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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1924
Page
2
Disjointed figures 128 129000 100000 appear with names and titles such as Viscount Long. Text mentions a chapel, a case, and whisky in a unclear financial or probate context with no coherent narrative.
Fragmentary text mentions visitors to Wembley totaling 194 394 dollars and 2 000 000 since opening in May. Other garbled lines refer to individuals and travels through a desert, with unclear names and statements about confessions and appearance.
Fragmentary OCR item lists various fruits including grapes oranges cherries pears and an unclear reference to prices or quantities. No clear event or persons identifiable.
The clipping lists various casement cloths and damask items with discounted prices, including bordered casement cloth at half Boland’s price, all over casement cloth and bleached damask at reduced rates, and other fabrics like table damask and bleached damask shown with yard and inch measurements. Prices quoted include mid yard and per yard figures.
Readable fragments show a local sale listing hats with low prices and embroideries. Items mentioned include hats priced around 2/5 and 6/6 with veils and cravats, all offered at reduced rates. The ad reflects typical midcentury bargain pricing and shop names.
Readable items list trimmed gowns and gloves with prices and sizes. Highlights include long finish gloves in black white beaver and vin with sale tags, a lace clogs bodice and skirt set in violet, and night dresses with square necks and lace inserts. Boland’s price points range around seven to eight shillings.
Bargains on crepe sleeping suits for women in two piece sets with square neck ae sleeves and white lacing, waist size W. Priced at 12/6. Byland’s also offers Loually gold at 12/6 and cotton square neck short sleeve shirts at 6/3, normally 23.
A vintage classified style note details discounts on dress fabrics at Boland’s. It highlights crepe chine, voiles, and morocain in assorted colors and weights with prices per yard, including heavy satin and linens, emphasizing value and wide assortments.
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