28 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
1
Between Cairns and various world regions a complex exchange of cargo names appears in the fragmented OCR text. The readable bits show trading terms and place references without a coherent narrative or clear event.
A garbled 19th century notice describes a two berth passenger steamer with English stewardess and port facilities. It mentions rates of fares and freight and lists Joe P. Pharaoh as contact for La Line addresses and sailing directions.
The record lists multiple vessels and routes including Kuranda from Townsville to Melbourne via Cairns, Bowen, and MacKay. Keppel Hay to Bris bane. Moy or Update: various ships like Wyreema, Widonga, Aroatec, Manua, Waitara, and Suva routes from Melbourne to Cairns and Sydney. It notes departures, arrivals, and scheduled times across ports such as Townsville, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Vancouver with dates in July and May references.
In Ottawa, officials question graft in government departments while calls for tariff removal grow. Meanwhile in London the Grand Trunk Railway workers reject arbitration terms and the Canadian Pacific Railway workers issue an ultimatum, signaling broad labor tensions.
President Taft persuades Congress to strike immune status for labor unions from the Sherman Act, aligning with a Supreme Court ruling. The report notes a London Sunday summary critiquing the Victorian League's Miss Talbot for a one sided Times statement.
Melbourne report outlines Mr Batchelor remarks on the Northern Territory dispute. A proposed rail link within the territory may extend into Queensland under the agreement being debated. The Prime Minister pledges a £45,006 advance next Thursday and discusses plans to fund the navy without borrowing.
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