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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1929
Page
5
A J Draper Ltd auctioneers will sell at premises 731 Es Tlamsde at 11 am. on a day to be specified the whole of a household furniture and a Singer sewing machine in good order.
Woodward and Calder auctioneers offer a public sale of a city business freehold on Sheridan Street Cairns. The land and buildings occupy a full block with current structures, inspection by prior arrangement, sale date set for Saturday at 12 noon.
In a likely upset Labor risks losing the Maryborough seat after a Saturday by election. The Nationalist Country Party candidate leads, with locals noting the Labor candidate was raised and educated in Maryborough. Moore Government’s strength is cited as a wider political signal.
The discussion centers on industrial wage scales for boys under the Awards, noting employers prefer older workers with more experience to younger starters. It highlights night schools for education, calls for reform of the boy labor system, and references the Rac Commission and John Wren’s testimony, with skepticism about Wren’s public image.
A local shop advertises oil lamps priced at 4/-, 4/6 and 6d. Acetylene gas lamps are shown at 10/6, 22/6 and 25/- each. The display window invites cyclists to add a lamp for night riding.
Headmaster notes about 450 Brisbane secondary school leavers will seek positions at year end and many will enter professions. He argues for valuing trade success over coat and collar careers, urging a revision of job value judgments.
Several individuals declare their intent to naturalize under the Commonwealth Nationality Acts. Luigi Paolo Alchera of Italian origin residing near Cairns, John Kotzas of Greek nationality living at Mena Creek, and Giuseppe Maifredi of Italian origin from Rovato express plans to apply for naturalisation, providing details of birthplaces and Australian residence.
The fourth race for Neary Mazlin and Mackay trophies was sailed Sunday afternoon. Memory won with 22 52 on the final leg, Alma second, TBO M third. Course times list Memory 1 42 31 and Sylvania 1 50 33 among others.
Fifty more men have been dismissed as the mines reduce staff their services no longer required.
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