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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 07, 1928
Page
6
A Queensland speech defends compulsory arbitration to avoid strikes, urges employer worker unity, and outlines plans for Australian-made preferences, expanded air and telecommunication networks, and rural services. It stresses migration controls, wage stability, and improved living standards to boost production and reduce costs.
In a lengthy address Mr Francis urged greater federal help for road construction beyond per capita grants, highlighting a 2 million annual subsidy to states and critiquing transport schemes. He noted precious metals funding for the Northern Territory and warned of costs in the Commonwealth Shipping Line and state timber royalties.
Hurley landed at Souralaya and proceeds to Singapore by daybreak tomorrow as Spirit of Australia and Rabaya reach Weltevreden.
A fragment promotes heavy perfumed soaps as harsh for hair, recommending ordinary coconut oil to cleanse from roots to tips. It claims soaps dry the scalp and leave hair brittle, while coconut oil creates clean, soft, fluffy hair with less frequent washing.
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