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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
10
Gordonvale notes report on a community meeting, dance event, and school activities. It mentions committee work, a hospital act item, younger guests, and local residents such as J Richardson and Mr. C PeRichardson. The piece records social happenings, hospitality, and travel arrivals surrounding Gordonvale.
The report details government decisions to establish a new maternity hospital with facilities and equipment funded as capital works. It notes that repairs and maintenance will be funded as maintenance by the relevant authorities, with responsibilities for the hospital park and general upkeep assigned to the government.
Melbourne notes discuss endowment policies and the Buie aes committee's findings. The commission urged allowances for dependents, debated payment timing, and warned of burdens on family life amid calls for equal pay, militia reforms, and broader tax impacts in Victoria.
December report notes that Free French leaders Generals de Gaulle and others are deprived of nationality. Vicky column details the legal action and the implications for wartime leadership and exile.
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