08 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
1
Sole agents listed for Australian Meat and Manures. Addresses include Brisbane Shields Street Cairns Caima Abbott Street and Spence Street, Cairns near Newmarket Hotel. Tolga notes Bibophra Meat Export Co as an agent with contact details in Lourge Rooma.
Mr Jos Campbell reports receiving a offer from the Australian Paper Mills Company Ltd Melbourne to sample Blady grass for pulp and pay five pounds per ton on a fir m basis f.o.b Cairns. A trial shows two tons of grass yield one ton of pulp with potential for large scale production if several pulpings are tested in the district.
A Cairns reader accuses the Government of prior knowledge of the Freshwater sugar mill plan, alleging duplicity by officials and noting political resentment. The letter condemns Labour policy and taunts politicians over the Sugar Mill Commission and election fallout.
A reader letter discusses refusals to pay for improvements and hints at government conditions. The writer argues locals deserve support yet resist onerous terms, praising local residents of Freshwater and Cairns for backing the cause. The text also mentions Dr. Hanley from Lends University analyzing banana stalks for potash content.
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