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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
3
A long speech records Catholic and Protestant leaders urging unity for Australia amid war fears. Speakers emphasize peace, religious liberty, and civic duty, urging Catholics and others to support restrained public policy while honoring national service and the memory of Gallipoli.
A parliament debate fragment argues Canada sits protected by the Montor Doctrine with 600 miles of coastline, while Australia faces direct risk. It questions if Australia were conquered tomorrow who would defend Britain and where conscription could be enacted, noting implied global wartime stakes.
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