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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
14
Fragmentary radio schedule notes October Thursday items. Mentions weather reports and market updates with unclear times and local business references. Names and specifics are unreadable, but indicate a broadcast with announcements and standard market listings.
The Sydney letter describes spring gardens along the harbour, races preparations at Randwick, and a wave of political contention. It notes Premier Bavin’s health and church disputes, election rhetoric, and a Women’s organisations convention addressing censorship and local option. The piece also highlights charity work by Rev Drummond and wife aiding afflicted children in Manly with a new rest home.
The report reviews 1929-30 cane crops in the Philippines and Cuba, noting an expected 8 percent drop in Philippines sugar output due to harvest conditions, and a rise in Hawaii’s Linde Plantation crop amid irrigation gains. Prices shift as government moves to raise domestic sugar from 7.4 to 7.9 cents per pound.
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