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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
2
An assorted local news item notes personnel movements and business ads. Constable Crvan returns from holiday in the south. Mr. Cornwall to Melbourne. Mr. Draper and Mrs. Grant travel by the Kyarra. Various products and services promoted include Prickly Heat Powder and Wonder Worker Backache Pills. The Lend Court at Atherton will be presided over by Dr. Kidnton.
The text outlines a new wage framework effective January 1 for Carpenters and Joiners in Townsville subdivision areas. It specifies hourly rates by sub‑district, daily overtime, foreman pay scales, travel allowances, and partial Friday pay, covering Ayr to Cardwell and other intermediate places with varied regional rates.
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