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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
1
In Brisbane in June Enoggera fat stock sale drew steady turnout with cattle selling around last week’s values. Woolly crossbred stock commanded higher prices. About 500 head were sold and overall market activity was steady. Beet and hay prices varied with lucerne and chaff modest gains and potatoes listed at two shillings per unit.
London general markets show steady to quiet activity across shares and goods. Dealing centers note unchanged British consols to 3 11 grounded by low demand for Australian wool and scarce New Zealand produce. Butter and cheese markets appear dull with limited movement and price ranges marginally adjusted.
Scant readable text notes shares in Australian markets with references to Lontwin and broken will events. Mentions TRY and BN with cryptic codes, leftist proken fo and numeric tags 8 and 4, but details are unclear and no full names or dates emerge.
The General Superintendent of Sugar operaiten received monthly reports from Southern o and Southern Poeld Assistants on Nambour and nearby areas. Wet weather hindered inspection. cane planting on virgin soil after clearing. soil described as basaltic and scrub overgrown ranges. Ploughing depths varied. labour tight due to rain. planting rows set at five feet with two feet between plants.
A wide OCR fragment discusses a mother praising Cuticura Ointment for infant dermatitis and skin rashes, with an anecdote about teething relief and product samples. The text then shifts to agricultural notes from Pialba, detailing sugar cane varieties, farming methods, fertilisers, diseases, and planting depths, plus district observations on dairy and fruit farming practices.
The report describes crop variation and cultivation methods in the Burdekin and Proserpine regions including New Guinea 15 Ma and Mb grasses, Striped Singapore and Gromite sightings, and yellow stripe. It notes horse cultivation on a acre plots near Proserpine, and irrigation-related changes in the Lower Burdekin with ploughing, scarifying, and harrows.
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