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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 08, 1928

Page

6

Charm Underwear Sparks Youthful Color Appeal

A fashion feature highlights Charm underwear with vivid leading colors aimed at modern girls and women. The piece emphasizes style, dash, and youth appeal in current trends.

Ladies' Hand Bags and Accessories Price List

Genuine blue seal make ladies' hand bags offered in variety and quality. Lunch bags priced at 16 shillings 11 pence, 17 shillings 6 pence, 22 shillings 6 pence and 28 shillings each. Children's purses listed at 1 shilling 9 pence, 2 shillings 3 pence, 2 shillings 6 pence and 3 shillings 6 pence each.

Ladies Silk Hose Quality Prices By Brand

A list of ladies silk hose prices and brands including Prestige Hose Kayser Mose Phoenix Hose and Banner line with sizes and sale dates noted for each pair. The ad highlights bundles and special prices across multiple brands like As-You-Like-It and Silk Arto with various pair counts and price points.

Ladies handkerchiefs and sunshades sale listing

Advert appears to market ladies handkerchiefs in boxes with prices 2/0 to 17/11 per dozen plus ladies sunshades with CHubly handles priced 9/6 to 16/6 and black umbrellas with coloured tips and carriers at 12/11 and 10/11 each, also children’s colored sunshades 5/11 to 6/6.

Ladies Slippers Price Guide From Vintage Ad

Ladies soft leather slippers well padded with sturdy heels finished with Mom Dom Culere and Black colors. Prices vary: pale 1 shilling 9 pence per pair. black velvet slippers with feather trim 6 shillings 1 penny. felt slippers with padded soles and bright stitching in turquoise red and other colours at 7 shillings 11 pence. Latin trim felt slippers with pom pom in Rose Helio Red at 4 shillings 6 pence. pearl red blue Helio price 5 shillings 6 pence.

Mom Dom Price Helio

Men's Wear Gifts Offerings and Prices

Tourist style Luvisa shirts with collar 21 shillings each. Luvisa pajama suits 32 shillings 6d per suit. Pure Fuji silk shirts 8/11 to 24/11 each. Pure linen handkerchiefs 1/6 1/9 2/3 2/6 each. Fine lawn handkerchiefs 1/4 1/6. Mews Elita armlits 4/6 per pair. Xylonite hair brushes 6/11 10/6. Xylonite gift sets with brushes 25/- and sets.

Price

Grocery Specials Illusion or Error in Readable List

Fragmentary OCR shows a list of grocery items with unclear quantities and prices including nuts meat cheese granola tuna sweet corn plum pudding and passion fruit jars. Readable names include Swallow Ariel and generic terms suggesting a sale or ad.

Melbourne notes on Francesca Duret and women's convention

Francesca Duret returns to Melbourne after over five years abroad with the Fuller Gonaules Opera Company to lead soprano roles in La Traviata Lucia and other operas. The Forty first annual Women's Christian Temperance Union convention draws delegates from far afield, with 900 new members this year.unnanurses and a Bible study circle support hospital staff while articles discuss women's status and pay, fashion trends, coats, sleeveless wear, and colors in the season.

Freek Francesca Duret Melbourne Mony Honey Couting Fuller Gonaules Opera Company Aliss Duret Tirty Masetta Pizzi Women's Christian Temperance Union Beresford Jones Victoria Alex McNeil Evelys Christan Movement

Tweed Fashion Shifts To Lighter Modern Weaves

The article notes fine woolen material suited for smart dresses with cape and long coat variations. Modern tweeds are thinner, lighter, warm, and dressy, available in striped and moiré effects and a range of colors including rose beige tan blue Chanel red green and golden brown. For business wear a belted tweed coat and skirt with a suede waistcoat is practical and stylish. Jumpers with blouses may be worn tucked into side skirts next season.

Mareeba News Moves and Milling News Reach South

Long service leave transfer of Mr. Watean from Dimbulah to Bracewell Rockhampton noted. Several teachers move south to Maryborough Toowoomba Norman Park and Bulimba. Gulf cattle leaving prompts meat price rise and Tableland districts seek supplies. Plow work advances at local mills and experimental seed plots begin end of year planting in Mareeba area.

Watean Dimbulah Bracewell Rockhampton Jack Wilks Mc Garnet Herberton Hospital Mareeba Agin Southern Harland Mareeha School Maryborough Solly Toowoomba Mer. Wale Percy Dawson Cowley Bulimba Hell Einasleigh Cardwell McKensie Mossman Norman Park Jack Ure Floreat Yacon Mareeba Hospital Bute

Trustees Consider Innisfail School of Arts Building Plan

The Innisfail School of Arts trustees led by President E Venables discuss a proposed two shop five office building with a basement. A Deed of Grant exists and plans estimate revenue around £16 10s weekly with borrowing options at £7500 to £7000. plan approval hinges on securing favorable loan terms. The president will seek finance from a southern institution before the next meeting.

Nnisfail E. Venables Innisfail School of Arts Meyers T. Neabit D. T. Robertson J. W. Mills J. T. McNamee H. J. Worth Snd Lgen Venables Phar Ia Wpe Howe Robertson Worth South

Country Women’s Association Chillagoe Ball a Poster Fundraiser

A large Country Women's Association Chillagoe branch event on November 23 raised funds to supply every district child with a free toy. The paper and poster ball featured costumed entries led by Alice Gindotone and Betty Cramp among others, with prizes for best costumes and entries.

Country Womens Association Chillagoe the of Arts Chill C. A Sager B. Fame Alice Gindotone Minties Ike

Unclear Names List From Historical Classified Fragments

Readable fragments show a roster of personal and business names with surnames and partners. The text appears as a chaotic ledger of individuals and their associated firms or products, lacking complete context or events.

Antarctic flight plans delayed by high winds

Wireless message from Sir Hubert Wilkins reports delays in repairing the plane due to piercing cold and high winds while he continues the Antarctic survey from Deception Island. Vacuum Oil Company supplies fuel and oil for the expedition as Spirit and Mobiloil aid the effort.

London Sir Hubert Wilkins Wilf Vacuum Oil Company Pty Ladhan George Hubert Wilkins Antarctic Deception Islami Plume Spirit Mobiloil Eatly Jy. Lad Rem Explorer

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