Prices Match Yet Markets Quiet Despite Tepid Trade
Prices shown in regional listings fail to move markets as traders hesitate amid mixed signals. Analysts note cautious demand for commodities with no clear momentum.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1931
Page
4
Prices shown in regional listings fail to move markets as traders hesitate amid mixed signals. Analysts note cautious demand for commodities with no clear momentum.
The town clerk supervised a re landing ceremony commemorating Oxley and Matthew Flinders. A memorial for Oxley and Redcliffe was planned, with the Mermaid sloop represented by a motor host. The event featured a crowd cheering as the landing party, dressed in period attire, read the original proclamation in Oreton Bay era tone.
A letter to the editor from a Traveller laments the poor state of the Atherton to Herberton road and urges Atherton Shire Counci llors to speed repairs to attract traffic. He warns continuing delays may divert travelers to alternate routes and impact local business. He praises Atherton officials if they act promptly.
Innisfail January 4 Local Authority Councillor S Ke Page outlined Unemployment relief grants and work programs in the Shire. Funds will fund earthworks, drainage, pipe laying, shrub planting, and road maintenance to employ residents in Morariyan Good Hill Eat Leinsteil and Jakugane areas with further projects planned for the New Year.
London January 2 News notes a slate of honors and appointments across science government and finance. Sir Ernest Lamb ex MP and City of London official, Sir William Plender chartered accountant and committee chair, Sir Ernest Rutherford famed physicist and Royal Society ex president, and Sir Robert Vansittart diplomat receive recognitions. George Roberts nicknamed Audax donates £100 000 to a hospital thanksgiving fund for the king's recovery. The list also includes dominion and colonial figures receiving orders and titles.
A Mossman notes page reports on New Year celebrations with local youths, ongoing works on the South Moscow bridge with piles driven, and council plans to curb flooding by adjusting the tramway bridge for car access. It mentions residents returning home, hospital updates, heat affecting conditions, police transfer matters, and Friday dances at Cairns Bowling Green.
A reflective piece on ancient New England stone walls, their age, origin, and meaning. The author imagines giants and Noah’s Ark scale histories, praises the wall builders as “giants,” and celebrates stones as enduring, shaping the landscape and tying New England together.
Innisfail January 2 an update from Millaa Millar butter factory manager Mr S Petterson notes a London agent table indicating Millan Minaitier quality surpasses bulk supplies. The factory began last June and recent notes claim strong export potential under strict supervision.
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