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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1937
Page
13
Thousands suffering from piles are urged to try a claimed quick permanent remedy without salves or cutting. An advertised formula, Varuline, allegedly removes piles by improving blood flow and ends with a refund offer if not effective. Readers are warned the method relies on external treatment and may require multiple applications.
Mr I Karhula honorary secretary of the Finnish Suomi Club in Brisbane says two hundred pounds landing capital for Finnish migrants is too high and suggests fifty pounds. He notes many Finns are skilled farmers and could settle in Queensland under a group system, with reduced capital and a guarantee that migrants are not Communists. He argues Finns would adapt well to Australian society and that reducing capital could enable ten percent of Finns per year to migrate.
Thieves stole tobacco valued at £25 from a shop run by Thomas McMahon in George Street City after forcing a rear window and entering through a fanlight on Monday night. The incident details describe the entry method and location of the crime.
Matthew Crawford born in Glasgow in 1A died July 2 after a long illness. He led Crawford Triad Camerot, built Towmaylie Custom House and other Brisbane works, retired two years ago, married Mary Stewart in 1887, and is survived by his widow and daughter Mrs. H. R. Huntington of Merriwa NSW.
Captain A Fleet arrived in Melbourne to report to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research after a seven months study of the Packie Coast fishing industry. He believes large quantities of tuna resembling American catch are offshore the Australian coast. Research officers sighted tuna shoals a quarter of a mile wide during surveys, larger than seen abroad, and Fleet will command a new fisheries research vessel at Williamstown to survey and develop a potential fishing industry.
Debts and expenditures for the six months ending June 16 were reviewed at the July Roaring Shire meeting. A debt balance of 1809 was reported and a rate of 34 lines for 17 men was set ending June 190N. The board will remain under the centre of the reunelt for the time being.
Officials from the Australian Sugar Producers Association the Cane Growers Council and the Australian Workers Union say British labour in North Queensland cane culling gangs has increased in recent years. The traditional agreement limiting British participation to 75 percent is breaking down though operations continue. In Mourilyan and nearby districts the share of British workers varied but remained high with most gangs reported at or near the 75 percent cap in some areas.
The Mary Cone reports the Young Women's Christian Association property on Adelaide Street is used for public worship and educational purposes, prompting exemption from rates. The council agreed to write off 999 pounds in rates for the property.
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