05 May 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
1
A fragmented OCR list shows names and places across Queensland towns including Cairns, Herberton, Charters Towers, Townsville, Ayr, and Thursday Island. The long string includes individuals, firms, and localities such as Peters, Moore, Wilkinson, Moss, Newell, and Gl gregory, with scattered time references and locations like Halifax and Einasleigh.
Shipping movements listed show Mingrave sailing weekly from Townaville to FF Post Mounglas and Townsville direct routes to Sydney Melbourne and Singapore. Various steamers call at Cairo, Bowen Mackay, Port Darwin, and finish with Melbourne return trips and Hongkong bound departures.
A vintage advertisement extols Hoadley’s jams and jellies as superior to all others. It urges readers to obtain them at leading stores and to try them.
Melbourne dispatch reports MPs expect a prolonged debate on the address with costs to Parliament, ministers salary upkeep and building expenses unchanged by session length. Cost of living rises prompt Liberal and Labor scrutiny, with Mr Kelly defending the Teesdale Smith contract amid tender issues and calls for ministerial responsibility.
The article reviews Labor and Liberal dynamics with Mr Irvine urging an early appeal to the People. It discusses coalition prospects, front-bench advantages in debates, and the potential for a mixed coalition ministry amid questions over constitutional amendments.
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