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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
3
Local notices record movements of clergy, constables, and residents across Cairns and nearby towns. Names include Rev Guinan, Mr Wear, Constable Rountree, Mrs B Precer, Miss Olive Beside, and Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidge. The entries mention travels via Kuranda and Wyreema, and a bishop’s return from a west term visit.
In Brisbane the political climate is tense with factional strife among parliamentary groups. The government faces harsh opposition while pursuing aggressive asset purchases led by Lands Department official McGugan. Inquiries reveal state stations avoid local taxes and rely on book-keeping profits, sparking debate over democracy and taxation in Queensland.
Fragmentary text suggests a discussion of basing actions on prewar price levels about half current figures. Mentions Mr. Ryans power versus iron and steel industries and potential state authority to initiate damages or seizures under a clause.
A spoofing piece lampoons Ryan of Banansland proposing state seizure of ships for labor, provoking a Federal War Regulation by W Hughes. It argues that multi government politics create industrial chaos, with unions resisting shipments and fleets, while the press urges a referendum on Australia’s wartime labor policy.
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