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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
2
London dispatch reports the National Union of Railwaysmen conference backing complete co ordination of land, air, and coastal transport under public ownership with full trade union representation. Delegates insist transport be owned by the nation, not private interests, to support the war effort without shedding blood.
The text records the death of Mrs Alice Mary Brown at her daughter’s Cairns residence after a sudden illness and notes survivors including two daughters and a son. It also mentions the death of Mrs Susannah Williams, a widow from Townsville, and a long obituary for Major Colin Clyde Carpe highlighting his Boer and Great War service, enlistment in Innisfail, New South Wales and his later roles, with associates including Mr ER Campbell and G A Campbell of the VDC.
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