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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1928
Page
4
The text Pushes a sales pitch claiming remarkable materials and unbeatable value. It praises a stave and waotkinatslip as superior while asserting exclusive access to dramatic prices and exceptional quality not found elsewhere.
Letter to the editor argues for tariff protection to safeguard Australian manufacturing against foreign competition. It cites the Tariff Board and figures the value of domestic production, wage conditions, and employment. The author defends protection as benefiting workers, farmers, and the broader economy amid calls for freer trade. The correspondence is signed by Paul Cheyne, secretary of the Sears Manufactures Development League.
A Babinda reader laments unemployment and criticizes Italian immigration amid wartime tensions. The writer argues for Australia first, warns against foreign influence, and urges voters to consider local Italian influence in Herbert and Moranbah districts. He recalls wartime loyalty and fears Italian workers may alter local politics.
William Thomas Davie died in Cairns leaving a wife and nine children. The funeral in Yungaburra drew a large crowd with Father Mont officiating at church and graveside. Floral tributes came from many families and local associations.
Mastopathologist Mr N L Kelly reports rains favoring cane growth while leaf scald and beetle borer threaten yields. He notes growers should burn rejected sets, avoid borers, and focus on healthy seed. Early planting and careful rotation may help resist disease spread in Mossman Eight Mile Silkwood Japoon area.
Field notes describe widespread leaf scald and top rot in sugarcane across Eight Mile and Tully districts. Reports urge timely fumigation, drainage improvements, and careful stand-over practices to protect crop density and future yields. Korps variety trials planned to compare with H.Q.420 and monitor disease spread.
Ladies of St George's Church announce a garden fete on Saturday May 12 with a small charge for amusements and afternoon tea, proceeds to go to fund drives. Bishop Halford to open a Mission in the Church of England on Wednesday night May 2. he resigns the Rockhampton bishopric to work among Scene orders.
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