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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
1
Special accommodation offered for touts families and tourists with beverages advertised. Readable text mentions Itchells Post Office Hotel in Herberton and offers for commercial travellers.
The report to the Quendand Farmer’s Patter Anentary details unrest from 1913 and 1914 in sugar districts. It notes wage-board fears, harvest contract tensions, and a broad farmer resistance with deputations and talks with officials and the Attorney General.
The Queensland Dairy Farmers Union and cooperative dairy companies met to debate butter supply regulation. Proposals include payment of butter returns to the Department of Agriculture, registration of agents selling on commission, and a compulsory bank trust account for sales with detailed recording of buyers, quantities, prices, and lot specifics.
The letter discusses pests and labor shortages affecting farmers, the challenge of introducing skilled immigration, and the annual call for strong administration. It notes Mr John White’s prior service and announces Colonel Rankin as the new appointee, with formal closing from SWAYNE.
A fragment describes a government department plot involving cane planting near Ballan and Port Douglas. An officer planned to distribute materials to farmers on a Thursday, with distribution aimed at aiding agriculture. About thirty attendees observed the plots showing varying stages of growth and readiness, suggesting a scheduled spread across June.
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