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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1933
Page
1
A dense OCR blurb lists lace, carpets, shoes, and clothing prices and a long рекламный section for hairdressing and beauty parlors. Mentions firms like Colonial Mutual, Queen Street locations, and various parlors offering perms, waves, dyeing, and manicures with prices in shillings and pounds.
Fragmented ad style notice lists ready made mosquito nets and bedding items with prices, then shifts to hairdressing services and multiple salon names. Mentions McDonnell & East Ltd Brisbane and various salons in Adelaide and city locations. Includes service details like wave perms and tinting, with personnel references and contact prompts.
A fragmented listing of offers and notices including costumes sales at Geldart's in Brisbane, wine merchants opposite Customs House, clothing and fabric services, portrait and enlargement adverts, and various small business references. Reads like a dense late 19th to early 20th century classifieds page with scattered addresses in Brisbane Melbourne and Sydney and brief product mentions.
Brisbane shoppers are offered a wide sale of pianos and musical instruments with terms including deposits and weekly payments. The catalog highlights upright and grand pianos, player pianos, and accessories, alongside linen damask cloths, curtains, nets, and printed cretonne, all at reduced bale and sale prices. Local retailers Whitehouses and Paling's advertise bargains at 210 Queen Street and The Valley Brisbane respectively.
The ad touts shiploads of silks bought at historic lows with record low sale prices on fabrics. It promotes BHOP EARLY crepe weave silks, Pure Silk Crepe de Chine, and Kimino silks, plus extensive furniture offerings and a wide range of tobaccos. It also advertises home furnishings, upholstery, and an auction of second hand items with delivery and credit terms.
Tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of mild steel ladders for the Babinda Water Scheme. Drawings, specifications, and tender forms available through the Department of Irrigation and Water Supply Brisbane and the Shire office Cairns. Tenders must be delivered to the Shire Clerk by noon on Wednesday, November 1, and may not be accepted.
Fragmented ad text seeks matrimonial matches across Australia. It mentions James Murray Hall of Darkan, a Brisbane address for responses, and requests an envelope reply for a free booklet. It lists candidates and a Bank address, using formal but unclear details. The tone resembles late 19th or early 20th century classifieds.
Advert describes a two word price deal on a Monmart valve cabinet advertised for £16 16s. with twelve months service and terms. Display window at Paltereads Arcade and Edward Street urges immediate purchase. Sale direct from factory claims best Brisbane value with Brisbanes finest reproduction at 218 10s and £10 options from J T Greenlees and Co 129 Aunt Street near Albert Street.
Reports from the Disarmament Conference indicate possible adjournment as Germany’s stance remains unclear. News notes a Bendigo hut fire body identified, a 44 hour week return in Western Australia, and Victoria meat strike talks. Plus universities plan a Japan tour, Kingsford Smith air routes, and a royal visit to Canada and Melbourne centenary.
An index item listing Billy Doings with motor notes and photographs, referencing pages 3, 18, and 19. The fragment implies a photo feature or column, but readable content is limited.
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