Queensland Education Grant Sparks Debate On Parental Duty
A colonial debate centers on Queensland education funding for 1870 set at £21,000. Critics argue state aid should support but not replace parental responsibility, warning large-population needs could require greater public spending. The Governor notes progress in land cultivation, crops, copper and gold exports, and a telegraph link to the Gulf of Carpentaria, with population rising from 87,775 in 1866 to 307,427 in 1869 and thousands employed in gold mining.
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Queensland
Gulf of Carpentaria
London
Brisbane
Normanton
New Zealand natives clash with Te Kooti in Tauranga area
Reports from New Zealand recount Te Kooti’s renewed activity in the King Country and a pursuit by Henare Tomoana’s forces from the East Coast. At Tauranga near Taupo Lake clashes ensued with Te Kooti retreating to a pa at Tokanu. A subsequent Saturday engagement again favored government forces, leaving Te Kooti’s men apparently reduced, with five killed. Observers note Maori resilience and possible significant results expected from ongoing actions, while disaster or slaughter rhetoric colors local sentiment.
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Te Kooti
Titoko Wara
Wanganui
Pates
Henore Tomoana
Tepot
Tauranga
Taupo
Tokanu
Oders
Hooti
Titoko Waru
Purvira
Brussels
Thames Diggings Golden Crown Claim Yields
The Auckland Herald reports Goodall's battery for the Golden Crown claim produced 23454 oz of gold from 263 tons of stone, averaging nearly one sixth to the ton. Amalgamating pannings saved 195 02 16 dwt, with Wheeler's patent machines near readiness. A Thames comparison notes Imperial Crown lagging as rich specimens pour in, with scrip and Shooting Star samples sent to Auckland.
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Ap BP
New Zealand
Instown
Imperial Crown
W Licl
Thames
Chamberton's Island
Prince Alfred Battery
Poverty and Charleston Gold Mining
Tramway Battery
Signe
Tookey
Auckland Herald
Goodall
Golden Crown
Wheeler
Beiten
Herald
Royal Alfred
Hag
X Box oCins
Mansger
Auckland
Shooting Star
Debated NZ cereal import duties prompt Sir Mill letter
In the NZ House debate on cereals duties Mr Sinfford read a letter from Mr Mill asserting temporary protective duties may prove useful to test foreign industry, while warning against permanent adoption and recommending direct grants for new industries. The exchange touches on mercantile theory and colonial policy.
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Stuart
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Sinfford
Mill
Australia
Mr Holden
Legislative Council of
New South Wales
Europe
Trade Unions and Arbitration in Fixed Wage Trades
There exist trades where strikes never happen and disputes never reach the public because workers have secured a fixed wage scale. Neither workers nor employers can alter it, a condition unionists seek across industries.
Arbitration Harbors Hope for Industrial Peace in Not tingham
A lengthy 19th century discussion extols arbitration over strikes, noting fixed wage scales and neutral boards as fairness. It cites Nottingham Hosiery and Glove Trade’s Board of Arbitration established in 1860, led by Mundella, and claims eight years without a strike in the town. The piece recounts comparisons from Macclesfield and other trades, highlighting improved labor relations and reduced conflict through agreed arbitration mechanisms.
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Engineers
Preston Weavers
West Yorkshire
United
Macclesfield
Xilleir
Carpenters End Joiners
Nottingham
Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Nottingham Uosiery and Glove
Mundella
Sheffield
Wen
Conseils Des Practhcommes
France
Bar
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St. Kilds
Catherine Lancefield
George Lancefield
Park
Mc Donald
Lancefield
Misa M ‘Donald
W. Mons
Prahran
Justice of the Peace
A. Fraser
Ballarat
San
Mumma
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