16 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1911
Page
1
Shipping notices describe regular sailings from towns like Cooktown Townsville and Sydney to Melbourne and Brisbane with departures on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Vessels and routes to be updated weekly include connections to Sydney Melbourne Geelong and Townsville with arrivals noted and weekly timetable changes.
Howard Smith Co Limited lists sailing times from Towneville to Mackay and Keppel Bay with arrivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Steamers depart various dates in November and December, with follow on trips to Townsville, South Africa, and London noted alongside route details and port calls.
In a Brisbane legislative session discussion on railway estimates, Mr Munn urged Cairns and Unostown lines be under an operator in charge of traffic. He pressed for greater powers for traffic managers, evidence of unsafe tunnels, and the need for better tunnel construction and time table access for road vehicles.
The discussion covers pay for longthsmen and temporary workers on the Coives and other lines, with comparisons to permanent staff and holiday privileges. Ministers are pressed on probation periods, rate parity, and the fairness of privileges for temporary versus permanent hands.
The Commonwealth Government will paint the destroyers Yarra and Parramatta after full tests show the Oxywel Paint provides corrosion resistance. The notice urges builders and plumbers to adopt the Australian product to save money and extend the life of treated surfaces.
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