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Newspaper
Bundaberg Mail
Location
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
9
Local ad lists a variety of grocery and household items with competitive pricing. Items include Looms Cocoa, Lider Brand Coffea, Honey, Custard Powder, Cocoanut products, Onion Pickles, Baking Powder, Dessert Peaches, Dig Forks, Lotes bottles, Kettle and Preserving Pans, Victor Lanterns, and Milk Saucepans, with prices in shillings and pence. The notice emphasizes wide availability and bargain rates.
An old survey traces transport from stagecoaches to motor buses, noting social aims, pricing, and the shift in public travel. It highlights early routes, like Greyhound Motors between Bristol and London, and the decline of horse carriage as petrol vehicles expand nationwide.
A French study proposes added braking distance rules to curb reckless driving. Experts discuss stopping distances on open roads and in villages, with 40 mph cited as a potential maximum in clear conditions.
Rexona Soap and Facial Soap are marketed to provide natural beauty for skin and hair. Ordinary soaps can dry and irritate, while Rexona offers soothing antiseptic baklava action and gentle cleansing. Regular use claims to tighten pores and improve clarity, with tablets priced at 1 shilling.
Mount Moreau correspondence notes arrest of an alleged bogus Brisbane doctor. He claimed to be Dr David Robinson Rae of Nundah Hamilton road and obtained money and goods from multiple shopkeepers by false pretenses. He faced charges in Sydney and was kept in custody awaiting transfer, with a long flight of prior cons box and misrepresented medical practice.
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