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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows a list of names such as G Ells Henry Gard Johns Corr Mo Sexton and places like Townsville Halifax and Chats Towers. The readability is poor but hints at a catalog of individuals and locales with scattered dates or labels.
Shipping notices detail Flinders and other steamers arriving and departing between Townsville, Port Douglas, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Bowen. Schedules show arrivals every Tuesday and Sunday, with port calls at Townsville, Port Douglas, Melbourne, and Brisbane, plus sailings toward Towneville and river ports.
The notice outlines sailing itineraries for Uoward Amt Co Limited and Australian Steamships Limited. It lists departures and arrivals between Sydney Melbourne Townsville and other ports, with ships such as Lass of Gowrie and Zetten. Dates mentioned include January February and specific port calls to Beeg Kong via Magodey and south Taiy an.
The report notes farmers working ground between rows with a plow and making three furrows, others using a grubber. Working depth ranges from 5 to 7 inches. Little manuring has been done, with only a few trials of mixed fortification yielding no clear results. Lime applications on small areas showed some benefit, crees manuring occurs slightly, and most farms are in fair condition with weed control decent. A few instances of volunteering rate changes were observed. Some fields were tested for acidity with mixed results.
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