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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
12
A garbled 19th century advertisement warns readers about skin spoilage and freckling allegedly caused by cheap cosmetics. It mentions remedies and sales from a Melbourne address at Flinders Lane, urging readers to purchase corrective products directly from a supplier.
The passage markets K rexona soap for natural beauty of skin and hair with broad claims about cleansing and skin care. It mentions synthetic ingredients and effects on complexion and hair while noting price per tablet and potential health benefits.
Port Moresby May 1 Aueoc Day observed with a Requiem Mass at the Catholic Church and a service in the Hall. Speeches by Rev S erks and Clark and Captain Gore mark the commemoration with a wartime focus and silence for the fallen. Local officers and soldiers attended a civic dinner. notes highlight postwar concerns and community life in Port Moresby.
Long, fragmented report details St Stephens voyage from New York to Port, Finns aboard, and a launch to Thoreday Island. It notes a fight at a hotel with knife wounds, car trouble at Sapphire Creek, and a May morning arrival of the vessel to pressure the Navigation Act in Papua.
Fragmented Australian report notes a lively contest labeled Wem with Elation and rivals like Connerle and Taggart present. It mentions machinery and boilers in passing along with references to regional suppliers and fruit and sugar origins from Tasmanian and Queensland sources.
The article discusses shifting cultivation for teak and banana in colonial forests, noting villagers clear fell burn and replant each year, the move toward organized forestry under a forest conservator, and the Cavendish banana as a promising crop. It outlines planting practices, soil and climate challenges, and the goal of producing sustainable timber and crops while reducing forest fragmentation.
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