Home Hill meeting notes and race results report
The Home Hill and District Society meeting on April 24 included minutes from the previous session and a tribute to the late Mr. Burkitt. The Farmers’ Hall event covered irrigation, sugar trade issues, and race results with details on committees, levies, and a Bowen excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Hill
Heine Hill
Society
Trinally Sreuning
Burkitt
Big- Kitt
Mr. Burkitt
Suppliers’ Association
Farmers
Home Lill
Iter Alia
Mil
Inkermar
Pritchard
England
Britain
Brisbane
W. H.doherty
Mareeba Stock Movements and Racing Activity
Mareeba district weekly stock movements end April 26 report roads and rail movements for cattle and horse transport. Highlights include 1000 bullocks from Lyndhurst to Bluff Downs, 380 Herefords to Mossman, and 159 pigs processed at Mareeba Bacon Factory. About 30 racehorses train on the Mareeba track with horses moved between Mareeba, Cooktown, and Atherton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareeba
Stannary Hill
Irvinebank
D. Kelly
Herberton
Mareehs
B Mechan
SM Recanner
J. Mechan
Greela
I. Mechan
Mareeha
Arthur Wallace
Cooktown
Charlie McMahon
Atherton
Jack Wallace
Mareeba Bacon Factory
Floreat
Death toll in French Equatorial Africa railway work rises
Reports from the Congo describe 17 000 nepte laborers dying from ration shortages and exposure during railway construction. Only 874 miles of single track have been laid, yielding nearly 200 lives lost per mile. In the Congo, 1 mile of line costs about 10 000 lives in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Equatorial Africa
The
Congo
Joop
Fancy Department Hosiery Fashion Blends and Ribbons
A brief ad notes Prestige Pure Silk Hose andLady’s Art Silk items in Hoggar and New Peach colors, with Piping Rock and Sand shades. It lists various ribbbon trims and silk hosiery lines, highlighting prices from three pence to one shilling, urging shoppers to view the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoggar
Dress and Silk Offers in Palm Beach Fabrics Ad
A fragment from a local advertisement lists various fabrics and goods priced in shillings and pence. It mentions dresses, silks, lace, wool blankets, ticking, pillow slip, and net curtains with limited descriptive details and partial prices. The ad references locations in Palm Beach and a retail context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reve Ford
Men's Department Athletic and Winter Wear Highlights
Readable text lists men’s wear items including fine gauze athletic garments in size M and striped cotton tweed ties, with mention of heavyweight suits and winter wear. Also references to fibre dy and frame, 8 inch components, patent size 18 inches, indicating a catalog-style notice with product descriptors and measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil—Sen
M&ns
Seasonal good footwear at moderate prices
Seasonal footwear offered at moderate prices includes ladies patent court shoes at 25 shillings, silk bow low heel models, Buckled one-bar shoes, and child sandals in sizes 01 to 13. Men and boys receive box hide boots priced around 19/1. Footwear ranges feature comfort, value, and varied styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rootes
Baer Patent Court
Ace
Wiim
C.B
Also Mentioned on This Page
Captain Mann
Proserpine Mill Suppliers’ Committee
Porns Bain
M Woods Harris
Atessrs
A. Freeman
Villiers
P. Crossman
J. Ko Murphy
M Buchanan
Tm. Id Dixon
Desivtat
W. W. Meehan
Makvase
Bordekin Delta Turf Club
Ayr
Les
Iain
Buck Tr Trooper
Rene Grand Nell
Black Trooper
Wayland
Chron
Patek
Lady Stead
Way Patch
Way
Nanki Poo
Ore
Piero
Xu Cyan
Nat Fe Srena
Caagottia TG. Mann
Bowen
Mr. Keay
Tee
Russell
Ame
Wee Saeed Maal Lemme Sar
New South Wales
Lang
Bavin Tory
Mr. Kay
Austin S. Donnelly
Eleventh Avenue
J . Home Hill
Ross Creek
Collins
S Creek
Schaffert
Etheridge Abington Downs
Bluff Downs
J MacDonald
Ager of
Mr. Holmes
Bacon Factory
Scifi
Eno
ENOS
Grindstone
Grinder McCormack
V. TG. Shaw
Terrica House
Adelaide-street
Fancy Department
Palm Beach
Manchester
Men’s Department
Pevnese
Cairns
Mutual Limited
Abbott Street
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