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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
Fragmented notice notes a public meeting on an ambulance benefit in Australia. The item references nominations, examination of candidates, and a home beautification event with local locations such as Summer Hill and Beaute Hill Road, indicating a community fundraising gathering with electoral and civic details.
Trade notes show metal quotations with Sydney and London prices for copper and related products. Values listed include copper cathode and lead with various forward points and dates, reflecting standard and forward rates in late 19th or early 20th century market pages.
High water at 8:25 am noted with forecasted elevations and table entries indicating tidal timings. Local observatory provides notes on morning tide levels and nearby harbor impact.
Reported in Australia as the marine stewards strike disrupts interstate shipping, prompting wage demands and clashes with Transport Workers' Federation. Justice Hizging notes arbitration limits while unions rally behind stewards, risking widespread idle periods and economic strain.
The piece argues about compulsory arbitration, the right to strike, and the limits of industrial action. It discusses sympathy strikes, the public interest, and the dangers of using strikes to pursue political change, warning against undermining democracy and the economy.
Chieneamer Urilla airna to-morrow takes logs for southern Bern and lew Beant. Cairns Kawiera, arriving at Sydney from Binrneities Hast wreck, sails between Aden and Colombo. Four boats torn from davits, passengers overboard, wireless damaged, crew overwhelmed, yet later reports say all aboard survived the harrowing event.
Fragmented journal column reports a man Charles Jones committing suicide at Julia Creek near Byrne's shed following a train incident. It mentions a police investigation and bank details, plus tidbits about the King Carnival management and local auctions and sales.
Unclear text describes a local sales pitch by Trail & Winsbee merchants on Abbott Street. Ad mentions selling merchandise, pricing, and a request that buyers report results. Fragmentary references to an earlier incident and high priced goods appear.
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