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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
6
Local items report social visits and arrivals in Cairns and Innisfail. Mr Blakeley, Abbott Street, attends storekeeping duties. Mr Vaughan Wilson visits from Einasleigh. Mrs Griffiths returns from Gordonvale. Fr Hoyne nearing Gulf districts return. The sugar station at South Johnston readies, and Mr Docker of NSW Red Cross honored.
A Melbourne report from April 13 states the Employers' Federation of Australia held a morning conference chaired by Senator Fairbairn to discuss how profit sharing and cooperation could improve relations between employers and workers. Delegates agreed to report proposals to federations and plan another conference in October in Melbourne to seek concrete decisions.
A letter from Chas. A. Jenkinson of Mareeba discusses the use of galvanized tanks in Cairns back country. He notes the scarcity of tanks for farmers and describes a wartime treatment method using cement and sand to extend tank life. The method, cost about 4 pounds 6 pence, was applied to several tanks, some with wire netting walls, and credited to Sydney Bulletins.
A North Queensland correspondent denounces a late government award affecting aboriginals as uncalled for and harmful. He argues the policy increases idleness and unemployment, questions white Australia implications, and suggests better protections like alarms or fire escapes. A Brisbane case of a poor boarding house girl is noted as evidence of neglect.
Fragmentary quotes discuss keeping youth, urging a youthful mindset and self care. The text mentions a woman and a vague idea of aging, with garbled phrases suggesting attempts to remain young and lively.
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