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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1929
Page
4
The article discusses sailing risks near Cape Horn and southern latitudes. It notes the lure of northern passages at 35 degrees south to avoid ice and harsh winds, but warns of hurricanes in the Indian Ocean that have wrecked vessels. It cites Mauritius vicinity seas as a noted danger.
A vivid report recounts stormy seas and a fire aboard the German windjammer Potosi with crew abandoning ship. It follows the sinking of the Maria Rickmers after a voyage from Barry to Singapore and the fate of the Kolenhaven, with its militant Bishop Absalon figurehead. Danish anxiety grows over the missing crew of about seventy and searches from Melbourne fail to find the Mexico and Junce pair.
An Australian remedy promising to save money for coughs and influenza. It advises obtaining a two-shilling bottle of Heenzo from a chemist, mixing with sweetened water to yield eight bottles of cough mixture, claimed to soothe throats and ease chest congestion quickly.
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