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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1921
Page
5
The notice reports deaths including Juree Cairns and Owen McQuillan, footballer, with funeral details and tributes. It lists mourners and mentions other obituaries, reflecting local deaths and memorials with names and addresses, though the text is fragmentary and jumbled.
Townsville Ort reports one death and two additional plague cases amid protests over a sanitary service dismissal. The Health Act is cited as authorities review the outbreak, bringing the total in Townsville Works area to eleven.
East Moreton Teachers Association opposes compulsory retirement for teachers over 65 citing economy and inefficiency claims. MPs misunderstand the issue as a cost move while the union warns of erasing earned retirement provisions and retaining service benefits. The group asserts a moral right to defend long service and pension rights amid government policy shifts.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions prices such as 13/6 4/0 27, assorted items like frocha and pate, and references to individuals or places with garbled phrasing. Limited readable entities.
A London dispatch reports rumors that a vast German combine led by the Stinnes Trust plans to dominate German and foreign industries. The unnamed correspondent warns this consolidation would extend influence over railways and key sectors, with figures cited in the billions of marks as proof of expanding power.
Report of a Brisbane gathering discussing proposed constitutional changes including powers for the Commonwealth Parliament, creation of new states, abolition of the Senate, and the High Court’s jurisdiction, with focus on tax measures and equal rights provisions amid factional motions and partisan positions.
Fragmentary text from a London conference report notes adjournment and mentions Irish settlement implications. The piece references Ireland, a Chief Secretary figure, and possible claims in a broader settlement context. Names and exact details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Me Poynton announces next Federal Executive Council meeting to consider an ordinance aimed at abolishing the poly ayeren in the Territory. The minister says action is compelled by circumstances and seeks to exempt certain capta from the court’s reach to prevent mistreatment of workers by unlawful restraint.
New York reports unrest as Chicago hall hallway union leaders rail against wage cuts amid strike action and ongoing negotiations. President Harding and Samuel Gompers praise the Labor Conference for progress while noting lingering motives hinder broader gains, with American labor voices backing the conference program.
The report outlines Sir Cook’s announcement regarding five million pounds and the impact on London and New York lending terms. It notes Queensland’s New York loan as the costliest Australian debt, cautions against repudiation, and discusses the Australian Labor Party’s stance and the Commonwealth credit reliance in London.
Athens dispatch from Daily Express notes collapse of Anguresta movement seeking abdication of King Constantine. Greek public unrest grows while Venizelos supporters urge restraint as French troops in Cilbia could intervene if Greece moved against Turks.
Copenhagen reports Warsaw dispatches describing Russian bands crossing the frontier into Kerman and another unit clearing the Doleper of Chotin. The text notes rapid social order changes and a shift of influence toward Bolshevik factions, with communists said to wield little current power.
Sydney Randwick meeting featured multiple hurdles and handicap races with diverse fields. Notable outcomes include Dive winning by a neck in the Flying Handicap ahead of Diva, plus other close finishes and scratchings shaping the card. weather dull to fine with large attendance noted.
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