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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1936
Page
2
Last week’s market reports describe banana prices rising slightly amid continued cold weather and scarce supply. Weather conditions reduced harvests, with retailers encountering tighter stocks and higher case prices across districts, while consumer demand remained steady.
The Central North Coast Tomato Fruit and Veg Society replaced longtime director with Fred Wood of Valla while W A Robinson of Coff Harbour was reelected. Members urged a State Marketing Board for tomatoes as the first annual meeting opened at Coff Harbour.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe factory employees and job conditions in Menai ALE, referencing unions or wage disputes and local strikes. Names and places are unclear, but the piece indicates labor tension and employment concerns among workers in the region.
The report outlines receipts and payments including £249 from the tomato competition and £5 on fixed deposits, with £48 53 paid out for donations and entry fees. Directors defend the spending as routine and necessary, noting the total cost of £70 was a recommendation rather than a fixed obligation, and special meetings could have cost more.
Directors and growers clashed over phone links and transport costs at one of the region’s largest tomato centers. Debates covered paying differences, docket systems, and delivery checks to curb losses, with calls to back a marketing board and the banana board as a comparison.
A nurse overhears a matron’s remark about weight gain and tries Kruschen Salts. The letter claims losing two stones in four months without special diets, using ordinary meals. The ad links Kruschen to spa cures and presents a six salt blend as a doctor recommended weight loss aid.
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