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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads like a jumbled roster with names such as MJ OLoghier Murphy O Capour Whits Mortlock Wheeler Hickey John Brown Tawes Hogan Brogan Carter Bowes. The text lacks clear context or event details, offering only a chaotic string of individuals tied to an unknown entity.
The piece discusses a double dissolution triggered by the Labor and Liberal parties in a bid to test public support. It notes Labor obstruction in the House of Representatives and urges electors to decide which party should lead the new Federal Parliament, underscoring welfare needs and democracy debates.
The piece discusses the fairness of a living wage tied to family status and permanence. It cites Mr Justin Heydon’s Sydney findings that an average household needs about £284 weekly for husband wife and two children under four. He proposes scale wages for light, ordinary, and heavy labor and automatic adjustment to purchasing power.
The text discusses the living wage concept as defined by needs rather than work value, questioning its expansion with family size and potential unemployment risks. It argues wages and prices should be law fixed, and acknowledges broader effects on retail, manufacturing, and wholesale trade, while noting legal recognition of conditions in both earnings and cost of living.
A friendly croquet match on Wilmington ground Thursday May 2 pitted local ladies against a visiting party from Gladstone. Wilmington led by Mrs Scholefield and secretary Mrs Lindlator won 24 to open the series. A return match will be played soon at Gladstone with listed players from both sides.
A garbled report lists multiple tennis results including Robbatoin overcoming Gresnland and Tiskunaon defeating Lyne 74, Hucrill beating Bidygway 7, Growden loss 47 and various doubles with names such as Ren B Galland and W Reishots.
The June 6 1414 District Councils meeting notes minutes read and confirmed with numerous items. Actions include openings and closings of roads, land leases, gates across unfenced yards, street lamps, replanting of trees, new bids for road works, and notices to publish councillor nominations.
In a Perth publication the speaker attacks the Western Australian Labour Government for ambitious social schemes. He cites worker homes, brick yards, bakeries, timber mills, and hospital ships as costly missteps while praising opposition critiques of state ventures. He warns South Australia against Labour examples and highlights supposed mismanagement.
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