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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1912
Page
4
A dense jumble of notices from Cairns includes visits by Mrs. Brische and others, travel plans to Fort Douglas and Ingham, and local business ads. Mentions of the Tanamincks, Rev. Wr. Henry, and various officials appear among medical and product pitches, with transport details and appointments sprinkled throughout.
In Brisbane officials completed a fresh electoral distribution after a Federal Commissioners meeting. Delegates from Local Authorities presented to the Governor an address promising loyalty and inviting him to visit Queensland. The piece, ornate and inlaid with Queensland words, reflected regional cordiality. Sydney reports show measles cases rising with two deaths last month. A cook shop blaze caused ground floor destruction by fire and smoke.
A heavy southerly gale has affected most parts of the Dominion over the last two days. Heavy frosts with snow falls have been reported in many places.
Regional retailer pledges no trouble too great to satisfy customers and invites a trial order. The message emphasizes willingness to go beyond standard service and urges customers to test the firm with an initial purchase.
Overseas reports note corn crop rotting in storage and wage deductions. Apprentices at Glasgow strike for higher pay, insurers reduce wages. Rolls and machinery orders disrupted as Britain exits the Sugar Convention, with cancellations affecting industry in Glasgow and London.
Worcester team to face Australia selections in lightweight class with contenders Simpson Hayward H R and C Pearson Burrows Have ufc Chester Jack Reed among the listed entrants. Cur r an Mart his ian Jeanette figures appear in the chess note with Dan Mc Keatrick as manager. World chess claimants McIntosh offer rejected.
A Cairns venue named Melbourne House on Abbott Street hosts a live music night featuring Long Biact Liste Gloves. The event highlights a single song lineup and draws local music fans to the downtown spot.
A readable fragment lists individuals such as Dr. McClart A Townson C Horton A Hall I OGom Crista W Cathimg T Schieh W Cornell F Moller W Wites F Lichter with numbers like 200 500 600 and 29 20 80 12 100 33 85. The text ends with retirement mention and scattered coded annotations.
A Melbourne professor argues the living wage concept underpins wage awards in unskilled labor and should not be treated as mere minimum pay. He notes the high court’s stance on fairness, cites cases, and warns arbitration risks bias from employer influence and judicial overreach.
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