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Comedy King single work   prose   humour  
Date: 1970 Place: Cooktown, Port Douglas - Cooktown area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Comedy King
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Three men travel for miles on foot and by vehicle to the recruitment offices in Chillagoe, then Cairns, to enlist for the First World War. One man with a short leg endeavours to fool the doctor, and is highly offended when not selected.

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Last amended 3 Sep 2009 12:21:53
Subjects:
  • Cairns, Cairns area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
  • Chillagoe, Mutchilba - Dimbulah - Chillagoe area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
  • 1914
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