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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1929
Page
2
Fancy Department Hosiery Stock Update
Mock fashioned slippers with stocktaking prices for hose in Sand Putty Pa 4.10 per pair. Full fashioned hose also in stock at 3/3 per pair. Ladies Milanese Silk hose, double finger i shades priced at 3/8 per pack. Ladies embroidered handkerchiefs at 6d each.
Dresses and Silks Stock Prices and Shades
Silk Crepona and Palm Beach fabrics are featured in multiple shades with stocktaking prices listed per yard and for various widths. Coloured spun silk offers bright finishes for dresses and undergarments in multiple colors. Marle striped Fuji Silk shows new marled patterns with a self black stripe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
P.K.A
Ladies Floral Voile Frocks and Silk Frocks on Sale
Stocktaking prices list Ladies floral voile frocks at 9/11 each and Ladies fancy art silk frocks at 37/6 to 46/6 with shirt box pleats and plain bands. Also offered are smart fawn felt hats at 26/6 each and colored crepe nights in mauve with hemstitching at 3/11 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Skylink
Thor
Manchester Department Curtain Fabrics Sale
A Manchester department shop offers curtain nets and fabrics at stocktaking prices. White curtain net and valance net in wide ranges, linen serviettes with patterns, and curtain materials in white and ivory tones. Prices from 1 shilling 1d to 2 shillings 6d per yard or dozen details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
Choice range of gent s ties and shirts in stock
Men s department offers a selection including broadway ties at 1s 6d each fancy designs and white knitted athletic singlets at 1s 11d each with silk braid. Crash shirt waists striped at 2s 6d each and natural British Fuji tennis shirts with adjustable collars in sizes 12 to 14 at 4s 11d each.
Taking Care of the Feet Shoes Stock Short Catalog
A vintage shoe sale lists children and men footwear with stocktaking prices. Items include CHERRY PATENT SHOES, BOX CALF BOOTS, KID OXFORDS, PATENT SHOES, TOURNAMENT SAND SHOES, and LADIES FANCY BEDROOM SLIPPERS with sizes and prices such as 14/6 25/ etc.
Stratford Bridge Dispute Over Council Action in 1929
Stratford letters condemn Cairns Shire Council for delaying bridge repairs and relying on an officer’s report. They cite ten ton daily load, 46 hours flood stress, and two men hired over Easter with council funds, urging engineering expert involvement before closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Couwal
Stetif
Me Warther
Couneil
Connell
Eno Ion
W. Varley
Tax department methods draw reader's ire in letter
Edmonton reader John Mann criticizes the Income Tax Department for depreciation rules and repairs costs on farm equipment. He cites tractor repairs, a mower knife board, and fencing allowances to argue government taxation harms workers and wages, accusing officials of socialistic bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns Post
Atherton
Income Tax Department
Bath
W.C
McCormek
Sizer
M.L.A
Hons
Tment
John Mann
Premier and Inkerman irrigation scheme critique
Letter to the editor condemns the Inkerman irrigation project delayed and mismanaged by government officials led by Mr McCormack. It cites costs ballooning from 131000 to about 300000, failures to deliver seven miles of pipe, and punitive water cuts. The writer denounces land and mineral injustices and questions political loyalties and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormack
Inkerma
Inkerman
Irrigation Department
Home Hill
Vane
McCornach
Elaine
Foraan Smith
Farleh
Cormack
Tenettiati
Dawson Valles
Britain
Mr. O'Keefe
M.L.A
Mareeba Letters Cherish Local Life and Lively Traffic
A Mareeba letter to the editor laments late night choral performances and motorcycle noise while praising local councils and street planning. It praises social events, tea meetings, and local culture, then shifts to fashion notes on autumn wear and sewing details for garments and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marerhs
Mrs Percy Russell Becomes President of Housewives Association
A report from Melbulerane on April 4 notes Mrs Percy Russell GiB, a longtime Red Cross volunteer and four-time Hawthorn Mayoress, assumes the presidency of the Housewives Association of Victorm. Delegates at Anzac House discussed rural women’s needs, civics education, bushfire prevention, censorship, and better voting understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Women’s Hospital
Talbot Colony
Housewives’ Association
Women’s Country Party
Anzac House
Aft
KR. J. Gibson
iStock
Women's Country Party
Strassburg Becomes World’s Largest River Port
Along the Rhine River vast traffic moves annually and French reckonings place Strassburg in Alsace as the chief river port, handling the bulk of this traffic and earning the title of the world’s greatest river port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Strassburg
Alsace
Sheridan Street Cairns Ad Hoc Notices
A fragmented OCR item lists a phone number 508 and references W.W.R. Bee or Excelsior along Sheridan Street Cairns. The readable text implies a local contact point or business address without clear actions or dates. No further context available.
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Manchester
Men’s Department
Mutual Limited
Stratford Bridge
Stratford
Edmonton
Premier
Rewald
Siller
Mann
Pate
Marecba
Warner
Navanal Famil
Victoria
Melbourne
Halle
Moss
Pblic
Servicw
Fashion Notes
Wea
Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria
Woor
Westclox
Boland's Ltd
HG Wen
Bondier
Boland’s. Ltd
HE Hardware House
Eddleston’s
Excelsior
Phone
A J. Draper Ltd
Draper
A. J. Draper Ltd
Complete Home Furnishers
Crockery
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