Experiences of an English Immigrant in Australia in 1927
A 17 year old leaving England describes immigrant work in Australia from February 1927. He recounts harsh conditions on a depot farm on the Darling Downs, wages of 15 shillings rising to 17 shillings 6d, long hours, and forced stay to pay off passage. He later works varying wages in Maryborough Rathdowney and the Tableland, then with a gardener near Herberton, before seeking steadier pay. He urges caution to others considering emigration and reflects on health and work ability.
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Cairns Post
England
Brisbane
Kangaroo Point
Darling Downs
Maryborough
Ami Cmt
Rathdowney
Herberton
Australia
Appreciation Letter Praises Mayor Collins For Re-Election
An elector promotes Alderman Collins as a proven and capable leader, citing three years of effective municipal management and a strong commitment to the district. The letter urges electors to return Collins to the nine-member council, asserting his experience and public spirit.
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Cairns Post
Collins
Owarh
D'Street
Eines
Hhem
City Council and Harbor Board Resumptions Debate
Anguished letter criticizes proposed land resumptions under Public Works Acts. It questions secrecy, compensation, and who benefits as council and harbor board seek to resume allotments for stores and warehouses. The author urges legal review and collective owner action.
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Cairns Post
Cairns
Beard
Cullen
Warnemor
Submerged allotment hinted in city chambers resumption note
A resumption notice declares that the Crown Law Office will provide necessary advice and urges openness if actions are legal. It mentions a shingle to hang from the new City Chambers bearing City Council and Harbor Board Land Improvement and Investment Syndicate, N.L. under the Public Works Resumption Acts.
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Crown Law Office
City Council and Harbor Board Land Improvement and Investment Syndicate
N.L
Danbulla Public Hall Dance Raises Funds
Danbulla residents and visitors from surrounding districts attended a dance at Danbulla to raise funds for the Public Hall. Murdock led as master of ceremonies with the Kairi Orchestra providing music and local couples performing. A supper, raffled hair brush, and a trophy prize added to the evening's entertainment as Mrs Bakke and Mrs Chalk performed and Mrs Bakke sang.
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Danbulla
Murdock
Kairi
Morris
T. Clarke
FP Summers
Atherton
R. Bakke
Prickly Pear Foes Cactus-Eating Tortoises Arrive
Sydney reports that eight cactus eating tortoises from the Galapagos Islands will arrive tomorrow from the New York Zoological Society. They will be housed temporarily as part of ongoing experiments to eradicate prickly pear.
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Sydney
Galapagos Islands
New York Zoological Society
Red Sunday recalled in storm battered Russia
The piece recounts the 1905 unrest in St. Petersburg known as Red Sunday or Ladimar’s Day. It describes massive protests before the Winter Palace, troop deployments, barricades, and the deadly volley at the bridge end. Father Gapon led the march. deaths and injuries prompted calls for freedoms and reform. Nicholas II stayed away from the crowds.
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Russia
Ladimar
Vlademar
Nicholas II
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Hhem
Walter G. Bell
London
Daily Telegraph
Moscow
Neva
Red Cross
Father Gapon
Piitoff
Vladimar
Sergiuus
Father Gapen
Palace Square
Ti Ief
Suwarrow
Warsaw
Europe
Vhadimar
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