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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
12
Anomalous report indicates Hayles Magnetic Inland Ltd and A.L.S.N. Company customers and crew departed from Cairns on December 7 with a magnetic inertial issue causing a mid voyage injection at Cairns. No injuries reported.
The report outlines multiple shipping movements with departures from Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney for December and January. Vessels such as WALLATHA and VAG sail to and from Australia and Asia, while others like HASTEN AND AUSTRALIAN LINE vessels depart for the East and south. Arrivals include ships reaching Adelaide Cairns and Melbourne with various voyages underway and agents listed among lines such as CH ANOTE and Philp Ltd.
A farmer and customer dispute a shipment mixup over chickens with mispacked crates and missing birds. The farmer admits sending eight while the customer claims twelve were delivered, prompting questions about what was packed and what remains.
A vintage Rexona health and beauty advertisement promotes Rexona Soap and Rexona Tablets. It touts the benefits for skin and hair and features the Rexona Girl as a beauty icon. The copy claims thousands of girls endorse the products and promises health and happiness through beauty.
The Telegraph and Daily Standard list a 4.30 pm and 6.00 pm schedule featuring lectures, concerts, and readings. Performers include Carlton Sym, J. Wan, Maye Hughes, Vera Walker, Gerald Cashman, the Studio Orchestra, and the Kalua Trio. Weather update and Daily Mail news close the program.
The article reflects on parallel scientific breakthroughs and rival discoveries across history. It notes X rays and wireless as pivotal moments, mentioning Crookes, Roentgen, and others, and discusses early experiments, potential cancer treatment, and the infancy of new technologies with wide future impact.
A letter to the Johnstone Shire Council urges opening about five thousand acres of Crown lands along the road from Innisfail to South Johnstone for selection. The writer cites potential dairy and banana industries, calls for early surveying, and favors cheap land with timber ownership by settlers after residence and improvements.
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