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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1912
Page
4
Cablegram summaries show British discussions on immigration policy from Heidelberg to Australia and New Zealand. Reports detail defense criticism, a burglary at an explorer’s residence, performances in Queen's Hall, and a royal naval tonnage figure alongside a yacht incident and a train of fashion and crime notes.
Lord Roverty Stacig al Norwith urges stronger naval basing and freight support for fleet defense. Sir George Doughty discusses English fishermen joining a Canadian Naval Reserve to boost Pacific defense. Ottawa reports government sympathy toward repopulating the West Coast with English sailors. Also noted are highway safety devices and a national debt plan, with Charles Tellier’s cold storage inventor’s aid appeal in London.
A Toowoomba district meeting on Saturday night disciplined two Rangers Club members for life, two Rangers Club members, one Past Grammars Club member for two seasons, one Bergers Club member, and two East Grammars members for the 1913 season over actions at last Saturday’s match. Ambulance Shield awarded to Past Grammar City. Also Brisbane reports finality on Essex Evans Memorial to be erected in Webb Park Toowoomba, overseen by Mr Bruce. Minister for Defence comments no date yet for launching the cruiser Brisbane. experts from Department of Naval culture advised arrangements.
Washington reports at the Hygiene Congress Frederick Navy of Michigan University announced the discovery of a new microorganism potentially valuable in eradicating bubonic plague. The brief item notes Taft welcomed the delegation and that the finding could impact public health efforts.
The precated lint was advised to wait until his return to Egypt on October 3 to avoid complications.
Serious American strike at Augusta Georgia led to two deaths and rioting. Martial law proclaimed as order breaks down and attacks on streetcars escalate. Soldiers establish a deadline to stop strikers crossing lines. reports say power works may be dynamited. Fire and panic spread to New York.
In Hempstead New York Corporal Stott and Lieutenant Fockwell died when their plane buckled and wrecked during flight witnesses reported the crash. In Bingham Utah John Longstar a former English officer fell seventy feet as his machine rolled over his skull fracture survivors indicate likely death. Mechanician remained unharmed. Deputies report rising tension as striking workers clash with authorities in a separate scene.
An unclear passage reports a president issuing an appeal to Republicans to vote for him while noting his followers lack chance of election. It also mentions Madrid and a general strike on all railways. The fragmented text preserves mentions of Roosevelt and party nomination context.
A Sydney report notes a constable finding fifty pounds in banknotes in York Street and handing it to the mayor. The same dispatch warns of a wheat market crisis as a major firm suspends payments to ship 250 000 bags abroad, possibly forcing NSW to import wheat soon, with numerous names and firms listed in the travel and shipping section.
A fragmented ship departure list includes names such as Gratl, McCarthy, Warner, Burns, and many others tied to a voyage timetable. An accompanying notice promotes surrender-value life insurance policies from the National Wordal Life Association of Australia offered via Burns Philp and Co Ltd to travelers and their friends or relatives aboard.
The Melbourne press comments on the High Court Vend case ruling and notes doubts about potential amendments to anti trust measures. A Federal Council meeting of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association resolved to refer the Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia and Tasmania industrial dispute to the Arbitration Court and urged patience before strikes.
Reports from St Petersburg and Paris describe seven Polish army corps based in Warsaw Vilna and Kiel causing a sensational stir. Official sources say withdrawal of reserves possible by October 6 after mobilization continues. Paris notes include Franco-German frontier interpretations affecting Africa and territory changes.
Under a labor regime in Sydney, unrest grows among telephone staff who report a shift from occasional night shifts to every night work with longer hours. The move sparks rumors of widespread resignations as workers protest.
Sydney reports Minister for Lands Beeby previewing new land legislation at Walgett promising to maximize land use and provide a living for every man. He aims to amend laws in coming weeks to enable action on properties suitable for closer settlement and closer occupation.
About 12 000 travelers rode special trains from Melbourne to Bendigo for the Raitne Benefit Societies annual picnic. A Melbourne fret train carried rowdy youths and girls in drunken condition. cushions flew, windows damaged, a cart of pastries emptied, and disorder reported.
A brief public notice references property on Victoria Street near Draper Sire in Suburban Section 16 subdivision 2. The fragment notes a £200 amount and implies a covenants or charges related action by local authority. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
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