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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1928
Page
12
A mixed listing notes silk and crepe fabrics including Arte Crepe in pinks and oranges, colured organza and ozorgette options. It advertises various weights and finishes, with measurements and sale notes for fashion fabrics and decorative silks.
A catalog like fragment shows items such as Genuine Silver Tissue Crepe Paper in rolls, Meteor mending wool, unascertained elastic, and ladies white lawn handkerchiefs with hemstitched finish. Prices include fractions and old currency values, suggesting a late 19th or early 20th century shop listing.
The listing includes Victory Brand ladies black patent shoes and children's black and tan sandals. Willow calf boots are offered in sizes 3 and 6. quality and price details are noted.
The Manchester department offers a varied selection of fabrics and linens. Items include flax chair material, plain linen, curtain cloth, table cloths and hangings, with woven backs and marvellous quilts in multiple patterns and ranges from 19 to 40 shillings.
A fragmented Sydney column details public events and society notes during a bank holiday. It mentions Miners and Union themes, Opera and Melba performances, Royal Society exhibits, and local political figures. The text also touches on baseball at Sydney Cricket Ground and fashion glimpses in city shops.
The provided OCR sample is fragmented and contains many garbled words making the main event or entities unreadable. No coherent people, places, or actions can be reliably identified for a proper summary.
A Queensland discussion outlines sugar export dependence, price expectations, and the case for a permanent embargo. Sir Benjamin and officials weigh imports versus domestic production, with figures on tonnage, export values, and potential impacts on growers and revenue.
Notice states reductions to services as improvements continue on Ranke Road. Details mention the 15/ single and 28/ rerun changes with further particulars to follow from the hotel, and names Rgus McDonald and Winstone in connection with the plan.
The report focuses on six months of coal production, noting Akishane and M294 Cane mth Hesbondinat Period at WMaz as key terms. It reports the largest producer status held by Hawes, with production trends described and comparisons to prior periods, including January and May figures.
Fragmentary OCR listing numerous businesses and individuals across trades and services. Includes retailers, mills, timber, grocers, stores, and various partnerships and proprietors clustered under a regional business directory.
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