Correspondence on sugar industry policy and wage issues
A reader voices frustration with lack of value in a prior letter on sugar industry policy. The writer discusses arbitration findings, labor shares in cane and mill work, and questions applying White Australia style policy to sugar. He calls for clear, unified policy and questions price setting and monopoly effects amid overproduction.
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Caneuron
Meitchard
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Ower
Suger
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Farmers' Wives Urged to Seek Economy Over Cheap Sugar
A reader to the editor argues for stricter household economy by farmers’ wives rather than relying on cheap city goods. He warns against selfish methods of the Housewives' Association and suggests wives of farmers should help in sugar production and farm-faring tasks to reduce costs.
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Housewives’ Association
Housewiven’ Association
Queensland
Women Wage Rights Debate From a Rural Letter
A dated rural letter discusses gender roles in wage work and production costs. A Herbert River farmer's wife voices concern that wives should share in political and economic duties, urging fair wages and producer solidarity while criticizing class and racial biases.
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Masry
Greene
Andy
Trebanne
Herbert River
Labor unions levy members for daily newspaper support
Letter to the editor critiques labor unions pressuring members to fund a newspaper and politics alike. It argues such levies resemble autocratic actions, warns against forced contributions under threat of financial ruin or job loss, and questions the motive behind union run publications.
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New Labor Daily
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Ata
Door of Youth Promises Hair Rejuvenation in Hours
A mail order appeal urges readers to call or write for a free pamphlet about a hair treatment that allegedly restores natural color in four hours. The ad claims quick, dramatic results and targets readers with aging or grey hair, citing a global network of agents and chemists to supply the product.
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