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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
3
Government meteorology launches hydrogen balloon tests to chart upper atmospheric pressures and temperatures. Devices include a spider-like frame, recording aneroid instruments, and a labeled return box, with launches planned from the Meteorological Bureau and later a weather kite study at Canberra.
The first Proserpine pioneer died last week, Mr Jas McPherson, a director of the Central Mill Company before government foreclosure. He also owned a sawmill about 14 miles from the town.
The article discusses an anticipated uptick in the sugar market driven by dwindling Cuban supplies and potential higher prices. It notes expert analyses predicting stock levels and the need for imports from Java or beet sugars, with early signals of price movement and market pressure in New York and Washington. The piece also mentions local commerce figures and business notices amid the broader market context.
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