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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1946
Page
5
A Sydney era article reports inflation concerns as Prime Minister Chifley defends tax reductions while critics argue the concessions fail to offset rising costs. The piece contrasts 1839 purchasing power with 1928 and 1930s living costs, noting consumer prices for food, clothing, and household goods, and cites statisticians questioning real wage gains amid wartime price shifts.
July meeting notes from the Mirriwinni Beiretivonl Sexech and the EW A reveal accounts for rent and gifts from Bristol branches. Powman Club reports a successful youth meeting with a king toast, a retiring supervisor’s address, and a cash balance of £30 3 4. State School committee talks cover an annual fancy dress ball and a planned children’s dance event, while residents travel to Innisfail, Mount Gernet, Pawngilly, and Malands for visits and holidays.
From London a dispatch reports Ministers failed to reach agreement at a Cabinet meeting on wage and price questions. Prime Minister Lloyd George urged unity with other Commons leaders but did not authorize a 30 percent rate endorsed by the economic conference. Spearheaded by the Treasury and Labor departments, the delay delays action on the proposed policy framework.
The article discusses petrol tax revenues in Queensland, detailing allocations to state infrastructure and the Commonwealth. It cites figures from the year ending June 146, noting over 42 percent to state instrumentalities and about 66 million to consolidated revenue, with a portion for roads and defense. It mentions comments by government figures on petrol tax, RACQ, and associated costs.
In an exclusive interview CP Ramaswamy Iyer says the Travancore government has not been formally approached by any state to dispose of thorium. He notes private inquiries exist, mining rights lapse and may not be renewed, and that firms in Britain and the United States process limited ore.
In a northern region,无 readable context. The OCR fragment provides limited coherent facts beyond place indicators and cardinal directions, yielding a sparse item with no clear event or identified entities to describe.
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