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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1945
Page
4
Reading through dangerous air routes over the Hump, RAF crews endure violent cloud bands and icing as they shuttle materiel between India and China. Veteran Jack Yendall aids with high speed crossings while pilots battle turbulence, visibility loss, and demanding mountain corridors.
A fragmentary wartime reminiscence describes a Royal Flying Corps squadron, its pilots and crew attempting Hump flights over the Himalayas into China, with one craft and crew never found. It recalls veterans from World War I era, RFC roots, and later AAS training amid perilous weather and harsh terrain.
A fragment quotes Dr Barro praising speech as the rudder of human affairs and the spring that sets action in motion, noting its guiding and motivating role in society. The excerpt appears as an archaic, editorially styled reflection on rhetoric’s power.
The article recalls wartime roles from 1940 through the Far East, noting Catalina pilots in the North Atlantic, Royal Air Force service, and recent command structures. It mentions Churchill’s strategies, British and Allied air and sea forces, and the SEAC leadership under Lt. General Sir Oliver Leese, with a focus on supply routes to China from India and the evolving Allied command in South East Asia.
A damaged wartime wire reads as a fragment noting General MacArthur and Manila with uncertain details about positions and operations. The garbled text mentions a meeting and potential commands but lacks clear names or dates to establish a definite event.
A muddled July dispatch outlines Allied air and sea commands in Southeast Asia. It notes air forces under Lees, Park, and Coryton aiding SEAC, with Dakota supply runs to Burma and Rangoon operations. It cites future amphibious plans, Japanese setbacks, and Burma liberation as pivotal to Allied victory.
A speaker argues postwar England cannot sustain its population and Australia must grow its own populace to avoid decline. He warns of Britain’s looming economic strain and urges migration, advocating a White Australia policy and a robust Australian birth rate to secure light industry, home market, and future independence within the Commonwealth. He critiques government ownership and taxation while urging practical immigration tied to land and opportunity.
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