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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
7
Fragmented OCR reads as a garbled note about a national bulletin and a motor care topic. The readable bits reference Maori and a report from a polley holder view, mentioning South Wales and Cairne in a troubled, unclear context. No coherent dates or events are extractable.
The General Superintendent reports cane borer and mealworm-like pests affecting sugar fields. Drought, over-saturation, and abnormal weather accelerate damage with leaves browning and stools failing. Control measures include soil treatment and removing damaged roots. large-scale replanting considered amid severe infestations.
In 1920 field trials, researchers report exact figures for grub stages affected by a poison. Stage 1 to stage IV deaths varied, with stage II and IV showing major mortality. Poison efficacy appears highest during the early development period, while many grubs die shortly after in soil. The dead larvae persist only briefly before decaying.
A fragmented OCR entry mentions March 15 and a per acre figure tied to plots and checks. Readable bits reference a shoreline or parceling context and indicate a financial or property transaction but specifics are unclear.
The fragmentary note mentions Ace Farthermore and a development concerning a fly or flight. No clear event, date, place, or organizations are readable to confirm specifics or outcomes.
Reading describes local outbreak of white grub damage near Atherton affecting paddocks. Mr. Dood mentions investigations and grub specimens collected with help from Mr. Wilson of Bxbinda. Other text advertises furniture for sale and property listings in Cairns areas.
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