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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1928
Page
6
The advertisement lists ladies bags and lunch bags with prices of 16/11 17/6 22/6 and 25/. children's purse bags at 1/9 2/3 2/6 3/6 each. Kayser and Phoenix hose in various pair prices. As-You-Like-It and Banner items priced 12/11 and 5/11. Banner Princess and Silk Arto hose also on sale.
Smartly designed handkerchiefs and sunshades advertised with quantities and price points. Includes ladies handkerchiefs in multiple sizes, sunshades for ladies, chubby handles, black umbrellas, and children’s colored sunshades with listed prices.
Ladies comfortable slippers in leather, velvet, and felt styles with Pom Pom adornments. Featured colors include black, tan, gold trim, red, blue, helio, turquoise, and rose. Prices range from 3/6 to 7/1 per pair, with feather soles and padded or soft soles noted.
Listed goods include Meen Luvisca shirts with collars matching designs at 21 shillings each. Luvisca pyjama suits in smart presentation boxes priced at 22 shillings 6 pence. Pure Fuji silk tourist shirts with collar match and tennis style pricing 6 shillings 11 pence to 14 shillings 11 pence each. Meows pure linen handkerchiefs 1s 6d 1s 9d 2s 3d 2s 6d. Fine lawn handkerchiefs 1s 4d 1s 6d. Elita armlts 4s 6d per pair. Xylonite hair brushes 6s 11d and 10s 6d. Xylonite gift sets with brushes, clothes brush and comb 25s and 30s. Sat.
Melbourne lags Sydney in trade policy as business leaders press for faster border freight. The piece condemns Melbourne’s conservatism and notes redirection of trade to Sydney, despite Melbourne’s geographic advantage. It mentions police dragnet for bombs and a £2000 reward, yet little public value found in recovered devices. Mrs Fielding alleges a bomb gang shows confidence and intent.
Christmas toys capture children’s imaginations with bears, planes, and games as parents coax gifts. A timber export warning follows, cautioning Australia about cutting quality and trade rebates while political shifts in Victoria and national leadership reshape policy and cabinet prospects.
The article outlines a keen struggle in the Victorian Parliament over government stability as Sir William McPherson seeks to solidify leadership and form a younger cabinet. Hogar’s challenge questions the House’s workability, while a coalition against Labor looms. The piece notes the public’s preference for decisive action and the shift toward fresh leadership. There is also mention of a social gathering with a prize contest and a harvest update indicating a total season yield around 190,000 tons.
Experts condemn milk sold in bottles with dist caps as risky. They warn the containers may harbor contamination before opening, urging caution and stricter safety measures.
December notes outline a new road from East Barron via Herberton improving access to the Crater, an extinct volcano. The route reduces travel from seventeen miles to about seven, boosting local business and social life with better movie outings from Atherton to Herberton. Tourists from Yungaburra are drawn to the Crater, praised for its beauty and distinct scenery.
The November event in Babinda featured euchre and dancing with Miss H. Grath on piano and Mr. C. Keough as master of ceremonies. Gentlemen winnings included A. Armen and Mire Cragen, while Mire Wn, Cragen took various prizes. An innings match noted W. Parable as standout bowler with 1 for 37, as local clubs Babinda Rovers and Collegians faced off, closing with a 2 to 1 victory margin.
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