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21st Oct 2002, 20:22

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Torres

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For interest, why would Karumba be a war time amphibian base? Can't see the strategic importance? Was the road to Cairns built then - or was it post war? (I seem to recall Karumba and Normanton only had sea links with Cairns in the 1950's?)