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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
6
Mr and Mrs R Philp arrive for a brief stay at the Abbott Street residence. Various locals, visitors, and returning servicemen listed include Diggers Gerald Nielsen and Charlie Crawford, Major McNamee visiting Cairns with honors from Gallipoli and France, and Mrs Bates of Normanton preparing to leave for Herberton.
Letter to the editor criticizes Premier Ryan for proposing extending the franchise to children. The writer warns the measure could destroy government and urges a referendum. Doubts about 18 year olds voting and fears the proposal as dangerous, impractical, and harmful to the political system.
Melbourne correspondent reports a Sydney letter on a speech by Hughes praising Australian sacrifices in the war. He affirms loyalty to the country, vows to act beyond regulations, and salutes diggers and the nation for forging a greater Australia, ending with a panorama of sacrifice and national fame.
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