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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1910
Page
4
Overstocked goods offered at deep sale prices including Madapolam fabrics Mosquito nets and linense serviettes. Numerous garments and undergarments for women such as knickers camisoles and chemises with lace embroidery and ribbon details, priced per item or per dozen.
A garbled local column notes upcoming concerts at St Monica’s and related choral performances with ensembles of 45 voices and full chorus. It mentions itineraries of speakers and officials, a Mayor and Town Clerk overseeing a Local Authorities Conference, and various travel notes including journeys to Townsville and Lismore. It also advertises remedies and products, plus references to concert preparations, a universal ambulance fundraiser, and tailoring services offered in Cairns.
Velox column notes a turf betting tip and racing odds with brief references to events and participants. The fragment mentions betting moves and possible outcomes, with emphasis on race strategy and wagering angles.
A boxing event is announced for September 3 at the Shire Hall with Sid Murphy of Melbourne facing Hilly Mateer in a 30 round bout for a £20 wager. Earlier junior and senior matches are scheduled with referees named and donations from gate receipts going to injured referee Mr Frei Phillips.
Proprietors of the Ideal C up per Square Cooker arrive in Cairne to demonstrate their dry Stem powered invention hailed as the west veriacted device. The demonstration aims to showcase superior cooking performance and novelty.
Wireless experts note a major issue remains the sunlit effect on radio transmission. The Marconi transatlantic link now operates at a per word rate, while night conditions offer better ether conductivity. Researchers cite daylight absorption by solar radiation as the primary hurdle, with efficiency improving after sunset.
The St Miamica choir performs Here by Babylon's Wave from Gounod's Mysterpiece with orchestral support at Shire Hall. Sad refrains tell of captivity by the waters of Babylon and the contrast with Zion, ending in a triumphant opening chorus.
Underwear department items including Madapolam and Matapolam nightgowns with embroidery lace insertion and ribbon trims, priced from 1/11 to 7/6 sale amounts. Childrens gowns and white underskirt with lace inserts also listed with sale prices.
Classified sale listing for men's garments including 3 garment ready made suits in various fabrics with sale prices ranging from 21 shillings to 41 shillings and 6 pence, plus several coats priced at 4 shillings 6 pence to 11 shillings 4 pence.
N and A Mellicks offer Sundry Items and everyday wants at deep discounts. Embroideries, laces, silks, prints, flannelettes, twill, and cotton goods priced per yard or dozen. Men and women’s garments and hose feature sale prices, including hats, shirts, and trousers with notable savings across many fabric types.
Program notes describe a five part chorus with tenor entry and dramatic passages highlighting Jerusalem and Babylon themes. The piece ends with a grand climax and double fortes in piano patter. Audience urged to secure tickets at Craig Whittich's before showtime tonight.
The Nome Paper notes elder students discuss the View that Irish were not, macs compulsory, and that opposition argues the National University would not succeed. It states there are now better hopes for its future.
Miss Marion Gambetta, a nurse at San Rafael cottage hospital, endured a two hour lockdown in a room with an insane patient who threatened violence. A passerby unknowingly trapped her in, halting her plea for help as she soothed the patient to avoid escalation. The incident ended with her release and note of concern from physicians.
The article notes that many small shopkeepers in Queenland hold coins with holes and defaced pennies. It explains the reduced value of such pieces, estimating a one shilling piece worth fourpence with holes and a defaced threepence worth about a farthing, placing the burden on these traders.
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