Queensland Parliament Braces for Tax Rise and Debt Plan
In Brisbane the new Assembly sworn in as Spencer and Foley take seats for Maranoa and Leichhardt. The Treasurer unveiled a heavy deficit and a tightened budget with higher income tax, land tax changes, and increased rail and excise revenues to balance accounts.
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Legislative Council debated Liquor Act Amendment Bill after Christmas recess
The Legislative Council resumed business after Christmas measures. Reports were tabled and debate on advancing the Liquor Act Amendment Bill continued. Mr Curtis argued compensation should accompany prohibition or nationalisation. Mr Page Hanity supported the measure. the debate adjourned with adjournment to a later session.
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Rainfall Reports From Tableland and Midwest
Further splendid showers covered the Tableland and the Middle West in the last 48 hours as the cyclone disturbance persisted. Officials note generally beneficial rains with scattered intensity and no major damage reported to date.
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Weather Bulletin From Brisbane On Storm Moving East
East of Sandy Cape Brisbane reports a cyclone in the south coast and eastern Darling Downs area. The centre was at 6 am moving east southeast with strong winds, rain, and rough seas affecting Cape Moreton and the voyage of the Austral Peak from Nauru to Newcastle reports heavy seas and wind.
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Lennon named Lieutenant Governor of Queensland
Premier Theodore announced that Hon. W Lennon Speaker will be appointed Lieutenant Governor of Queensland. The move does not require Lennon to resign his Speaker's chair or Assembly seat, with a start date to be advised. The Premier said Chief Justice Cooper's status remains unchanged and salary details align with existing parliamentary provisions.
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Engineers' Strike Townsville Embargo Lifted
Advices from Cairns indicate the Controller of Shipping has lifted the embargo on Townsville cargo. A mass meeting of the Sydney branch of the Institute of Marine Engineers was held, with delegates from Queensland and Victoria attending, but no decision on resuming work was reached.
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Victoria
Draft personal programme of the Birdwood visit to North Queensland
A Cairns branch secretary summarizes a draft personal itinerary for General Sir William Birdwood and Lady Birdwood. The route runs from Rockhampton to Gladstone, Bowen, Townsville, Cairns, Thursday Island, Mourilyan Harbor, Lucinda, Townsville again, and Brisbane between May 15 and June 6, with multiple sea passages and inland stops including Barron Falls and Hinchinbrook Channel.
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Hinchinbrook Channel
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Referendum Count Recounts in New South Wales
In Sydney New South Wales the referendum tally is completed and rechecked with the same batch of papers examined twenty two times. The statewide election campaign is linked to the party push to run at least one soldier candidate nationwide in the national interest.
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Australia Senate counts reveal candidate deficit in West
Final preferences recorded tonight show the candidate trailing by 72 votes after elimination rounds. Risley and Gohan were listed as losers in the count, with the decisive impact arising from West Australia Senate distributions.
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Gohan
West Australia
Senate
Brisbane hosts Empire aviators visit heroes at civic reception
Sir Ross-Smith and Sir Keith Smith arrived in Brisbane and were greeted at Government House and Town Hall. Mayors and officials lauded their pioneering flight across Australia, praising the imperial significance and inspiring future generations. A luncheon at Parliament House followed before Capt Wrigley and Sergeant Murphy continued southward.
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Keith Smith
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Macartney
Aero Party
Ros-Smith
Queensland
Sw Kent Smith
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Wrigley
Murphy
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Melbourne
Darwin
Capt Wiig
Boas
Poulet Departs All ahabad in January Crowd cheers departure
Poulet 204 Benuist left Allahabad in January amid a large crowd and announced he will return next October.
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Poulet
Benuist
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Japanese push for racial recognition in League mandates
From Paris dispatch. Japan seeks racial recognition in mandates and a non discrimination rule among League members. Tokyo aims to ensure that laws of mandating powers apply in their territories, influencing upcoming League assembly debates.
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League of Nationa
Soviet Ambassador Weisstein Underscores Vancouver Tension
An undiplomatic note surfaces in Vancouver as Gregory Weisstein, an associate to the Soviet Ambassador, is cited in a disruptive exchange. Authorities assess the incident's implications for U. S. and Soviet diplomacy while monitoring potential escalations.
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Vancouver
Gregory Weisstein
Iggy Attacas Amid Public Debate Ends With Confidence
In Cairns Craig, a chemist, confronts a tense clash as the public debate stalls over a mystic word confidence. The scene centers on the phrase that steadies discourse.
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Cairns
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