State Railway Works The Contract System
Brisbane May 23 The Minister for Railways Mr Godfrey Morgan announced that future departmental works would be put to contract where feasible He listed regrading deviations and station work including Caboolture to Gympie 30000 relaying between Beerburram and Vanpigriding 50000 and 195 jobs. Charters Towers to Warrigal 40000 145 jobs. flood protection embankments Rockhampton to Midgee 40 jobs. Dawes Range cutting safety work 40 jobs. new Kalpowar to Monte Hine station and Rockhampton Ipswich building work to cease diverting funds to reproductive works. Rockhampton yard filling completed.
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Brisbane
Godfrey Morgan
Charters Towers
Warrigal
Rockhampton
Midgee
Kalpowar
86 Mile Point
Monte Hine
Ipswich
Federal move calls for power development in Australia
A historical document urges major reforms to plan and control national power resources. It proposes a Commonwealth power commission and state bodies to coordinate electricity supply, distribution, and transport needs, with expert boards and intergovernmental arbitration for efficient development.
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Australia
Australis
Tasmania
Victoria
Seaplane Crash Near Algiers Kills Four Passengers
In Algiers a seaplane bound for Marseilles nosedived on takeoff and sank. The pilot swam ashore while four passengers drowned, and a separate Santa Raphael air crash killed two persons. A mascot dog survived uninjured.
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Paris
Marseilles
Algiers
Santa Raphael
Central Electricity Board advances grid linking Britain
London May 21 The Central Electricity Board shows progress in laying foundations for nationwide supply by passing current over the first two grid sections between Glasgow and Bonnybridge about 20 miles. The board faces £16 500 000 in prospective expenditure but has not yet needed a public loan.
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London
Central Electricity Board
Glasgow
Bonny Bridge
Ceat
Gift for Pope Nine Australian Pearls Proposed
London May 22 reports a plan by English Catholics to raise funds for a gift to the Pope in honor of his jubilee. The proposal calls for subscriptions totaling 200 shillings to purchase nine pearls from Australia. The pearls would be mounted as a jewel to present to the pontiff.
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London
England
Roc
Jhurne
Ustratia
Commonwealth memorandum on Australia power resources debate
The Commonwealth memorandum argues that developing Australia’s power resources is of national importance and invites a frank discussion of the proposals.
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Commonwealth
Australia
Missing airmen Moir and Owen feared to have landed in Timor
Melbourne reports the search for missing airmen Moir and Owen shifts to Timor after failed Darwin leg. Officials note the flight from Muna to Darwin risked sunset and consider Timor as the likely landing area while authorities await confirmation from Koepang and Timor authorities.
Pilot joins search for missing Australian airmen
A Quinias plane left Eagle Farm at 6 30 am to search for missing Australian airmen Moir an Owen. Accompanied by Mr H Compston as mechanic and W Robinson, director of the Defence, the aircraft refuelled at Roma then continued to Tambo. The aviators aim to reach Darwin by Saturday morning with wireless transmissions planned during flight.
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Brain
Atlanta
Eagle Farm
Moiran Owen
Me. H. Compston
W. Robinson
Deceree Land R. Tr
Roma
Tambo
Darwin
Brat
Defence Department
Robinson
Hinkler weighs chances on Muir and Owen flight
London dispatch reports Hinkler expressing concern for the fate of aviators Muir and Owen as he described their final stage as splendid but perilous. He noted possible landfalls near Koepang and the Darwin route, weighing routes and timing across a tense air exploration.
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London
Hinkler
Muir
Owen
Koepang
2 Hoea
Wey
Darwin
Moir
Hathoest
Java
Burns Monument Erection in Brisbane First Sod Turned
Brisbane May 2 the first sod of the foundation for Ye Boris Menument i Centenary Wark Brisbane was turned today by Mr W McGregor chairman of the Mogvawenat Committee and her of the Cateciwian Society. A model by Ward Wille will be cast in bronze and unveiled during Exhibition week in August by the Governor General Lord Stonehaven. The project cost is expected to reach £3500.
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Boris Menument
Elections Cairns Figures In Germs 1838 Poll
A corrupt OCR style report notes the fsa poll results in Germs for 1838 and a comparison with 108 figures. It claims general increases in most sections except McCormack’s votes and majorities. The piece also cites government plans to spend between £4000 and £50,000 on repair and painting of public buildings, mainly in the countryside, as announced by the Minister for Works.
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Fsa
McCormack
Prisbane
Marely
M.rm
King
Rural Award Promises Backed by Government
An Order-in-Council issued every rural worker governed by the Rural Workers' Award. Minister for Labor and Industry E. Sizer said the move shows the government’s determination to honor pre election promises. Abolition of the Rural Workers' Award is expected to broaden scope and aid unemployed preferring country life.
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Brisbane
Wat
Wesday
Labor and Industry
E. Sizer
Government to cut ministerial travel expenses
The Premier announced Cabinet action to abolish the £2 2s per day travel allowance for Labor ministers. From now on ministers will be paid mainly actual travel expenses.
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Brisbane
Labor
Mir
A. E. Moore
Duffy Declared New Eacham Member After Poll Rally
Fifty people gathered at the Eacham Court House on May 23 to hear the declaration of the poll and congratulate the new member Mr. G. Duffy. Speakers Mr. J. Kenny and Mr. J. Clarke attended, with Mr. M. Dwyer delivering the formal remarks and Duffy thanking supporters and labor voters for a fair campaign.
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Labor
Duffy Popularity Celebrated At Northern Areas Smoke Social
Five hundred attendees packed Gilders Hall Atherton for a smoke social and dance honoring M L A Duffy and Northern area candidates J Kenny E A Atherton Clarke and R J S Muir. Cheers greeted Duffy as hall seating ran out and supporters praised the new government. The event reflected broad, enthusiastic support with good humor and unity among attendees.
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Misers
Crouch
Hyde Scott
W. Seymour-Howe
Liberal split and voter shifts in 1923 24 reports
In London 23 university candidates push the final total to 1730 with Conservatives and Liberals showing shifts. Ramsay MacDonald is noted and Labour support declines as moderates waver. The Daily Chronicle recalls 1923 24 Liberal losses and argues new voters now see a clear Liberal program versus Labour.
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London
Universy
Ramsay MacDonald
X. Bradford
Stavast le
Daily Chronicle
Laborite
Liberal Party
Labor
Government backs Commonwealth power over child endowment
Official Canberra memorandum rounds up government stance on the Royal Commission report. It endorses the majority view that full Commonwealth power over industrial matters and child endowment is a prerequisite to any national scheme, noting constitutional doubts about Commonwealth authority but arguing wage and family factors justify the scope.
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Canberra
Royal Commission On
Commonwealth
STUPINITY OF STRIKES The Timber Case
Sydney reports rising discontent among timber strike workers with calls to return to work. Messages from former employers show willingness to resume, while lenders fear growing deficits and a Labour group critiques unequal enforcement of laws and bail outcomes for strike participants.
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Sydney
Bigus
Zach
Women's Vanguard Association
Union Talks on Church Consolidation in Australia and New Zealand
The eleventh Assembly of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand debated a union with Methodist and Presbyterian churches. A motion urged federal bodies to explore cooperation with wider union aims while reporting to the executive. The assembly also endorsed settlement of international disputes and urged tightening divorce laws.
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Brisbane
Congregational Union of Australia
New Craland
BP. Wateng
F. Y. Dowiing
Queensland
Kingdom of God
Qu Land Congregational Union Assembly
Australia
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Sya
Presbyterian Church
Dowling
W. L. Pauson
Nsw
Weir Umon
Unio
Ully
Anl Congregational Ayhes
Patson
GH. Wright
South Australia
Victorian Congregational Union
Mebourne
Berlin Dispatch on Reparations Conference Path to London Pact
The emblematic report urges a May termination of reparations talks with a London August conclave to seal a final pact. It cites Australia’s fiscal strain, calls for tax reform, reduced government waste, and industry led recovery through better revenue and cooperative federalism.
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London
Ie United Presa Bears AM
Tetrazzini Separated From Husband in Separation Suit
The article reports Tetrazzini filing for separation from her husband on grounds of incompatibility. The couple, married in 1926, faced legal action led by Vernati, a business partner described as 21 years younger, with details reflecting a cavalry representation and named officials.
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Jatersars
Pai Et Rowe
Vernati
Expedition to study aboriginal mental status and physical efficacy
In Melbourne on May 22 a party led by Professor Bors departs June 3 for northwestern Western Australia under federal direction for psychological study. The field team aims to compare mental status with other races and relate to physical traits, aided by a photographer to film HALE ceremonies.
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Melbourne
Bors Feds
Hoariital Au
Porsens
Four Proposals on Reparations and Annuities
The text outlines four proposals involving large sums for reparations and debts. It mentions payments of 102.5 million, 85 million, and 45.0 million pounds for war costs, with annual annuities to be paid over ten years. It references Germany and anticipated variations in annual payouts.
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Germany
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