31 Aug 1933
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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
1
An advertisement proclaims the first sale of Overells showcased garments under the Phoenix trade mark. It lists ladies nightdresses, pyjamas, slips, coats, pantettes and related nightwear with prices, colors, and design notes, highlighting exclusive styles and guarantees.
An Australian classified ad from The Globe promotes cheap prepaid rates for pianos, players, and gramophones at Whitehouses and Overells. It boasts real bargains, easy terms, and expert calls, with prices from £12 to £75 for various instruments and accessories. The section also advertises buying services for used items and mentions other solicited goods.
A garbled text fragment discusses photography and a caption task. It references line counts and possible source elements but provides no coherent event, entities, or clear subject. Further readable content is needed to generate a proper title and summary.
A dense Tasmanian style retail page offers deep discounts on women and children's hosiery, shoes, bed linens, towels, and garments. Highlights include silk hose, cotton hose, bed sheets, pillow slips, and a wide range of men’s and children’s footwear with tagged prices. The ad targets household shoppers with broad product lines and mentions Brisbane agents and advertising firms.
Athletic singlets offered in chest sizes 34 to 42. Priced at one third dollar per item. Local sale emphasizes exceptional value with POR lid packaging.
An Australian advertisement style collage lists McDonnell & East Ltd on George Street Brisbane offering pre paid rates, corsets by Madam Marie Hume, fashionable dresses from Adelaide and South, radio sets from The Music Masters Radio Co and Howard Limited. It markets affordable styles and radio equipment with demonstrations and flexible terms.
McWhirters The Valley Corner offers Organdi Flower of the Field 36 inches wide. Pique Voile 36 inches wide and Toogood anti crease voile 44 inches wide. Elephant Crepe 36 inches wide with special price 2/11. Flat Crepe 34 inches wide at 2/8. Stripe Crepe de Chene 28 inches wide and Check Spun Crepe de Chene 23 inches wide. Cresta Crepe 36 inches wide with 4/10 price. Lay-by and cash order system available.
A verbose classified advertisement lists Furniture sewing machines and home furnishings for low prices in Brisbane. It promotes brands such as Luger and Singer, with weekly payments, deposits, and delivery by motor van. The Globe branches advertise house full setups and trade ins at Newtown and South Brisbane.
Advertisement for dressmaking and millinery offering cheap prepaid hats, machine embroidery, smocking, pintucking, scalloping, covered buttons, and alterations. Lists multiple shops and addresses around Adelaide Street, Wickham Street, and Valley areas with prices from £1/1 and 4/4 for tacking and yard work. Also mentions classes and various garments including frocks and underwear.
A dense old newspaper snippet lists numerous hairdressing and beauty salon ads. It highlights Eugene permanent waves, manicures, and various wave and tinting services with prices, locations, and operators such as Lorraine, Lorado, Carmen Joyce, Madam Marguerite, and others.
A local listing promotes Morocain Scarves in broken checks stripes and chicken foot patterns in bright spring colorings with four six price points. Also advertised are Finney's Finest Crepe-ie-Chine Ascots in tri colored two toned shades priced at 2 shillings 6 pence, plus School Panamas for 3/11 featuring navy tagel lining and round head fittings.
Finney Isles offers girls college blouses in sizes 24 to 33 at 2 shillings 11 pence and haircord blouses in sizes 27 to 38 at 4 shillings 4 pence each. Navy tunics priced at 3 shillings 6 pence with sizes 24 to 39. Lay-by available.
Listings for several private hotels and boarding houses describe clean rooms with hot and cold water, baths, and modern amenities. Observed locations include Wickham Terrace near the Observatory, Church Street, Gregory Terrace, and Bowen Terrace with tram access and garden or park views. Prolific features include meals, private family care, garage space, elevator service, and reasonable tariffs.
Text describes cheap prepaid rates for dyeing and cleaning services including blankets, moth proofing, and shirt laundry. Mentions Mount Isa in Adelaide Street and Brisbane area, with high grade trimmings and premium workmanship.
An OCR fragment outlines numerous Golden Casket agents and ticket shops across Melbourne Brisbane and Adelaide. It lists names and addresses such as Mrs Howard Easynet Albert Street and Jack's Lucky Casket Shop, mentions Queen Street and Albert Square, and notes advert lines about prizes, casket tickets, and a Queenslander weekly publication with jokes and photos. The chaotic text showcases multiple agents and venues selling prepaid casket tickets and promoting drawings.
Government analyst reports milk quality above three quarters meeting standards. Lead in paint to drop from five to two percent. Wool prices rise 5 percent at Sydney sales. Crown Prosecutor cites temporary insanity defense in a Cessnock murder case. NSW plans equal child custody rights post divorce. Sydney Bridge tragedy claims two lives. Canberra confirms Sydney Veterinary School as adequate for national teaching. De Valera bloc strengthens. Roosevelt lifts embargo on newly mined metals. Argentina signs wheat agreement. Australian Scouts visit France after Hungary jamboree. Nuremberg showcases Nazi power with 950,000 attendees. Sir Oswald Mosley’s Chelsea rally resembles Munich strength. Daladier confident frontier works defend France. Versailles Powers may permit Austria 8000 auxiliary troops. London Morning Post: Australia’s defense relies on mines and subs.
The page list shows sections with various features such as Billy Dogs, Photography, Dorothy Dix, Serial, Home Circle, Letters to Editor, Motor Cycling, Amusements, Shipping, Broadcasting, Hockey, Sailing, Cables, Sporting, Markets, Trade and Obituary, Personal, and Weather. It records page numbers and general placement for each item.
A scanned page listing a broad range of classified ads from auctions to real estate to professional notices. It includes categories such as boats, drapery, dressmaking, cleaning services, furniture, farming, houses for sale, land for sale, live stock, vehicles, legal notices, medical sundries, machinery, motor cars and bikes, to let properties, professional notices, and tenders.
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