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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
2
Australian Press reports Toronto on October 34, the Dionne quintuplets appeared at a loan rally. With Yvonne reading, the sisters rode onto the stage on white tricycles as their group of ropers provided the backdrop for the event.
Valparaiso Chile October 27 police report eight Axis spies including two women arrested. Authorities say the German shipping agency is the center of a wide spying network.
Fragmented text outlines a community note from Kulara Barrine detailing visits by Robyn to Ingham and other family mentions. It references a VDC gathering in KGUINYA, a Davie family connection, a church or society meeting, and mentions of birthdays, a Christmas parade, and social events. It includes names like Davies, R Dinnie, My S Reboe, and Morty.
A reflective piece argues that while opinion coalesces against excessive surveillance and bureaucracy, the true defense of democracy lies in preserving justice and freedoms. It warns against centralized power becoming tyranny, urging persistent citizen vigilance and inventive public administration to maintain democratic traditions.
A New York report from October 27 describes survivors from a torpedoed vessel including a woman missionary and four others who endured intermittent wavering as they clung to life aboard the drifting craft. They were later rescued near an east coast port.
The Premier Frank Cooper presents the Transport Minister Hon J Larcombe's joined message supporting D T Crowley as Cairns candidate after Huck O Keefe’s death. It underscores Labour priorities during wartime, urging unity, defense measures, and opposition to political disruption while praising leadership and the wartime coalition. The speech pledges attention to workers and vows to safeguard Australia’s interests.
A chaotic political ad from Cairns promotes Labour candidate Sir Crowley. The piece rails against independents, urges voting Labour or Labour-aligned, cites highway and hospital spending and education progress under Labour, and warns against non-Labour candidates. Authorised by J. Grasm, Cairns.
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