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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
8
An Australian session in Innisfail with Senator W. J. Cooper discusses decentralisation and new secondary industries. He notes Queensland's lead in decentralisation, urges population growth and the shift from war production to useful industry, stressing location by raw materials and existing population centers.
A regional meeting hears proposals to establish a cement works in North Queensland, outlining costs of buildings and machinery and the potential to boost local employment. Speakers emphasize decentralisation, the need for schooling upgrades, and using local resources like sugar and fruit canning to stimulate industry while managing price stability.
A North Queensland delegation led by Mr Ross and including Mr Kingston and Mr Madan discussed establishing a cold storage facility and other secondary industries on the Tableland with Government and Chamber representatives. They outlined cost estimates of £10,000 to £12,000 and potential factory setup, stressing assistance from the Labour Department and finance avenues.
A late 19th or early 20th century regional gathering on the Tableland debated government backed private enterprise for new industries. Suggestions included paper and sugar mill projects, with proposals to establish cement works and a refinery in North Queensland, financed by government support and later sold to private bodies. Torrents of freight costs and the cost of marketing excess produce in the south were noted, and officials promised to route ideas to proper authorities.
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