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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 20, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to compulsory attendance and weekly schedules on Mondays and Fridays. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to specify a full event or authority.
Broken Hill prices quoted for various bonds and currencies. Enoggera fat stock market saw about 8600 sheep penned with sales from 7/9 to 15s. Cattle numbers near 1200, opening firm then easing by close. Prices per 100 weight noted with prime beasts and midgrade splits.
London market notes show Sagar quoted with ordinary and best granulated prices down two and one pence respectively. Discount on 3 months bills at 32 percent. Bradford woollen market firm with prices unchanged. Butter dull with scarce colonial cheese, Australian and New Zealand activity mixed.
Instructions for flaying calf and goat skins to preserve value. Emphasizes humane opening, thorough salting, drainage, and drying to prevent hair loss and color change. Advises proper handling, piling, and branding for prompt delivery.
The text records a political tirade criticizing the Fisher government and defending Liberal policies. It references old age pensions, state funding, and financial arrangements, arguing the Liberal government left a deficit and accusing Labor Socialist policies of taxation excess. It cites The Age and Melbourne commentary praising protectionist stances and criticizing electoral betrayals by Labor figures. It also quotes Donnald Campbell's remarks on farmers and land issues in South Australia.
The text outlines how Liberal women should vote in Queensland elections. It prescribes a single Liberal member for the House of Representatives or three Liberal members for the Senate.
Women declare knowledge that Liberal representatives will back Liberty for all classes and praise three Queensland senators as worthy of confidence. They emphasize careful study before voting no to six proposed constitutional alterations, urging intelligent responses after thorough consideration.
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