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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
3
The twenty-second Queensland Parliament session closed December 2. The Governor did not deliver the customary Throne Speech. Members of the Legislative Assembly were summoned for urgent business, and ceremonies included familiar precedents as Parliament prepared to reconvene to address outstanding matters and honours.
Debates cover a war loan stock provision affecting state income tax on interest and proposals to curb duplication in worker housing and competition. Bill changes local authority elections and franchise rules, expands mayoral powers, and outlines food production measures. Discussions include the bank and stock provisions, and government moves on loans, public works, and wheat pool finances.
The bill provides for borrowing 62 000 pounds with government compulsion if loans are not voluntary. Investors may subscribe voluntarily. the House will reconvene on 15 February to consider attaching compulsory provisions. Rockhampton report notes the bill’s stalled progression.
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Fragmented OCR describes a towering multi storey Woolworth structure in a city, with cranes and crowds forming a scene of construction. It mentions a cathedral like building, several hundred feet high, and an extraordinary moment as the structure rises, attracting observers and speculation about its height and impact.
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