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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
2
Mrs Lester and Anaatete return sincere thanks for the many telegrams and expressions of sympathy received. They request friends to accept this as their personal appreciation during this time.
Australian electors face a crowded candidate field with Labour and non Labour groups vying. UAP and UCP endorse multiple candidates in several districts while ex Premier Stevens seeks a seat for UAP. Labour aims to exchange preferences and confronts non Communist Party barriers. The piece notes internal party tensions and anticipated campaigning across NSW seat contests.
A weather fragment notes a barometer reading at 8 pm and a 3 pm temperature of 57 degrees. It records a 24 hour maximum around 68.4 degrees and a minimum near 11.8 degrees with wind details and a Canberra aerodrome reading for four hours ending 2 pm.
When consulting Measrs Fels and Whitehead you gain 25 years of combined experience. The principals personally visit Canberra monthly and can be consulted at Walsh's Hotel in Queanbeyan on Friday October 11 from 9 to 3 30 pm and at Roberts' Pharmacy in Canberra on Friday October 18 from 9 to 3 pm at 117 Pitt Street Sydney.
Canberra area reports scattered showers mainly on tablelands with snow on the Alps. Cold night with fog patches and morning frost. Fresh, cold westerly winds continue.
Poem lines urging collective effort for a worthy cause. Emphasizes aiding the needy, opposing wrongs, and pursuing a better future through concerted action.
The Leader of the Opposition reviews Mr. Curtin’s Labour policy, noting the campaign includes multiple Labour lines and the need for a clear, unified war program. It questions postwar plans, warns against vested interests, and urges practical, Australia-led development to secure markets and national strength.
Mr Curtin outlines Labour's defence and economic plan during wartime. He pledges full mobilization of resources, national planning, and continued collaboration with the Empire, with emphasis on aviation, oil from coal, and expansion of munitions and transport. He calls for parliamentary oversight and postwar reconstruction.
The minister for air announced long range flying boats to join the United States Navy Air. With a 4 000 mile range they will bolster RAAP long range reconnaissance squadrons and are expected to arrive in Australia by the end of the war.
At a press conference President Roosevelt reports the government has about 10 015 army planes in various stages of construction and deliveries averaging 84 per month.
The Coroner at Wexford returned a verdict that three girls were killed by a bomb dropped from a German plane. Authorities said they know nothing about any events in Ireland on Monday. The inquest urged authorities to pursue the matter to a successful conclusion amid German aggression and Irish anxiety.
The text outlines Labour Party views on postwar reconstruction with focus on economic planning, banking control, and national credit advisory authority. It calls for using Commonwealth Bank, expanding planning powers, and ensuring veterans’ absorption into Australian life while avoiding excessive government command.
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