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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 01, 1943
Page
2
In a wartime appeal the Combats message asserts France will resist and remain independent from traitors and de Gaulle opponents. It calls for unity with allies in North Africa and warns against Vichy influence fostering a cloud between friends ready to fight side by side.
Central Committee delegate Fernand Grenier discusses in London the French Communist Party stance against the enemy and the liberation of France. He cites Soviet victories in the east, unity among resistance groups, and cooperation with the Fighting French while condemning acts of collaboration.
London broadcast transmits Queen Wilhelmina urging Dutch fighting spirit against German occupation. She condemns cruel tactics, vows swift justice, and inspires youth with plans to reunite broken families and rebuild a reborn Netherlands after liberation.
Last week the Herberton Shire Council met with limited business due to wartime curtailments. The chairman Dr Holdcroft announced farewell tributes to outgoing members while confirming division elections and chairmanship candidates for the council and harbour board.
A fragmented wartime text urges stronger unity among workers and parties to support Curtin Government and defend essential arms and supplies. It promotes a united front of the Australian Labour Party and the Communist Party to strengthen the labour movement and victory.
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