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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1919
Page
3
Patrol sergeants and families pass through Chillagoe Draper and Georgetown while Cairns figures, including Mr M Clifford and Mr Pugh, move to and from Innisfail and Kuranda. Officials like Sergeant Goddard and Mr James Clark are noted along with chemist Estert Craig visiting for surveys.
The report recalls Lance Corporal Murery and four Murphy brothers who served in the Australian forces. Captain Kevin Murphy led in action during a major 1916 battle while Corporal Francis Murphy faced trench fever. The family’s WWI story includes hospital returns and a welcome home in London before Murery's return to Australia aboard the Acness and later service with the 6th Battalion.
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