Dust Storm and Fire Mark Turbulent Week in Mackay
The Mackay district endures drought after dust storms and cyclone devastation. Fires destroyed the Standard office while a magisterial inquiry is planned. Shipping delays persist as port congestion and a stalled north coast railway hinder relief efforts.
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Standard
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Macalister
Ockay
Rockhampton
North Coast Railway
Mackey
Sydney Street
Praness River
Mackay Harbor
Vrmers
T —Ee Pcpnt
Slaex
Kmastios
Lodge Caledonia S.C
Brassbell
Cairns
Teowai
Mac
Rossville and Tin Fields Notes Recap and Tin Market
Reports from Rossville and Tin Fields note resumed work after holidays with mines like Annan River Co No 1 face and Bloom field prospects. Mrs Kerr visits Rossville for a promising season while tin prices slump to 4s per unit amid global demand, prompting discussions on tariffs and Australian development.
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Annan River Co
Kerr
Rossville
McLean
Kely
Romey
G. Leonenés
Lode Hill
Bloomfield Scrub
Gerwae
Australia
Hugh Nes
Ships for Australia large tonnage headed there soon
Melbourne Dec 29 Mr Watt says telegraph from Mr Hughes notes 33 steamers totalling 423973 gross tons to proceed to Australia in December and January with troops invalids munition workers and families. Also 60 steamers totalling 411600 tons en route to load wheat and flour plus 15 cargo steamers 10216 tons and other sailing ships with 48666 tons to Australia New Zealand. Total cross tonnage 891445 en route or sailing in December and January for Australia and New Zealand under various controls.
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Hughes
Australia
Grosa
Gyoneutral
Eea
Ross
New Zealand
Iland
Dominions
Commonwealth Government Line
Commonwealth
Railway policy in Northern Territory under reconsideration
Melbourne dispatch reports Mr. Glynn weighing railway options for the Northern Territory in light of a new stance. He notes the North-South Railway may not be fixed to a central route, citing superior pastoral land westward and potential lines from Alice Springs or South Australia toward Queensland and Catherine River. A SA committee proposes a Darwin route via island, while artesian bores and arid terrain mark the journey from Darwin to Camooweal and on to Townsville.
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Northern Territory
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Hergatt
South Australia
Queensland
Catherine River
Sland
Darwin
Camooweal
Camtooweal
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Labor Conditions of America and Australia Compared
Mr Bechy reports on labor wages in America focusing on unorganised labor. Employers complain of slowdowns and warn of trouble if wartime wages are cut. Cooperation between employers and workers on Whitely Commission lines may spread, with government railways food and distribution controls likely to persist. Profit sharing grows as Keeley plans to include these views in a government report. He will visit England next.
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Techy
New South Wales
Australian Press Association
America
Whitely Commission
England
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Australia
Sas Seay Ny
Fort Tween
Keeley
Sectarian Turmoil Affects Federal Tax Department Official
Federal official Mel McRoe is likely to face a board probe over sectarian tensions within the Tax Department. The investigation centers on the officer’s stance toward staff and is linked to a paper called Aubrey mentioned in Parliament.
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Federal
Aubrey
Question of Preference Stir Shuts Fremantle Wharves
The jumpers union grievances over preferences for National workers and returned soldiers lead to mass meeting and withdrawal from the wharves. They sent a ration to the Waterside Employers Association amid the dispute.
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Jumpers’ Union
Ths
Waterside Employers’ Association
Invercargill Tram Trouble Settled Satisfactorily
Wellington reports the tram dispute at Invercargill has been resolved satisfactorily with an agreed settlement between parties and no further action anticipated.
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Wellington
Invercargill
Doctors Clash in Defamation Suit in Charleville
Charleville December 29 Dr Shaw sues Dr Fox seeking two thousand pounds damages over alleged defamation. Both defendants are local physicians.
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Charleville
Shaw
Fox
Soldier confronts man with revolver in tense urban encounter
A returned soldier, James McFarlane, pointed a revolver at Toney H a wary Emer in a tense incident. The event details remain fragmentary with unclear location and full names. Authorities opened an inquiry into the confrontation.
All Blacks Lose to Wales in Wiltshire Test at Swansea
A 35 000 crowd watched New Zealand and Wales clash in drizzle with Wales dominating possession and a late try by Bacon unconverted. Brown Taurei McNaught and Cockroft starred for New Zealand while Welsh backs impressed in a memorable display. The match featured many stoppages as spectators invaded the field during a tame first half and a dramatic second half.
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O'Brien
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Wilson
Fogarty
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