Townsville Strikes Civie Display by Aldermen
Townsville reports ongoing State Butchers strike with civic actions by Mayor and Aldermen Willmott and Reid. They toured main streets in carts removing pans, drawing crowds. A striker named Campbell clashed with Alderman Heid in Flinders Street and was hospitalized at the General Hospital.
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Townsville
Willmott and
Reid
Crem
Campbell
Heid
Flinders Street
General
The Beer Strike Brisbane Labor Rally
A mass meeting of workers in Brisbane urged unity in the beer price strike against publicans. Labor speakers argued patronage ends higher living costs and helps families, noting the price rise hurts workers and thrift improves home life. Rain interrupted the gathering as it dispersed.
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Brisbane
Anette
Red Cross Society Queensland Branch Under Scrutiny
Government audit reveals unsatisfactory details in the Red Cross Society Queensland Branch. An inquiry is underway by direction of the Premier with a further report to be supplied by the Auditor General. Rumors speak of potentially disturbing disclosures emerging from the review.
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Brisbane
Red Cross Society
Queenstant
Free Pass Dispute Triggers Engine Strike in Adelaide
The East West railway disruption reaches a crisis as engine men refuse to work after dismissal. The strike stems from a refused free pass for Witworff, union secretary, prompting many workers to be pulled from their camps. Trains may resume with volunteers. Federal Executive urges return to duty.
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Adelaide
Henderson
Poynton
Commonwealth Railways
Witworff
Federated Enginemen’s and Firemen’s Association
Amnion
Anon
Vong Agusta
Port Agsta
Khalpoorlie
Engin
Trafic
Usible
Potter Fined for Attempted Stamp Export from New Zealand
John Potter was fined £30 for attempting to export postage stamps without a ministerial permit. After being refused a permit, he arranged to send them via an Australian agent to Switzerland, contravening customs rules.
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Wellington
John Potter
New Zealand
Dunatoms
Australia
Switzerland
Definite Estimate of the Sugar Crop in Australia
Melbourne reports after a Federal Cabinet meeting that cane crops face cyclones drought and frosts reducing density. The forecast total yield is 2 000 000 tons with 53 000 tons carried from the prior crop making 283 000 tons by end of June 1919. An import plan of 16 000 tons was approved.
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Melbourne
Watt
Greene
Commonwealth
Queensland
Condit
Australian Delegation's Hawaii Stop Described In Two Port Visit
The report details a Hawaiian Islands tour with Honolulu as a key stop. It notes volcanic scenery, tropical fruits, cosmopolitan residents including many Japanese, widespread car use, cheap fuel, and a historic overlook above a cliff from which King Kamehameha I defeated rivals in 1795.
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Honolulu
Oahu
E Island
Australi
USA
Australia
Nunana Pals
Kamehameha I
Talinokalani I
Speenee
Italy
Falkland Islands
Kahala
Crater
Australian visitors tour Hawaii and Pacific wonders
The ship voyage describes Waikiki sights and Hawaiian natural wonders including barking sands Haleiwa gardens and Kilauea. It notes Australian emus black swans kangaroos in view and discusses sea life and volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. It mentions Italian soldiers seeking return to Italy and a Red Cross drive raising about 1050 dollars aboard Ventura.
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Waikiki
Oe Ee Seeee
Swimmer
Australia
Hawaiian
Haleiwa
Waimea
Kilauea
Pacific
Honolulu
Ourse
Sancisco
Italy
Trentino
Austria
Russia
Vladivostock
San Francisco
America
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Remedy Ad Urges Quick Action for Ut Dysentery
An upbeat advertisement urges immediate relief from ut dysentery and diarrhoea with Chamberlain's and Diarrhoea Remedy. It advises keeping a bottle for sudden attacks and claims it never fails to provide relief, noting availability everywhere.
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Babinda
Malanda
Garurea
New Guinea
Rifle Range Camp
John Abbott
FP. Maho
B. Co
Dunlop's
Mareeba
Intercolonial Boring Co. Ltd
Ann Street
Etree
Craig's
Cairns
Nortrers Herala
Temperance
G. Peat
Gual
England
Giator W. A. W. A. Whitehead
Ausvite Provincial Press
Republi
Lally
B.S.A
Massey
Triumph
Dunlop
Goodyear
Locke
Lake §&Tafet
Cairne Rou
Fa & Newell, Ltd
Cairne
Kellys
Bennett & Bennett
The
Northern Herald
Noribero Herald
Nakashiba's Silk Store
Abbott Street
Nakashiba Bros
Oriental
P.O. Box
Smellie & Co., Ltd
Xsland Sole
Sleet City
Delco-Light
INTER
Delco
Smellie & CO Ltd
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