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Newspaper
Taralga Echo
Location
Taralga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
1
Amid chaos in Melbourne a verandah collapse caused 110 casualties as crowds mobbed the A2-ton cantilever to watch the American Fleet. Officials announced rail service changes, with a plan to run two trains daily for a week, while Labour aims to push reforms and appoint ten to twenty nominees to the Legislative Council.
The list of proposed measures includes a 44 hour week and public service reforms. Other items cover restricting re admission to the State Arbitration Court, abolishing night service, capital punishment, adult franchise for aldermen, rescue stations for caseowners, limiting untrained workers in coal mines, and ratification of railway minutes along with postwar labor and soldier settlement legislation.
A historical note explains how rural shopkeepers pay higher costs than urban merchants. It details overdraft charges, freight and landed costs, and the burden of credit sales with slow cash flow. The piece highlights the gap between country and city pricing, including bad debts and reliance on monthly accounts. It mentions the strain of carrying “the baby” for customers and the need to support community events.
Mr D A Meyer, president of the Railway and Tramway Officers Association, urged prompt changes if the Labor Government proposed any. He said the department suffered from disorganization after recent shifts and called on the Government to rectify abuses while insisting the association would act in the public interest and department service.
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