Torres Straits Subsidy Talks For Weekly Steamship Link
Brisbane reports a £3000 subsidy plan for a weekly Torres Strait steamship service. The Premier noted wartime suspension is ending as a British India steamer heads to Queensland, with potential reestablishment to boost cargo to northern ports. If inducements succeed, a four weekly service could run with about £48,000 yearly subsidy.
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Brisbane
Torres Strait
Queensland
Anil Catreed
Appointment of State Insurance Commissioner in Brisbane
December reports J A Watson, who had acted for Goodwyn, resigns and is chosen as State Insurance Commissioner at a salary of £1000 per year. He takes over the duties immediately.
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Brisbane
J. A. Watson
Goodwyn
Scapegoats and bankers lead off December news
Fifty temporary workers at North Ipswich railway workshops were dismissed today and left with their kits and tools. No further dismissals have been announced. In New York on December 1, bankers from Chicago New York and Boston launched a livestock finance corporation with 22 million dollars in capital.
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Brisbane
North Ipswich
New York
Chicago
Boston
Strike in Rome Cuts Power and Trams
In Rome on December 1, an electricians strike left the city dark and without trams. The government deployed soldiers and sailors to the power houses. In London on December 2, Clyde shipyard carpenters and joiners struck over a 12 weekly wage bonus cut, with employers saying current Trent wages are unaffordable amid rising shipbuilding costs.
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Rome
London
Clyde
Trent
Relief drives feed 694000 German children daily in Berlin
The American Quaker relief organization now distributes food to about 694000 German children and mothers daily, primarily in Berlin, with additional rations reaching wet caped zones. The French army also supplies 111000 rations daily to the affected areas.
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Amsterdam
Der
Armericin
Berlin
Piles the Modern Bane of Life Advert
Suffering from piles prompts plea for Rexona Ointment as relief. Ad promotes Rexona rapid healer ointment for itching and bleeding piles, available from chemists and stores at 1/6 for standard size and 2/- for large size.
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