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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1905
Page
3
A terse notice notes city postings for a seasonal lot of novelty confections. Distinct vendors or organizers are unnamed while the brief states a December timing and Christmas Month focus for a limited tech inspired product run.
An aged ad describes Temple Brand Concentrated Tea as specially sourced from Co-operative Growers in Ceylon. It promises a patent strainer with each purchase and urges customers to seek this brand, claim free samples, and avoid others, though text is garbled.
Brisbane list shows a long catalog of goods with prices per unit or per tin including butter, jam, rice, fish, and preserved foods. It contrasts cash prices with local rivals and promises best value, urging readers to compare to ensure savings and fair pricing across groceries.
London dispatches report Sir G Campbell Bannerman concessions rejection of education reform in Tranewan, potential deputation to London on west government, and rising police needs in Cape Colony. U S Supreme Court upholds Johann Hock death sentence in Bath. Japan Britain Canada trade notes touch on a broader Anglo Japanese treaty, railway leases, and colonial security issues amid Hottentot attacks and tinder pest.
Turmoil sweeps Russia with attacks on government buildings and railways. Cossacks and police repel railway workers in Moscow as martial law looms in the Merv district. Armed guards patrol cities. revolts threaten control. Reports note Armenian-Muslim clashes in Tiflis and a mutiny by the Kodai Grenadiers in Moscow freeing prisoners and seizing arsenals.
Melbourne reports in the Senate debate Hon T Playford hopes a preparation occurs Thursday. Colonel Lynter is noted as appointed to Queensland during the week. The Contract Immigrant Bill passes the House. Mr Deakin answers questions on district surveying and areas up to seven square miles. Commonwealth water supply and land policy discussed with estimates and taxation figures. Wedding Bells note a quiet ceremony Friday at Mackay for Miss K Kenney and Mr Anthor C Wright of the Railway Department.
The Queensland Legislative Assembly debated railway policy and funding with mentions of syndicate railways, government guarantees, and a referendum. Premier Morgan and ministers addressed the session’s progress, with opposition speakers critiquing policy and governance. Members voted on appropriation bills and the assembly adjourned with plans to reconvene after a shorter recess.
Brisbane reports note large crowds at wool sales with demand for seedless and prime wool, while Melbourne covers the death of Mary Scanlon and the murder charge against William Scanlon. The Swanton case moves toward trial with Hungary 6th referenced.
A report recalls a massacre where two whites were killed while working at government site near Keats mind fur Le crime. Several blacks were arrested and tried, while a mining and mill managers association forms in Charters Towers to protect industry interests. The proposed Mining and Mill Managers Association aims to span North Queensland, with headquarters at Charters Towers and a bureau of information to aid mining leaders.
Persistent rain delays end with New South Wales securing a win over England in a strenuous cricket encounter. Adelaide and Melbourne observers note how Australia’s side capitalized on its strengths with key batting bursts while England struggled for consistency in the field.
The Hatter Factory Company Limited held a meeting of shareholders to discuss capital increases, calls on shares, and the appointment of directors and an auditor. It reported existing overdraft arrangements, proposed new issues of 5 000 pounds, and a 3,000 share issue with monthly calls, plus plans for a separate company for baron curing and governance decisions.
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