Senators debate metal embargo and returned soldiers housing
Melbourne reports unfold in two fronts. Senator Millen seeks a bill to house returned soldiers while Higgins Oldershaw and Knowles rebut Pratten allegations about metal embargo policy. The debate covers tin scrap preservation, export bans, and Commonwealth industry protection with calls for inquiry and printed statements.
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Melbourne
Millen
Fall
Messrs
Higgins and
Oldershaw
Pratten
Senate
Higgus
Common—wealth
Hughes
Commonwealth
Tuo
Fropty. Ltd
Australia
Metal Recovery Co
Nee O
Ube
Knowles
Higgins
Mr. Oldershaw
Gardiner
Supreme Court
High Court
Russell
Maughan
Queensland
North Queen
Pearce
Keating
Walfram
Scheelee
Cace
Demobilisation plans and transport control debated in Parliament
Australian MPs discussed demobilisation delays and whether a special minister should supervise embarkation. Debate covered transport control, Sierra Leona leave for officers, and the War Precautions Act, with concerns over embargoes, loans, and price fixing as Australia winds down wartime measures.
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Australia
England
Watt
Hughes
Amy
Europe
Rarambah
McGrath
Colonel Butler
South Australia
Butler
Pre. Hayden
Sierra Leona
Australia House
Fisher
Geo. Rev
Riley
Garrson
Egypt
France
Charlton
Labor Party
Hear
Heer
Tom
New Zealand Prohibition Referendum Plans Debated
Wellington reports the Liquor Bill proposes a special April poll on national continuation or prohibition with compensation. A bare majority decides, with up to £4.5 million borrowed to compensate brewers and hotel staff if prohibition wins. If not, three issues go to the general election.
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Wellington
House of Representatives
Control of Racing Minister to Inquire
Brisbane reports Assistant Minister Mr Gillies plans to visit New South Wales and possibly Victoria during the Xmas holidays to study horse racing control. He aims to draft a bill for Parliament next session and wants greater government control and revenue from racing, noting NSW bookmakers are taxed for substantial revenue.
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Brisbane
Mr. Gillies
New South Wales
Victoria
Gillies
Butt
Trades Hall Building Land Granted by Order in Council
Brisbane reports that the Lands Minister announced a grant of land in Upper Edward Street for the Trades Hall building after consulting with the Commonwealth about interference with the Meteorological Bureau. The decision, via Order in Council, replaces a previously rejected bill.
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Brisbane
Trades Hall
Upper Edward Street
Commonwealth
Aes
M Meteorological Bureau
Coyne
Trades Hall Trustees
Ee Pa
Connell
Adelaide Tram Stoppage Sparks City Conference Plan
In Adelaide the tram strike caused delays as workers, around 40 men, met to discuss the impasse. They resolved to seek a conference with the Tram Trust and, if unresolved, refer the matter to Justin Higgins at the earliest opportunity.
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Adelaide
Der
Justin Higgins
Ballarat Cup Race Report and Cairns Rifle Club Meeting
Ballarat Cup results noted with winner and betting details. Sydney reports scratchings for the Carringhton Villiers States. Cairns Rifle Club committee to meet at the Drill Shed tomorrow night to discuss Xmas matches and arrange fair programmes.
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Ballarat
Harrison
Stee
O'Sullivan
Bullock
Cairns Rifle Club
Armistice Celebrations at St Andrew's Church
Sunday night service at St Andrew's marked armistice celebrations with Rev W McLaren delivering a text from Judges 7 and 1. He praised Gideon like leaders and faith in God, urging humility in victory and remembrance of the fallen. The choir performed Hear Our Cry and Psalms were sung.
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W. McLaren
Lord
Gideon
Natorial Cari
Covenant
England
Mra Craig
Carnival Opens in Cairns Amid Big Crowd and Quiet Troubles
The Cairns Carnival opened on Wednesday evening with large attendance despite staff pullbacks and a missing brass band. Roy schemes to gain control of an estate through alleged insanity of his wife and Laura’s presumed death surface as conspirators are pinpointed. Walter Hartwright, a drawing teacher who knew Laura, arrives and confronts the plot as past troubles begin to clear. The event features merry-go-rounds, ocean wave rides, and a popular boxer Black Paddy, with plans for further band concerts and Palace Pictures attractions including Up Set and Moonshine.
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Melbourne
House of Representatives
Tudor
Higgs
Spaiix
Archibald
Charlton
Big House
Tase
Mr. Watt
Mr. Pigott
Crown Law Office
Watt
High Court of Australia
Todor
Rumic
Jin
Hear
Her
Cairns Garden Pictures
Ta “Panthea
Norma Talmadie
Ine
Ida Northage
Anne
Roy
Laura
Walter Hartwright
Shvat
Cairns
Owingess
Cairnns Citroens
Red Cross
Cain
Black Paddy
Smeliie
Shield and
Sheridan Streets
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KMAS
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Swallow & Ariell
Chesney
Ledlie &Stillman
Cairns and District
Federal Parliament
The
House of Representati
Costin
Mareeba Vor Medical
Mareeba
Favarich
Columbia
Lonesome Pine
Var
Newman
New Zealand
Order-in-Council
Keen
G.lisha
Cosner Shields and Sach
Sporting
Sydney
Villiers
Colugo
St. Andrew's Church
Heiss
Tamworth
Burks, Philp & CO. Ltd
Burns, Philp & CO. Ltd
Layne
Entertainments
Austral
Laura Reid
Schuyler
Dassori
Merion Haye
Iseah
Sebott Street, Catens
Razzle Dazzle Electric Studio
Palace Theatre
Aims
Mr. Gilder
Atherton
Llesberton
Maceda
Babinda
Wolfram
Palace Pictures
Palace
Paramount
Dorothy Dalton
Suppening
Fuller
Lance
N.o.ra
Tattersall's Hilliard
Abbott Street
Retina
Fallon
Cairns Post
Abbott
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