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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
3
A crowd of about 350 attended a Cairns campaign event where W McCormack spoke to support the Labour candidate. He urged voters to listen to his policies, avoided personal attacks, and criticized, without naming, rival independents and the Liberal party as the election approached.
The article discusses actions by political figures on end strikes and arbitration. It cites proposals to introduce an inflation stop measure, contemplated Labour parliamentary moves, and the idea that a Liberal government could curb wage disputes through arbitration and industrial court reforms. It notes how Labour and the Liberal party viewed wage boards and conciliation in the Commonwealth, and mentions possible federal intervention if arbitration failed.
A jumble of garbled phrases references aloes pume trademarks and branding hints, with stray mentions of cremation sales and religious deities. The text strings suggest an advertisement page parody or OCR error rather than coherent news. Names like BICKFORD and SACK appear amid scattered product references and claims of guarantees.
R. P. Andrew on Lake Street advertises direct import of curios, fancy goods, Ceylon precious stones, tortoise shell and ebony ivory works, handmade lace, lace samples with width edging and insertion details. Also offers pearlshell work and acts as agent for Ceylon Lanka tea.
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