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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
1
The report notes cattle and lamb market activity with prices, demand, and competition. Buyers from Wynnea and Kingaroy rallied, prices fluctuated, and some lots topped around 26/8 for calves. Lambs showed stronger demand early, with later price dips closing near prior week levels.
The district reports shortages and weather hardships amid community efforts to support families and churches. A note highlights a social planned for November to raise funds for the Amibo tuner, with a festival service led by Rev Smyth and a baptismal service at the Presbyterian Church. Local life centers on church activities, charity drives, and community gatherings to sustain morale.
A fragmented notice lists a January or March meeting involving Betis and Latina companies and local military work in Winterland Towns. The readable items reference collaboration, contracts, and possible public works, with officials or organizers unnamed due to the damaged text.
Residents report the Mulgrave Central Mill has begun a third shift, a move that increases demand for workers but meets resistance as labor shortages persist. Local canes croppers and cane cultivators face illness and reduced output, with many workers laid up and more to follow across the district.
Innisfall area endures a long dry spell of two months as farmers cope with drought. Harvests proceed in Goondi and Mourilyan with mills running, yet cane demand rises due to flood devastation elsewhere. Hotels along King Street and Wilson’s River View welcome visitors while repairs and new shire works progress amid flood damage.
The text describes severe flooding hindering transport from Mourifyas Mill to Bar howr-all maiden scrub land and endangering water crossings. Authorities urge urgent rail construction between Cairns and the town, cautioning that another flood year could devastate the region. The piece notes local newspapers like the Calar Post and Frank are valued, and mentions the Johnstone Fixer Agricultural Association planning events in October with tickets and club activities amid shifting operations and forecasted gains.
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