ruling is enforced by The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd in Canberra.
London reports the demobilisation of France's armed forces in unoccupied areas will be finished within three days. Other items note the California Clipper's test flight from San Francisco to Auckland, Chamberlain leaving hospital, and economic figures showing July revenue surpassing expenditure by £434,000 with defence spending details. Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and children head to the United States as guests of the Roosevelts. A Tory MP vacated Kingston seat after a fatal incident. Some evacuees reach Australia, and U.S. Senate considers deportation policy while Bradford market reports more civilian orders and easier yarn exports.
A wartime tribute notes the deaths of Sir Henry Gullett Sir Brudenell White Brigadier Street and James Valentine Fairbairn among others in the Canberra air crash. It praises their public service military leadership and aviation plans and calls on Australia to finish their unfinished tasks.
Commonwealth Government weighs immediate vacancy in Army High Command as Cabinet meets in Melbourne. Possible temporary senior officer appointment before a permanent choice, with General Sir Thomas Wynter and General Sir Thomas Ey among candidates. British Army option also considered, as in prior Squires case.
Personal Air Marshal Sir Charles Burnett Flying Officer N Palmer and Mr F Peter Lubbock bay arrived at Government House Canberra. Dr L Wyatt of Canberra has been approached to nominate as
London reports a Heinkel 111 bomber crashed in a southwest England village after an air battle. The pilot officers said a shell hit all engines and a large loss of marks. The crew baled out and soldiers and Home Guard captured four more nearby with two badly wounded taken to hospital.
Sydney report notes an expert committee was created by the Royal Agricultural Society to advise the Government on primary production problems. A conference on wheat failed to decide, but officials warned higher wheat prices above 3/6 per bushel could hinder egg production growth nationwide.
Tokyo reports the Cabinet moves to expand the Cabinet Information Bureau and absorb the Foreign Office Navy and War bureaux along with the Censorship Bureau to unify propaganda. Chief Secretary Kenji Tomito says aim is an unused public service as press links the change to a new centralized political structure.
Air Ministry says high level raids damaged enemy aerodromes at Dinard Caen and a seaplane slipway at Brest. Guernsey and Cherbourg targets reported with oil depots and plants at Dortmund Castrop Ruhr attacked. Coastal Command claimed several hits and a Blenheim sighted flare path fires.
Officers from the Air Accidents Investigation Committee examined the wreckage after a fatal crash. A watch found in the debris stopped at 10 50, and investigators seek the cause of a strange turn before the crash. R A A F guards kept the site as vital documents and most personal effects were destroyed.
British shipping losses for the week ending August 4 amounted to 75 124 tons, compared with German claims of 283 743 tons. German and Italian losses to August 12 stood at 923 000 tons and 259 000 tons respectively, with 20 500 tons of ships formerly owned by neutral countries. British losses were slightly above average.
Counting ceased in the Tamworth by election with Chaffey at 6470 and Lyon a grad The majority for Chaffey won 1247 The poll will be declared tomorrow.
The obituary outlines Brigadier Street’s royal military career from World War I Gallipoli to command roles, his Defence ministry in the Lyons Government, and his prewar family ties. It notes his Parliament tenure for Carangamite, and his later transport and defense posts, with references to family connections and honours.
Sir Henry Gullett aged 62 began journalism in 1900 and served as official war correspondent in France before joining the War Records Section in Palestine. James Valentine Fairbairn, aged 43, longtime Conservative MP and WWI RFC veteran, co director and pastoralist, married in 1923 with a son and daughter, helped negotiate the Empire Air Training Scheme.
Mr R E Elford private secretary to the Minister for Air was in his late twenties. Born in Fingland he came to Australia at ten, educated at Geelong Grammar, and worked six years at the Melbourne Argus before joining Mr Fairbairn. He accompanied Fairbairn on flights including to New Guinea and to Ottawa for Empire air training scheme conferences. He leaves a widow and twin sons.
Evans and Hughes say most of the State Executive oppose any compromise with the Federal Executive over suspensions. They claim unity is possible only if the pre action state is restored, accusing Mr Curtin of forcing Federal election aims and pressing for deferred action.
A long cable of condolence from officials across Australia New Zealand the United States and other nations expresses deep sorrow over the air disaster. Leaders quote shock and pledge support while many civilian and military figures extend heartfelt sympathy to relatives and colleagues.
Reports from the Bulgarian frontier say about 70 000 Albanians revolt as 400 Italian soldiers are reported killed. Italian warships reach Durazzo while ex interior minister M Musajuka is named among rebels. An appeal urges military age Albanians to flee to hills to avoid mobilization with Italian forces.
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