Local Option debate stirs Innisparl district
Reports from Innisparl May 4 indicate rising interest in local option liquor laws. Charles Cook of the Tully New Licences League claims changes would follow if government shifts, while Opposition Leader Moore hints at repeal if his party returns. Local concerns include memorials for Carlyle and votes tied to six month polls.
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Innisparl
Argusrat
Thuy
Thretjon
Herbert Divinies
Taniefall
Charles Cook
Moana
Cook
Queensland
Bert
Alta
Tully
Eed
Adam
Eta
Acta Nove
Owr
P. Pease
Carlyle
District Fe
New Use for Plywood in Building Design
The article discusses international efforts to develop new materials and methods for modern construction. It highlights experiments in the United States with built up floor panels made from plywood sheets glued at joints to joists, noting the challenges of achieving adequate span and the need for testing to validate such constructions.
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USA
Illiteracy Remains Widespread in Western State Schools
A 1935 survey notes that despite education efforts many in western districts still cannot read or write. Old and young rural residents struggle, with signatures often made by scribbles or clerks. Clergy, postmasters, and teachers commonly aid literacy efforts as isolated communities conceal deficiencies.
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Tppa
Shammas Ol
Prince
Complex Cane Sugar Accord At Local Mill
A draft agreement involving a mill owner and cane growers sets harvest and delivery terms for the coming season. It specifies weekly delivery of cane and sugar outputs, penalties for late or damaged deliveries, and the need for authorized surveys of cane land before harvesting. The document references government regulations and a Cane Growers council overseeing enforcement and penalties.
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Inntrpall May
Rilfie
Hatrmax
Prices Board
Sime
Aca
Department of Commerce eases fruit embargo for Victoria and Tasmania
The Commerce Department reports a successful conclusion to lifting the embargo on fresh fruit from Victoria and Tasmania to the Philippine Islands after shipments arrived at temperatures around 45 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit rather than the 20 degree benchmark. Australian exporters are praised for advancing trade, with strong prospects for Philippine and broader Eastern markets as Californian and Japanese ports stall.
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Department of Commerce
Victoria
Tasmania
Philippine Islands
American advertising zeal inspires Australian move
Mr Elton Firm, an Australian salesman, returns from America to Melbourne after 15 years in the United States. He ran an advertising art school in San Francisco and plans to start a Melbourne school. He argues advertising lifts business and cites American success as proof. His family, including two children born in America, face a shift in cultural loyalties as they anticipate new opportunities in Australia.
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Elton
Melbourne
America
Francisco
Brisbane Telegraph
Fos
Ike
Australis
Cape Moreton
Cape Morel
Joyce
Donald
Sentment
Dar
Fes
Australia
Customs House Sale of Confiscated Goods in Brisbane
A Brisbane Customs House sale featured confiscated items from bottles to tobacco and china among 36,000 tins and years of contraband. Bidders bought European and Asian goods, including cigarettes, decanters, and whisky, with brisk but cautious bidding and prices ranging from low to mid range as authorities cleared the lot.
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Brisbane
Rion
Bowie
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