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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1910
Page
4
A Manchester department store advertises deep discounts on a wide range of textiles and linens. The sale lists 40 inch to 120 inch items including quilts, serviettes, linen sheeting, dowlas cloth, calicoes, and ladies undergarments with prices slashed to attract buyers.
Town and Country items list social happenings including visits, arrivals, departures, and local events. Notable names include Mr F C Exien, Mrs Walsh, Mrs J H Brownlee, Judges Jameson, HK Douglas, R A R Pollock Tolga, and Captain Allison. Mentions of the Mourilyan and Innominate gatherings, charity efforts, and the Goomer and Gilbert River correspondents appear amid travel, hotel business, and public notices.
A sale list of women and children nightgowns and undershirts with Madapolam and calico fabrics. Items feature embroidery, lace, insertion beading, and trims at reduced sale prices from 3/7 to 10/11 per item, including children's muslin and light gowns and white undershirts with decorative embroidery.
Readable list of men’s apparel with ready made suits and coats. Includes prices and sale figures for Alpaca, Black Serge, Grey Lustre, Mace Suits, and Striped Coats with sale reductions and item counts.
Sundry textiles and apparel advertised with deep discounts including embroidery, lace, silk, flannel, cotton goods, corsets, mattresses, stockings, shirts, trousers, and hats. Prices listed per yard or item with sale figures such as 1/11, 2/4, 1/7, and 3/11, highlighting a broad clearance of women and men wear.
The report lists several visitors to Cairns including Anping owner of Belle vue and Bulimie Stations and manager John Thorburne of Delle vom, along with arrivals such as J H Earl at Ghillagoe. It notes a heavy mail landing and cargo details, a Namoo steamship arrival under Captain Provo, and cattle tendered to the Aitherton district. Airlines, holidays, and local social movements are also referenced.
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