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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1932
Page
14
Claim that Dr Sheldon’s Pills relieve rheumatism by cleansing kidneys and filtering waste, with a 20 year history of success and a promise to reduce joint pain. Advertises two sizes of pills priced at 1/9 and 2/0, urging immediate purchase.
A garbled report discusses MCCs London election timing and membership rules. It mentions cricket, possible changes in annuities, and references to individuals such as Gilligan and Ramsay, noting strict adherence to rules and the path to admission as a member.
Australian and London reports note plan to eliminate sailings to reduce fares with at least one vessel per company to be affected. Majestic and Firemen lines say they will not be affected while other ships suspend service, and U S topics in the Daily Mail quote officials. The effort follows regulatory pressure and potential service gaps on transatlantic routes.
A garbled OCR record lists numerous Queensland stocks and bonds including Great Northern Tin, Burns, Philp, Isewen Consolidated Coal, Cairns Pictures, Cairns Timber, and North id Seca. It mentions stock prices, par flags, dates from 1941 to 1959, and various regional references such as Longreach Roma and Taranaki.
Berlin April 11 England Holland Sweden and Denmark conclude a second standstill agreement on short term credits to Germany totaling 247,000,000 marks. It grants a moratorium until March 15, 1903 with ten percent repayment, and the remaining balance bearing six percent interest versus nine percent under the expiring accord.
In Brisbane on April 11 two men posing as guests then as overseas seamen allegedly used counterfeit one dollar notes altered to fifty dollars to pass through city hotels and large emporia. A bank rejected one note after hotel deposit until the American Consul confirmed the forgery. Detectives seek the man who passed them.
Bowling Gordonvale Club report shows midweek practice on one rink with Smith guiding a winning team against Doolan. Ladies day featured Mrs Goodall and Mrs Coutts. Sunday saw Carne lead a victorious team over Strickhand by 14 points. Singles saw Herb Townsen win over Max Smith while other matches included Doolan Coutts Howe and Townson in close contests. The first round advance noted as W Griffin remains absent.
A Brisbane radio evening schedule lists a university lecture at 8 pm by a professor on the Early History of Brisbane followed by dance music from Billy Smith and the Trocadero Band until 11 pm. The program also notes performers such as Sexo, Laurie Senior, Billy Smith, Richard Tauber, John Charles Thomas, Marie Tiffany, and Grace Johnson among others. Weather data and cable news wrap the late bulletin before close at 11.
A visiting expert conducted an extensive tour of Mareeba plantations and the Experimental Station, noting huge industry expansion and 384 ongoing experiments led by Mr Howell. He praised methods and quality, but warned some yields and leaf aging remain uncertain, while planning follow ups at Granite Bank and Me. McRae’s plots.
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