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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1924
Page
2
A readable fragment lists farm items and prices including potatoes sugar beans pears and apples, with references to livestock and tools. Names and places appear as stray fragments, suggesting a small market catalog or notice.
A dense critique argues the tariff system undercuts primary producers by shifting revenue to protected industries. It laments state governments relying on federal funds, warns of price controls, and calls for stronger industrial policy to balance administration and wages amid intergovernmental power struggles.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement listing various victuals including apricots and tinned items, with entries for lobster garers pineapple paste anchors salmons shrimps meat pickles sauces and tomato products. The odd phrasing suggests a catalog or price list for groceries and preserved foods.
An unsigned note requests space in the paper to express views on local matters. The writer describes a recent meeting at the police barracks and an attempt to form a committee for school and library affairs. Confusion over attendees and planned actions is noted with references to October discussions and an elderly figure named Lonajaites.
The article reports on German wartime trade tensions with the Soviet Union under Rapatie Treaty terms. It notes Soviet restrictions blocking imports, licensing, and a forced shift to a special contract framework. German firms faced forced cancellations, rationed quotas, and government actions to curb commerce with the Soviet state.
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