This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
13
Members of the state parliament clash over estimates and spending. Speakers highlight forestry funding and revenue use while debating bond and plant schemes, with calls to reassess allocations and question department costs.
The Forestry Department faces criticism over prefabricated cost rises as Queensland officials discuss land use for forestry and irrigation. Ministers defend proposed investments despite opposition, noting potential savings and long term state benefits while awaiting commission findings on Dawson Valley and InkermaK schemes.
News dispatch notes President Coolidge's favorable view of British and French responses to proposed naval conference terms. He sees continued willingness to engage on the naval issue despite earlier Anglo French aid attempts failing, keeping debate alive while public prospects remain uncertain.
In Brisbane on October 24 the Queensland Government Nav invites tenders for the supply of 1 000 000 twelve ounce tins of preserves for the Imperial War Office.
An unclear local notice reports a sudden collapse and death of an elderly man in Townsville near Water Terrace. Witnesses described a rapid medical response but details remain murky and incomplete in the fragment.
Reported mishap at Adelaide on Actober 4 with unclear details in the fragment. Text references a flying incident tied to Willy Willy and mentions names like Davies, Cian, and Norn with garbled context. No clear outcome or agency given.
The readable portions discuss unemployment support and medical attention within a welfare-like framework. Mentions of distribution, primary concerns, and quotes imply debates over insurance and public assistance. Specific names, places, or dates are not discernible in the fragment.
A Brisbane table to Parliament shows permits issued for prospecting and land tenure. It lists districts Longreach Roma Toowoomba and others with totals and transfers, noting rents from permits and rejections in several districts as of October 24.
An OCR fragment references Queensland and Sass forwarding 62.6 million from trust and special funds to a Joan fund. mentions £300,000 and moneys credited to the Joan fund account. It notes a venm of 2,600,000 and rewards to cover a year’s services, dated M1990, with an unclear schedule for tomorrow.
Fragmented OCR text mentions the Labour and Industry Department and Mr Dam of Trade, with unclear statements about repentance and revolution. The readable portion hints at a discussion of positions and committee members, with dated references and a possible tally of 138.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.