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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1952
Page
4
New York reporters describe a TV system that counts cancer cells in tissue by bright spots on a screen. The method adjusts spot size to cover each cell and uses electronic brain work to compare counts with healthy cells.
A dated guide advises poultry keepers to plan mating from late spring to early summer, noting early June as a practical target for mating and collection. It emphasizes preparing birds, managing incubation, and monitoring for diseases, parasites, and safety concerns.
The readable text shows a courtroom moment with a speaker railing at opponents and noting a lack of fathers like him. Details are fragmentary and unclear regarding persons, dates, or places.
A fragmentary report notes a steady installation rate this year with 50 to 200 lines being set up monthly by Australian manufacturers. It mentions automatic exchange calls for Queensland and postal telegraph services, with brick and concrete costs cited at 259000 and 49,000 pounds respectively.
The Hickay and Dialrid Pipe Band plans to join the 1st Battalion Caer Kennedy Regiment as the regimental band. This marks a second reattachment for pipers who served in the Middle East campaign and saw active service along the Gulf coast. Four pipers and musketeers are among those returning to active duty with the unit.
The article warns of cutworms attacking peppers, tomatoes, and cabbage in gardens, describing their appearance and damage. It explains preventive steps, including turning soil, removing infested debris, and methods to kill larvae. It lists several homemade baits using substances like Paris green and molasses, advising careful handling and timing for late afternoon application.
A partial historical note discusses how dwarf papaws grow in summer wet conditions and cooler Semis, suggesting medlings planted to the field help prevent shots from Sims, with growth progressing very slowly.
In Port Douglas the death occurred at the Poseman District Hospital on April 10. The wife of Mr. Patrick Tully of Fort Dowges, she was born February 32 years ago and came to Port Douglas with her parents. She lived there until moving to Tully, later residing at Mt St Ber Attarasi Sing. The obituary records her origins, marriage, and final years in the region.
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