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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
4
The Post outlines finance and policy arguments surrounding the upcoming Arat adult suffrage municipal elections. It criticizes the Labour opposition and describes governmental borrowing, taxation, and spending patterns, urging ratepayers to resist anti-Labor rhetoric at the polls to protect municipal assets and finances.
Official notice announces closure of Norman Park with details about replacement or relocation of facilities. Date and authority not clearly legible.
Market notes from Sydney list copper and tin quotations with figures in pence and pounds. The report mentions electrolytic copper and refined metals in price quotation format.
The piece outlines growing unemployment with wage cuts and shorter hours across firms in Brisbane. It notes a large local factory dismissing workers, widespread retrenchment, and increased part time roles. Government printing rolls and July elections are mentioned amid broader labor unrest and arbitration actions.
Train arrangements announced for the Mareeba Show to be held on June 1 and 2, 1921. The note lists Sydney Pincombe as Queensland manager and references royal event preparations and anticipated attendance, with details still evolving and soliciting further correspondence.
A social dance event will be held at Woree Hall on Saturday with music, refreshments, and a well arranged floor. The item lists a later note on local events including auctions, races, and community notices amid scattered names and dates.
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