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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
8
Melbourne reports the Wharf Labourers Union and Port Phillip Stevedores reject work resumption proposals. Watersiders leaders confront dwindling funds and wavering support from most unions while the Australian Council of Trade Unions debates next moves as maritime tensions mount.
In Ingham and Townsville reports from October 14, waterside workers resume licensing negotiations while vessels like the Lady Isobel shift cargo and crew reassembly proceeds. Prosecutions linger over license issues as unions push to return to work under the current award.
Capt Tracey arrives from Wristiare to inspect Rockhampton Brisbane service plans. Aimed for Rockhampton to Townsville by April with a ten month northern itinerary via Mackay Ayr Townsville TulIy Cairns. Labor movement tension noted with union actions across ports and transport policy debates.
Brisbane dispatch reports state by election results for the Surnett seat with Corser leading Nationalist at 2636 votes, Martin Labor 1637, and an Independent 1006. final totals pending from several centres and postal votes are not expected to change the outcome.
Labor plebiscites held on October 14 in Brisbane to select candidates for Rockhampton and Bulimba seats in the state elections. The sitting members chosen were Cr. FL Farrell and AL TL Wright.
London October 11 an air force plane crashed into the Royal enclosure during the annual Hendon display killing pilot Lieutenant Somerville and mechanic Corporal Load near the Sultan of Muscat who witnessed the disaster The crash occurred as bombers passed at high speed and low altitude shocking the crowd and interrupting the pageant with a deadly accident in front of royal spectators
In October 14 dispatches from The Southern Cross, reports describe Tasman spanning conditions and Southern CB selecting Rage. The fragmentary item mentions travel from Sydney to a work, a rivet land at Richmond peak, and morning aerodrome activity with incomplete names and places.
The Turf announces a special train run named Tally Race Chih on Saturday October 27. The train departs Catra alee at .oom and reaches Tally alent .h. it will carry passengers and luggage and will also accommodate linges. Returning train leaves for Dawns at 7 yan. Nominations close Wednesday October 18.
Paris October 12 reports confirm a Greek steamer sank the missing French sub Ondine Oporto on September 3. The Ondine’s crew of three officers and 40 men were lost in the incident.
The Graf Zeppelin began its Atlantic crossing, with reports from London to Bermuda and Madeira noting progress toward the Azores. Three Americans paid about £0 for passages, while a surface ship was readied after a surface crew reported damage and limited repairs late October. The Fox Brothers announced the Colon Transacrea Company’s acquisition of the Zeppelin for about 1.2 million dollars.
Despatches from Pekin confirm a massacre blamed on Moslems in Kanon provinces near Anchow. The June uprising followed tax reductions and delegates’ failures. Local counts vary from 2,000 to 100,000 slain as famine and crop failures worsen conditions.
Mr Rymer, candidate for President of the Australian Railways Union, spoke on the present railway dispute. He avoided assigning blame and said he could not reveal how the railway workers were involved, stressing disunity among water carriers and earners and the need to support water workers.
A netted turnout at Exhibition Hall hears Mr K Shepherd advocate open shop and piece work for Australia while rejecting the idea of a new union and preferring shipowner cooperation. Police stood by as the session closed with no resolutions.
In Murwillumbah on October 12 an accident between Condon and Tumbulgum left one man dead and two injured. George Kinsey aged 85 died instantly. His son George, 62, suffered a broken collar bone and abrasions while the driver S Pratt had minor injuries. The car veered off the road for about thirty feet before overturning.
Coolangatta scene as an Avro Avian piloted by Captain Stevens and a lady passenger were forced to ditch after safety landing at Greenmount. The incoming tide swept under the aircraft causing a wheel to sink in sand while both occupants escaped unharmed. Local recovery and safety checks follow.
A Mayfair style minutes summary reports Innisfail Turf Club members debating upcoming race meetings. President McKinnon confirms plans with NDRLA input and mentions Herberton racing on November 10. Dates discussed include November 1 November 24 December 6 with December 1 as potential main meeting.
Royal Flavour ran a fast final two furlongs but was half a head behind Hourly in the Guineas. Interference claim arose with stewards unable to fix blame as other steward matters included Gold Box’s Albion Park form and owner Mr G Morgan Jr’s Albion track expectations. Mollison’s Victorian Derby future doubtful as owner E Pearce weighs racing plan after Saturday run.
London reports the British Ambassador’s telegram to Sir Granville Ryrie about Belgian camp imprisonment of an Australian. The case of Byrne is largely supported though some exaggerations noted. A South Australian inmate reportedly had mental illness before admission and mental decline was not linked to camp treatment.
London reports a collision between a mail train and a London Midland freight train near a Gloucestershire field. The mail train caught fire and a petrol wagon exploded, burning for hours as rescuers worked amid wreckage and fear.
In dense fog at ten o clock a back moving express collided with a freighter backing onto a siding. Nine bodies recovered and twenty six injured hospitalized. Fire and frantic rescue described as flames and crushing wreckage. Victims include a shell shocked post office sorter and distraught relatives searching the ruins for kin amid harrowing scenes.
The Leader of the Opposition argues compulsory arbitration is a social experiment in progress. He says arbitration law lacks impartial administration and party politics undermine fairness, urging patience while envisioning a cooperative, rapidly expanding industrial framework.
Honolulu October 12 The American swimmer Crabbe has accepted the Australian Swimming Union invitation to tour Australia in January.
In London on October 13 a tunnel collision left multiple injured and several dead. Dosildsen Grey, recently married hours earlier, died. his wife lost a limb. Other victims included Mr and Mrs Rust and Wivwniers. wreckage trapped passengers, but few escaped unscathed as doctors and volunteers raced to the scene.
George Bosch has donated 22400 in city properties and securities to the University, boosting the seventy sixth anniversary dinner. The endowment funds a full time chair in medicine and surgery, supporting training of students and research while inviting closer hospital cooperation across Sydney.
In a fragmented notice a firm associated with mechanical engineering cites a large property transfer or sale action. The document references Collings area, a caveated estate and a monetary figure around 2000, with additional figures mentioning 94000 square miles and other numeric placeholders.
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