No Post Issue January First 1971
A note states there will be no issue of the Post on January 1 1971 New Year’s Day.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
4
Metal Market Quotation Snapshot From Sydney Report
London series quotes for various metals are listed with standard spot forward and price details. Notable items include Electrolytic wire bars Spelter Tin and Silver with specified spot and forward prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Dee
London
South Mine to suspend productive operations until January
The Superintendent announced in Broken Hill that due to a sharp drop in lead and zinc prices the mine will halt productive operations except slime treatment until January 20. The directors will consider the situation and announce a future plan before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hill
South Mine
Miller Anniversary and Obituary Note
Mr H W and Miss G Miller thank Dr Clark for attention to their mother during her illness and friends for floral tributes and sympathy. Marriage notice: Miller on 25 December 120 at Esplanade residence announces Annie Miller formerly of James Miller, aged 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Miss G. Miller
Dr. Clark
Eagland—D'arcy
St Monica’s
Guinan
Les
Fagland
Diamond Creek
Victoria
Alma D'Arcy
D'Arcy
Dutton
Cairns
The Tyranny of Trade Unions and Spencer’s Warning
A broad survey argues modern trade unions push toward controlled production and broader official rule. It cites Herbert Spencer’s warnings from 1884 and traces a path from Marxian socialism to a renewed form of slavery under bureaucratic regimes, noting risks of limited political resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
British
Trade Union Congress
Jor
Duneedom
Grst
Russia
Ender
Livestock and grain market report and bacon factory progress
At Roma Street market light supplies were delivered with prime lucerne chaff selling at 10/ and 9/1. Local lines sold well with demand strong, wheatley chaff and canary seed traded, potatoes Carmen variety brought 7/4. A bacon factory at Riboohra draws attention with letters praising its ham and bacon quality and expected benefits for farmers and public as plans move forward.
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Brisbane
Roma Street
Lucerne
Carmen
Water power advances claim historic dam speed
A battered fragment states that water power, possibly from Spa and Venere, has achieved rapid progress for years, surpassing Paton Kei as a leading diameral water source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntietidon Spa
The Threat of State Control and Tax Slavery Discussed
The essay argues that government expansion and taxation subjugate citizens, turning taxpayers into slaves who fund state services, subsidies, and defense. It contends reformists risk increasing coercion, while leaders and unions gain salaries and power at the expense of rank and file workers who remain nominally free.
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Spencer
Himerf
Refsom
Groceries Trade Shows Shifts Across Commonwealth States
Official statistics on monthly food and groceries movements reveal a general decrease in November across the Commonwealth with notable declines in Queensland and South Australia while increases are recorded in some states during 1919. The report cites figures like 44 and 29 per cent shifts, indicating broader market movements and regional differences.
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Commonwealth
Dental Holidays and Townsville Cargo Notes
The item notes dentist Koudson will be absent until January 3, 1921. It mentions Townsville leaving for Port Douglas and Cooktown with mails and passengers, Tolga cattle sales by Vetter, Mallina loading logs for the south, and Cairns postal schedules. Also reports 68 Cairns Labour Bureau registrations in December and a Hambledon mill payment distribution, plus a Wharf Accident involving Mc Grath at the Chicagoe wharf with hospital treatment.
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CW. Koudson
McGrath
Chicagoe
Cairns
Cairns Police Court Drunkenness Fines Set
Cairns Police Court Hearings held Wednesday before Mr Simpson. Defendants charged with drunkenness: David Collins with 17 prior convictions fined 10 shillings or 48 hours. Geo Churchill with 20 prior convictions fined 20 shillings or three days. Patrick O Sullivan with three prior convictions fined 10 shillings or 44 hours. David Jones with two prior convictions fined 10 shillings or 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
W. Simpson
Defendan
David Collins
Geo. Churchill
Patrick O'Sullivan
David Jones
Father Jerger's Intent Reported After Deportation
German-born priest Charles Jerger, deported from Australia, landed in England on Promisitar to report to the Abend Borean. He planned to leave the country soon, possibly to Hal or the United States, to visit his younger brother who is a director in peace.
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Jerger
Charles Jerger
Australia
England
Abend Borean
Melbourne “Age
Highcate
London
Hal
United States
Picace
Three Die In Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds Rockfall
A rock collapse on the Cave of the Winds bridge at Niagara Falls killed three tourists as a party explored the Horseshoe Falls area. The accident marks the first fatal incident since the bridge opened in 1883. Visitors describe the scene as loud and perilous with roaring water and shifting rock.
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Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Nigara
Tax refunds blocked after High Court exemption ruling
Following the High Court ruling that soldiers on active service are exempt from income tax for wartime service, many have filed refund claims with the Federal Income Tax Committee for 1915 to 1920. The Deputy Commissioner delays action awaiting new instructions, provoking public outcry over perceived inconsistency with tax act deadlines and penalties.
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Federal Income Tax Committee
Hicare
Melbourne “Age
High Court
Government and Labor Tension in Burke
The article describes a dispute involving the Burke member and Labor bureaux. Officials resisted channeling labor through the Cairns agent, preferring Korean labor. It recounts difficulties for labor agents in arranging work and mentions past practices of State stations led by McGugan and tactics to redirect men away from certain industries.
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Burke
Bor Ree
Cairne Shoul
Menim Ot Poseness Industries
McGugan
iSerass & Poly
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Atver
United Kingdom
Dosth
Lve
Theezelout
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Bolomen Islends
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James Kell
Dessios Miller
C.md
Guvernor
Dee. Oth
Iai
Neary
Man
Sisi
W. H. Green Ltd
Mils E J
Harris
Victoria House
Lake St. Cairns
P.O
Abel
Customs Forwarding
Mercantie & Produce Broker
Pollard
Melbourne
P.O. Box
E. Cross
Church Services
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
McDonnell 4& Har
Hamlyn
Dalgety & Company Ltd
ORE and Metal Buyers
Mareeba
Fries
P. N. Daugaard
the Post
Stanley Speer
M.rcvs
Yongabarra
Riboohra
Isc Seattecooene
A. M. Shand
Biboohra
Mrs. Hughes
Miss Smith
Melbourne House
Phone
Grocers
Biboohra Meat Export Co
Bibootira
Tee Nate
Pee Allan's
Sachs Street
Fordson Tractors
Fub Gaiina Motor Agency
Bo, Caires, Or Mayers Ltd
Dea of Groceries
Townsville
Port Douglas
Cooktown
Morda Donley
Tolga
Vetter
Mallina
Burns, Philp Amds
Thursday Island
Gulf
Lowney
Craig
Cairns Labor Bureau
Cairns Lakor Bureau
Hambledon Mill
Hambledon Csr
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