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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1943
Page
2
Fragmentary notes mention a mine, business return, Mt Walligan, a Christies hamper for Private Colin Piet cher, and Mim Lyons planning a visit to Mareeba for medical attention.
Mareeba reports hail storms over the past week with severe weather. Ambulance attended injuries from a rail motor accident and a punctured wound to the hand. Mrs Kane, injured in a Tas rail incident, was transported from Cairns to Mareeba. Superintendent Parker visited Cairns regarding the rail incident.
The Constitutional Club hears Professor J Turner discuss potato varieties, disease resistance, and yield shifts since Drake introduced South American potatoes to Europe. He notes hybrids and drought tolerance, with references to Arctic crops and shifting population effects over the last century.
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