Floods Prompt Call for Mail Conveyance Reform
North of Ingham expresses anger at Postal Department delays as floods disrupt trains between Townsville and Cairns. Locals urge chartering tugs or launches for mails, noting Hayles have operated Cairns to Cooktown by launch since 1924 with a flawless record. Tully report details heavy rain and rising waters as shipping concerns shift to the ty Coringa and a missing tug search continues.
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Ingham
Postal Department
Townsville
Cairns
Messrs
Hayles
Cooktown
Arafura
Ty Coringa
Playpas Bay
Mary
Degern
Fedgal
Herbert
Innisfail
Mail delays and storms hit Innisfail reports
Reports from Innisfail describe postal service disruptions with mail and parcels delayed since the prior week. A severe afternoon storm followed a dramatic barometer drop, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that hampered transport.
Weather and floods across Townsville and Cardwell districts
Rain totals for Thi bemines pete of Fate tie. Ingham reports overcast skies and slow river rises. Herbert River area sees water three feet over rails at 4 pm. trains to Cardwell paused while plans formed for a Townsville to Mareeba service. January rainfall reaches 15.44 inches. February surges to 31.30 inches. People celebrate grass growth and easing roads as chains come off city vehicles.
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Ingham
Herbert Bir
Card
Townsville
Carrom
Mareeba
TAKER IN TOW BRISBANE MARCH UPDATE
Reassuring news from Brisbane reports that the Peskawer and the Forceful have reached the Gauhled steamer batch on Thursday. Weather conditions grow worse as the Arafura sails, with continued tension as the situation develops.
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Peshawar
Brisbane
Woo
Weathered note on floods near Camenera Creek
Fragmentary report describes rain measures and river flooding along Cape Moreton, Brisbane, and Canungra during March. It notes the Coberg River and Camenera Creek reaching high levels with streams racing and Keel structures affected.
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Coberg River
Camenera Creek
Tweed Heads Cyclone Causes Flooding and Electrocution
Flooding closed roads at Tweed Heads as a person was electrocuted by a fallen overhead wire. Heavy seas reached beaches well above normal high water marks while winds eased later today.
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Tweed Heads
Heavy rains flood Nerang and Murwillumbah streets
Two miles of water with Nerang Creek flooded low lands and roads five feet deep while Tweed River at Murwillumbah rose about 12 feet. South Murwillumbah and River Street were submerged isolating residents who used boats. Government wharf also reported flooding.
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Nerang
Murwillumbah
Tweed
South Murwilemma
Timber Workers' Union Breach Case Before Judge Lakin
In Melbourne March 1 Judge Lakin presides over a breach of award case against the Timber Workers' Union for striking conduct. He notes penalties may reach £1000 with no mitigating circumstances. Evidence shows mills reporting 46 hour work stoppages and widespread union movement amid circulars and protests directed at Judge Lukin’s award.
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Melbourne
Lakin
Timber Workers’ Union
Ham
Seemes M. Deweee
Lukin
Jedge Lukin
Wiliam Scanlon
Victorian
Timber Workers’ison
Red
High explosives cracker makers fortune in London
London dispatch reports Thomas Smith, connected with a world famous explosives firm, amassing a fortune. Details are sketchy as the notice outlines rising wealth connected to explosive manufacture pending further verification.
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London
Thomas Smith
New Year Honours List Names Sir Berkeley Moynahan Baron
London February 25 reports Sir Berkeley Moynahan named in the New Year Honours as a baron. Moynahan is Emeritus professor of surgery at Leeds University and gains a noble title in recognition of his service.
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London
Berkeley Moynahan
Sir Berkeley
Leeds University
Southern gale leaves district damaged and rivers rising
A March 1 report from Yandina notes extensive damage from a southern gale with uprooted trees broken lines and ruined crops. Lismore faces possible floods as heavy rains swell the Richmond River and cut off road access to coastal towns.
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Yandina
Lismore
Richmond
Triumph for the Law in Controversy Over Industrial Offences
In a heated debate at Canberra the Opposition leader Mr Scullin argued that recent government measures in the Crimes Act make industrial actions criminal and threaten the right to work. Prime Minister and others defended the laws saying they protect the community from strikes that destabilize the economy. A suspended member and interruptions marked the session as Speaker warned for order.
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Scullin
J. H. Scullin
Australia
Bruce-Page
Australa
Fey
Pete
Bruce
Culbert
Canberra
Coleman
Sculfin
Drake
Brockman
Queensland
C Mir
Hrmce
A.W.U
Corsican Vendetta Trial Reveals Bloodthirsty Family Killing
In Bastia Corsica Madeleine Mancini is sentenced to life for aiding in the murder of her father and brothers who she claimed betrayed her lover Romanetti Socalli the bandit king. The killings began in 1911 and culminated in 1925 with a farmhouse ambush witnessed from a balcony. Perpettini led the bandits and was killed in August 1928.
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Paris
Bastia
Corsica
Madeleine Mancini
Romanetti Socalli
Madeleine
Perpettini
Romanetti
Great Tidal Waves Hit Anese Villages
Fragmentary reports describe severe tidal waves causing large loss of life feared as coastal areas around Chosld face widespread damage and evacuation orders amid rising tides and storm conditions.
Government builds cottage aged home at Charters Towers
A government project in Charters Towers aims to house aged inmates in a new home to replace the barracks system. The plan features small cottages with garden plots and is slated for completion by May.
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Charters Towers
Nikita Abandons Claims in Russian Czarship Controversy
Paris March 1 Nikita withdraws claims to the Russian Czarship in favor of Duke Cyril while remaining a clerk and acting as Cyril's ambassador. Cyril gains strong backing from Russian monarchists during the war and a parliamentary disturbance follows as Mr Blakeley is suspended amid uproar.
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Nikita
Cyril
Paris
Ed Rabble Protest at Downing Street and Parliament
A march by twenty unemployed men led by a Communist group gathered at 19 Downing Street seeking an audience with Mr. Baldwin. After refusal they moved to Parliament House, spent time in Central Hall, and sent cards to Labor members. An uproar followed as the crowd sang, police dispersed the disturbance, no arrests were made.
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Indon
London
No. 19
Downing Street
Baldwin
Parliament House
Labor
Fou
Cyclone Rips Through Westoria Sufier District
A cyclone battered Westoria causing windows to shatter and roofs to collapse across homes churches and a hospital. The Post Office verandah vanished while police stations suffered broken windows and debris blown into the bush. Only one residence kitchen remained intact as a motor truck was moved 300 yards by the wind. Rain measured about an inch.
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Tully
Raila
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Wesld
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Carkee
Oo Usall
Cardwell
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Herbert River
Taker
State Survey
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Nerang Creek
Lueiwus
ETAND
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Seasion
Justice Lakin
MR. Bruces
Mr. Coleman
Carnival OF Crime
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Perpetuni
OPS’ Appeal
Industrial Bomday Obser
VANCE
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Blake
Tession
Fenten Aoe Makin
Mir Stewart
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Ieee
Arith
Westoria Sufier
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