Cairns Steamer Service Delayed With Timetable Demands
Delays in Cairns to Melbourne steamer runs prompt Cairns residents and business people to urge an immediate timetable restoration. Reduced liner frequencies extend port stays, shift northward departures from Tuesday to Wednesday, and cause weekend holds at Townsville and delays reaching Cairns on Sundays. Locals call for ships to return to former schedule so Cairns ships arrive Monday or Tuesday and depart Wednesdays.
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Cairne
Far Merch
Grove Umeatie Factory
Brisbane
Townsville
Coirne
Port Ustil
Wednnesday
Rain Ties Coastal Weather With Heavy Falls Across State
In Brigbane and nearby areas heavy rain drenched the coast and inland districts within a 48 hour span. Torres Strait coast portions and Cape York reported notable rainfall while towns like Nerang Tallbudgera and Palmwoods registered measurable totals. North NSW saw very heavy rain with Mullumbumbby and Bangalow among locations recording significant totals.
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Brigbane
Gulf
Darling Downs
Torres Straifard
Cape York
Thoreday
Olin
Nerang
Tallbudgera
Palmwoods
Verdina Wallombilla
Unclear Commonwealth Budget Changes Preview
Melbourne dispatch reports ambiguous hints of tax policy shifts in the coming year. It notes delays and preparations by the Commonwealth Treasury, with mentions of potential changes to personal taxation and the impact on winter session discussions in Canberra.
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Melbourne
Osinder
Canberra
Commonwealth
Firemen Strike Delays Zenlandia Passenger Ship in Hobart
Hobart January 9 The Parker steamer Zenlandia failed to sail on time after a fireman strike. Two firemen were sick, one must go ashore, others resisted replacement. The company refused demands for extra days off, leading to a 12 hour delay and missing passengers until five were finally aboard. The ship departed twelve hours late.
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Hobart
Huddart
Camiain
Weasel
Cabinet Excuse Sparks Public Works Debate in Brisbane
Fragmentary clipping shows a dispute over who should carry out future installations. The Board claims authority over its own finances and objects to Public Works Department involvement. Chairman Mr. R. Quinn and two Board representatives weigh in as the matter hinges on contract versus department execution.
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Brisbane
Mt. the Pines
Public Works Department
Jada
Allman
R. + Quinn
WweThinem
Vopday Spart
Wiens
Government moves to sell all State stations
Brisbane January 10 Definite action by the Government for sale of all State stations. Those auctioned publicly at end of next March. Minister for Labor Industry and State Enterprises Mr D Gled said today that prospects for the sale were good.
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Brisbane
Labor, Industry
D. Gled
DANGERS OF A POPULAR RESORT
A Cairns postal inspector, F P Trembath, had a perilous journey while traveling toward Mossman with a Native guide along the Freak water. Their horse and rider were swept by a current, narrowly escaping disaster as sharks and crocodiles are said to inhabit the area. This serves as a warning to river travelers near the Preshawber River mouth.
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Daimiree
Mossman
F. FP. Trembath
Acthig
Cairns
Trembath
Fay
Crenn appeals for peaceful settlement at railway meeting
Mr Crenn addressed railwaymen at Crichlewond urging a peaceful end to the inie trial opeokieme. He warned against general strikes and urged adherence to industrial peace, deriding violent or blanket action as ineffective.
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Crenn
Crichlewond
Royal Visitors Begin Sea Idle On Renown Melbourne Stop
The Royal party on the Renown spends its first day at sea in quiet settling into quarters. The Duke and Duchess tour deck areas with officers as weather improves from earlier rough seas and crew prepare for shipboard entertainments.
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Melbourne
Sullivan
Reval Apartacus
Veen
Duke
Ana
Jane
Earl of Cavan
Cavan
Air Minister and Lady Hoare Fly Herculean Route to Delhi
In London on January 10 the Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare and Lady Hoare arrived in Delhi by the liner Hercules after a pioneering civil aviation journey. They left Croydon on December 27 and landed in Delhi twelve days later, traveling across varied climates and skies over rivers deserts seas and mountains. The trip showcased endurance in early air travel and prompted hopes of faster future routes as the service expands.
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London
Delhi
Samel Hoare
Croydon
Descendil
Delhia
Old World
Jomamnsem v Raeburn delivery of three books
The document states an order was issued at Central Power Court regarding delivery of three books to Raeburn. Secretary Jaco Johannaen of the Seamen's Unions reports the case has had no activity for several days and notes the context around the delivery.
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Woney
Jaco Johannaen
Seamen S Unies
Weday
Central Power
Nav Wit
Board of Control meeting awards bonuses and divides funds
Sydney January 9 The Board of Control considered cricket policy changes and approved bonuses for members and the team, plus a £14,000 distribution to all states with the remainder kept for Board work. McSyd Smith Jr honored with a token grant for a memorial.
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Sydney
Board of Control
Mc Syd. Smith Junion
Recommendations To Preserve Harmony On England Tours
A historical note outlines proposals to limit future Test teams touring England to 15 players and pay them a fixed sum rather than a bonus. It calls for a touring team committee to handle social events, return promptly after tours, and require all players to field in off matches. Several points were deferred, including choice of ball.
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Las Palmas
Cotaneay
England
Adelaide Heat Records Set As City Sees High
The Saturday temperature in Adelaide reached 108.8 degrees with a low of 6am showing a high for four years. No relief is expected soon as authorities warn residents to take precautions against extreme heat.
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Adelaide
Body Find of Two Manchester Residents in Derbyshire Cave
Labourer discovers bodies of Marjorie Stewart aged 17 and Harry Fallows in a cave at the Peak Pass in Derbyshire. A bottle of poison found beside them and a discharged scorch suggested they may have died there after a request to extinguish the light. Police traced a car and a married traveller involved in the case.
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Lond Law
Marjorie Stewart
Manchester
Harry Fallows
Fress Lannister
Ta Pass
Derbyshire
Rannieter
Speedway Fatality at Maroubra Claims Driver
A fatal accident at Maroubra Speedway on Saturday night left driver G. Garlick dead. The crash sparked debate over motor racing regulation in New South Wales with officials noting previous fatalities and government efforts to address safety, while Garlick becomes the fourth rider to die at the Maroubra track.
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Sydneyw
Marauhern
Speedway
G. Garlick
New Seth Wales
Bey
Wwen
Garlick
Marcuhers
Imine
Brisbane Hospital Works Shift to Public Tenders
Day labor is weighed down by a Brisbane and South Coast Hospital Board decision to require future works, previously done by the Public Works Department, to be put to public tender and done by contract. The program includes building a General Hospital block of wards with an estimated value of £750,000. The board’s majority favored contracting future projects, a shift that strikes at the heart of the Public Works Department and may see external contractors handling most major items.
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Brisbane
Brisbane and South Coast Hospital
Public Works Department
Jheblie Works Department
General Hospital
Mieslower
Bruce in America review of his work overall
A Canadian reader’s view from Saskatchew shows broad editorial support for Mr Bruce’s efforts in shaping imperial policy through speeches and diplomacy. The piece highlights his push for a more active imperial role, calls for Britain to relinquish sole policy control, and notes sympathy from U S officials toward expanding treaty provisions benefiting Australian business and trade.
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Canada
Mer
Bruce
Hatiely
Britain
Rate
Asturmtia
Canady
America
Australia
Wes
United States
Mr. Brace
Mr. Kellogg
Sirelian
United
Accident in vast yards of track in Sydney
The Steney Fortes mail derailed at 9.20 am near Tichbaror. A section of track tore loose, carrying seven staiver Wucks and three carriages. The engine tank derailed while ascending a incline, with the train advancing several yards before the driver halted it.
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Sydney
Jon
Steney We Fortes Mail
Lange
Tichbaror
Assorted Postwar Migration Figures Across Nations
London reports 30,089 assisted migrants to Western Australia last year plus passengers paying own passage. New Zealand assisted 12,200. Canada tall classes total 140,504 with 47,544 from Britain. Last year's fires to the Dominion set a postwar record.
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London
Jan
Australia
Dominion
New Zealand
Canada
Thitain
Australian Trade Treaty Gains Noted in Winnipeg
Mr. Drace says the Australian Trade Treaty is beginning to work very well as government efforts need support from private enterprise. Mr. Bruce suggests appointing a Austrian Trade Commissioner in the Beninion if resale of ties proves lucrative, to aid private enterprise.
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Winnipeg
Drace
Bruce
Beninion
New Reservoir Construction Progress Report
The Civ Engineer states concrete work is advancing for the New Reservoir. Foundations and walls are being poured with the floor to be completed before walls. Twenty one to thirty one men are employed, with illness reducing numbers. Weathered sand and cement are conveyed by portable tramline to mixers at Reservoir Hill.
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Civ
Ome
Anther
Hankow Crisis Amid Foreign Seizures In Shanghai
Dispatches from Shanghai and Hankow detail foreign concessions seized by Chinese mobs, expulsions of foreigners, and rising anti foreign violence. Reports describe British and American residents evacuated or protected by concessions police, with international powers debating swift intervention as anger spreads toward Shanghai and the Yangtze valley.
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Yangive
Shanghai
Jix
Evernor San Chuan Fang
Miles Weet
Comry
Hankowi
Hanke
Evacuation in Hankow Amid Administrative Shutdowns
Disordered report from Hankow describes the steamer Kutwo sailing for Shanghai to evacuate American women while the concession’s administrative offices move to the groups for safety. The Speer mission is endangered. local residents fear for the future. Customs officers have taken refuge at the American S...
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Hankow, Jus
Kutwo
Shenghai
Concession
Io the
Speer Masion
Ameriegs
Sacoue
Esch Commissioner Sir Joseph Cook’s Term
London dispatch notes Sir Neville’s convalescence during voyage to restore Australian prestige. Report says Joseph Cook has no intention of resigning the High Commissionership, despite renewed rumours, and he holds the job firmly.
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Sir Joseph Cook
London
Sir Neville
Aes
Joseph Cook
Symptoms of influenza spread in Berlin and Geneva
In Geneva and Berlin reports describe rising influenza symptoms including fever and body pains. The brief notes emphasize increasing cases and common discomfort across the region.
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Berlin
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