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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
3
John Hunter lectures Scotch farmers on soil fertility noting nitrification as a key fertility measure. He urges careful lime use, avoiding surface losses, and criticizes improper magnesia mixes while stressing benefits for milk, feed quality, and straw when soils are properly treated.
A farmer named Tae Winister from Meromee forwards a letter from South Wales firm about rallying local support in a defense scheme. He suggests listing willing volunteers with horses wagons and other resources and asks military authorities where to place them. Senator Pearce notes appreciation for the correspondence.
A Mary Chronicle report describes the third foot schooner Harris lost in rough seas at Inskip Point. Crew of two John Titensen and Albert Hoxie struggled after a lurch while Dickinson hauled in and was tossed overboard. Bodie, in the engine room, heard no call for help until the dingher was launched. The men clung to the remaining vessel and fought the breakers, rowing the dingher to reach Dickinson. They endured a long night on shore then trudged ten miles toward Inskip Point. They met Mr. Bo Pre Ghtblaine and other locals who helped recover the triangular pots.
The article recalls a daring sea escape after capsizing near Cape Horn with two survivors including Bodie and Pialbo, aided by the Government steamer Albatross. It notes sharks sighted as the beach was reached and compares the incident to earlier rescues. A Venetian fashion reform movement led by Signora Genoni advocates historic beauty standards and private attire, arguing for elegance without modern constraints.
An advertisement touts Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery as a prompt cure for common colds and consumption. It urges immediate use and claims wide availability with prices in shillings and pence. A notice announces a business matter involving Mr A J Drader of Abbott Sirgpt Cairns handling all monies from July 1.
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