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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
1
Musgrave arrives there every tuesday and leaves at 6 a m for Fort Dougie and Cook Town returning on Wednesday. Meriads arrive for Papua on August 1. Metungawils for Papuas ports on August 5.
The Howard Smith Company and Australian Steamships announce a Monday 7 pm departure from Port Douglas with a return the same day and a Tuesday 1 pm leg to Teones ville via listed ports. Bombala sails Townsville to Melbourne on August 1. Changsha arrives from Hong Kong ports August 27. Seydlitz planned to sail from Sydney for Lowden via unlisted ports.
The passage describes a deputation of farm labourers meeting with a Cabinet Minister, via Lloyd George and the House of Commons, to press for better pay and conditions. They complain of low wages such as 2 shillings 8 pence a day and 4 pence per hour for overtime, and accuse tram conductors of poor service while seeking fair treatment.
The article notes Frederick Pilagum resigns as cement expert for the Australian Portland Cement Co Geelong to oversee a new plant capable of producing 30 000 tons per year. Construction in Queensland or nearby areas is anticipated as timber shortages push demand up and imports may not meet future needs.
A garbled plea requests the government appoint a panel of fruit tree experts and specialists in farming to review the case and provide authoritative guidance on the matter. The text hints at seeking best advice from specialists in the field.
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