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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1913
Page
2
A new double field or comparison microscope enables direct observation of two objects in the same field. It promises value across science from metallurgy to botany and medicine, permitting side by side comparison and simplified adjustment for precise measurements.
Considerable activity surrounds a chain of wireless stations planned around Australia. The Marconi offer for Darwin was backed by higher cost projections than a government plan using domestic equipment. The Postmaster General’s department aims for a cheaper, more powerful system funded by revenue from power sales and national telecommunication users.
A historical weather almanac titled SASSFORDS Queensland Almanse and Detly Retord of Weather for the Pest Twelve Months. Marketed as invaluable to business men and a guide to ranting men, offered at a single price and sold by all booksellers.
A dense page of local notices and ads features medical tonics and remedies for sore throats and hair care, purchases for travel and school items, silk bags, seeds, and cleaning cloths. It notes ship arrivals from the South, local chemists and stores in Cairns and Townsville, and various promotions for lemon products and magnesia.
Parcel case details released by the Non-Forfeiture Office with full particulars filed to the Local Agent. The record references an amount of 29,700,000 and notes the involvement of Draper and Caimns in California.
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