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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
2
The text mocks postwar planning with a plan to use troop carrier planes and gliders to relocate residents for summer comfort. It advocates keeping residents healthy and criticizes council priorities while lamenting future rate increases.
A Cloncurry Advocate clipping parodies intercoms on planes and gliders, cargo talks, and a mock telegram chain about airfield operations. It references a racecourse scene and jokes about disinfectants, stench holes, and plans to house pensioners, while noting a wartime Victoria Cross award to Indian Army personnel.
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