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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1932
Page
4
Sydney reports detail a dramatic sea incident as the ship Yarra, after a violent grinding noise and flooding in the engine room, sent its crew to shore near Rawley Island. Fresh water supply was contaminated. two aborigines supplied water. Captain ordered abandonment. ship stood by as crew evacuated with animals aboard.
A reader from Millaa urges the North Queensland paper to publish tips for reducing sugar costs. She notes scarcity and asks for lower local sugar prices to aid home use for jam, cakes, and child nutrition. She argues raw sugar illegally shipped south increases hardship and calls for market relief. February 16.
A notice to holders about the April 1 meeting to renew holdings into six percent stock. Renewers in 1997 98 would receive a call payment of two percent.
The Anzac Day Commemoration Committee met in the Premier’s office. correspondence included thanks from the Prince of Wales Equerry and the Returned Soldiers branch. Wreaths will honor Monash and Haig. duties, badges, and a London wreath are planned.
Berlin February twenty two reports President Von Hind Trasig issued an emergency decree to rescue the banks. Government to participate up to £12,500,000 and £20,000,000 credit. Capital of the Gold Discount Bank to be doubled to £20,000,000.
Among the Cook Labor plebiscite candidates 23 names are listed including Councillor W. Gardner of Mareeba who has served about 11 years in the town. The last core elections saw Gardner contest a referendum against Mr GH O'Dowell for a state seat, with the present slate filling the second vacancy.
A Guardian cartoon from London on February 22 features Learne under an umbrella amid a distressed world. It shows a bee crowded land guarded by a sepoy, depicting pacification, while a figure mocks Australia and orders others to blazes, hinting at political tension and colonial themes.
Navigation authorities report a low powered vessel under crews on board around 5 30 pm was inshore to avoid a southerly current. Stokelald and crew in one room, possibly a ship or craft, faced issues as they attempted to proceed, with observers noting the vessel kept to the coast.
The clipping lists Luaree Koker and others amid a wall of stock quotes. It names Great Northern, Australian and British firms, coal and oil stocks, and bonds with percentages and dates ranging from 1938 to 1961. The fragmentary text records numerous prices, yields, and classifications across multiple sectors.
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