DISEASE PRONE EDITORIAL STAFF SEEK SPECIAL COVER / AUSTRALIA'S IDLE RICH

 

Two items  from a  bound in volume of   Darwin's   1940s  Northern Standard newspaper , published by  the powerful  North Australian Workers' Union,  paint  an  interesting  picture of  the  difference between  a  sick , possibly  beer  swilling  editor  and  the  nation's   idle  rich-  into  wine, gin , scotch , possibly champers .On  the other  hand ,  the paper was   regarded as being  run by  Communists, so vodka could have been  consumed as well.  

The editorial  staff  would have  had   justification  to  feel  crook  and  thirsty  soon  after  this   January  14 , l941   editorial  because  the  Japanese bombed   Darwin  on   February  19, 1942.