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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 25, 1928

Page

13

Fancy department stocktaking sale bargains described

A cluttered sale notice lists stocktaking prices on linen supper cloths ladies bags laces mats and curtains plus men shirts suits and pajamas with various old fashioned prices and brief descriptors. The text mixes brands and items with inconsistent spellings and garbled phrases.

Worth Fen ACE Weelth A.C.B Acme Superior Nottingham Iim Men’s Department

Innisfail Police Station Conditions Criticized

Innisfail reports harsh health and safety concerns at the police station area. Overcrowded reserve uses adjacent outbuildings and tents near residences threaten sanitation and security, sparking public demand for immediate government action and facility upgrades.

Innispad Innisfail Ireek Wrst Home Secretary Hye Vmolkee Beiong Tannetall Rueutsland

Northern cane fields confront alien question in harvest debate

The article reports on tension over foreign workers in North Queensland cane districts including Mourilyan and South Johnstone. It cites debates on employing British cutters versus foreigners, discusses local court mentions, and notes fears of migration patterns affecting labor. It mentions Italian and Greek workers, language barriers, and calls for preference for British labor to stabilize harvesting seasons.

Innuspald Lave South Johnstone Cairos Maurilyan Goeni John Stone Mill Goomli C.K Mourilyan Singur Coy Jist Feer Dalian Oree Tully Forelgner Tunisfall Innisfail Australia Counry Mour Yar Menchlyan Hewndston Miurityam USA Northueensand Sigan Dudetry Jolsten Mga Britain

Melbourne Notes on State Parliament and Reform Debates

The article surveys State Parliament tensions with Labor opposition, noting proposed social reforms like an Adoption Bill and debates over timber fueled charcoal gas as a transport fuel. It mentions infrastructure projects, including a new Spencer Street bridge, and critiques government and opposition posturing affecting workers and business.

Beth Trades Hall Labor Cabinet Kewim Logan Tay Worrea Speocer CAO Witch Melanie Cite Council Tee Benefit Melbourne Whart Lan Spencer-street York Lars

Local rainstorm floods stretch along road near Cobban

A freak rainstorm drenched an area between Cobban and Chast, with rainfall over a wide strip about two miles long and one thousand feet wide. The road between Cobban and Chast flooded, forcing workers to abandon a stretch of the road as water surged across it.

Bonistail Lidice Biassess Comelaaely Innisfail Home Secretary's Department Durithlinie Cobban Chasthas

Storks Decline Threaten Habitat Across Regions

A garbled report notes storks in various regions facing rapid decline due to habitat loss. It mentions impacts on nesting, water sources, and protection needs, with vague references to Africa and Europe. Further details are unclear from the fragmentary text.

Advert for Mercotized Wax at local store

A reader describes trying a Mercotized Wax advertised to smooth skin and remove blemishes. The message promotes a “regular overnight apple flow” treatment, claiming the wax absorbs and reveals fresh skin. The note ends with a price offer of 20 units from a local store.

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Northern crew linteed defenses stir threatened to redte

The passage discusses Free Vie determined efforts to increase Britishers in the Wistertie area, implying a larger migration that could affect settlement patterns. It notes satire and rising British presence, with uncertainties about its impact on local homes and the eastern comet reference.

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A.B Fancy Department Manchester Ladaida Ac.b. Stocktaking Cains) Mutual Limited Northern ‘Anefields Oiler Werk Pergeideranor Parliamentary Charcoal Gas Motore Bruce Metee Andros Frey Yarra Helland Soreeh Africa Boland’s Ltd al Sines Ipswich M.S Cigeos Sean Bin Mruatty Boland's Ltd THE House OF Fashion Cairns Gelling Bros. Ltd Iron and Brass Founders Automobile P.O. Box McDonald's Cairns and Innisfail
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