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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 29, 1929

Page

4

State elections loom as candidates race in May

The piece notes election timing remains unsettled with McCormack hinting a May state appeal after federal campaigning. Both sides have begun candidate selection, and more names are to be drawn. It reports on local civic costs and expansions, including new departments, and mentions the Brisbane waterfront union situation amid broader civic changes.

McCormack Carnarvon Greater Brisbane Civic Federation of Australia Altwo Woints Botanic Gardens Victoria Bridge City Tramways Department Health Department

Waterside unions clash over volunteer labor and waterfront chaos

A conflict pits the Waterside Workers Union against volunteer labor from the Permanent and Casual Wharf Labourers' Union of Australia as seasoned hands lose work on the docks. A weekend meeting called by Waterside Workers' members discussed anomalies, rising accidents from inexperience, and tensions over consignments while prices for grain and fodder items show varied but steady movement.

Waterside Workers’ Union

The Big Four View on Trade and Individual Limits

The paper quotes The Big Four on the subject and notes that without import trade we cannot have export use. It argues that national truth applies to individuals and mentions West Cairns and Holloway.

Rexona Soap Aids Hair Beauty and Scalp Health

Delightful claims promise shinier hair and dandruff control. Rexona Soap cleanses dust dirt and oil while Rexona Suap tablets purportedly stop itching and hair loss, offering strengthened hair and a purifying scalp with tablets sold everywhere.

Rexona

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