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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
3
A vintage advertisement showcases a wide array of upholstery fabrics and coverings including Cottage-weave Tapestry and Genoa Velvet. The copy emphasizes large stocks of suite coverings ready for selection by customers seeking refined home furnishings.
Inside the vast HMS Caledonia anchored on the Firth of Forth a major Royal Navy training ship, cadets and apprentices undergo intense daily routines. Recruits from 13 to 18 start with basic drills, academic lessons, and practical shipboard tasks, progressing through specialized tracks in engineering, wireless telegraphy, and seamanship as the ship blends naval education with modern vocational training.
The third monthly Raven-shoe meeting of the Svelyn Tabvicland Local Producers Association convened at Chuvettes Hall. Mr. Webber presided over a large turnout as Mr. Gillespie outlined the Herberton Shire Council's handling of exchange on cheques and related matters under the Local Government Act. The council was to investigate, with reports on timber pricing, interstate competition, and welfare impacts on the industry. Letters from Canberra and W. F. Kenréuh touched on butter pricing and Commonwealth versus state measures, with a plan for a future meeting to discuss proposals replacing the Perry-Connell scheme and broader industry schemes.
An extract discusses maintaining price firmness for producers and government action against speculation. It contrasts Australia and New Zealand approaches, notes overseas buyers’ freedom, and urges Prime Ministerial and departmental involvement to stabilize markets. It references dairy and sugar farmers facing debt, taxation, and uncertain futures.
A Ravenshoe meeting voices anger over dairy prices and debt, urging the Commonwealth to stabilise butter prices, curb overseas speculation, and empower farmers. They call for Agricultural Bank reforms, rent relief, and state action to aid selectors and secondary industries while planning further protests and a march of meetings.
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