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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1931
Page
4
An old newspaper health ad touts Phosphorated Iron as a cure for fatigue and nervous weariness. It features Mrs Won unlabeled and a boastful testimonial about relief from a nervous breakdown five years prior. The copy promises energy, clear thinking, and safe use with a pharmacist’s guarantee.
Commonwealth outlines opportunities for Australian exporters under a new trade agreement with Canada. Preferences lift duties on currants raisins apricots peaches pears and pineapples, plus wine and sugar terms. Australia aims to capture Canadian markets with reduced tariffs and free entries for certain fruits and products, aided by Queensland and Tasmania shipments and strong role for Australian producers in diverse commodities.
Stratford district railway statistics show August returns for Redlynch station with goods and passenger figures. Goods received and forwarded, livestock, and passenger totals are listed, including a drop in horse arrivals and mixed measurement errors. These notes accompany social events at Freshwater Hall with dance, euchre, and donations to the Ambulance sports program.
After a Hamilton to Rotorua honeymoon trip, Captain Money and two other passengers were aboard a plane that struck an air pocket and crashed. The aircraft was completely wrecked but all occupants crawled free unharmed. The pilot narrowly avoided a house with sleeping children in Auckland.
The 1929 Australian Canadian trade agreement sets gelatine duty at 12 to 15 percent preference, with Australian firms eyeing the Canadian market now worth over £20,000 annually. Woollen and textile imports, blankets, rugs, and various fabrics form the broader Canadian shipment base, with British preferential rates applying to certain Australian goods. A 10 percent discount on British preferential tariff goods passes to Canada under specific through Bill of Lading conditions, excluding spirits, tobacco, and certain other items.
Mr A E Hyland, long active in Australian trade ventures, travels to Canada with the Australian Trade Commissioner to plan a publicity push led by Mrs J Mae Gregor. The effort aims to boost demand for Australian canned, dried, fresh fruits, dairy products, meat, aid wines, funded by state marketing bodies and government expenditure.
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