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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1929
Page
10
A mixed sale listing deep discounts on children’s sunshades handkerchief scarves silk hose trimmed crinoline hats and evening frocks. Includes colored veils mervreen crepe and Jap crepe yardage with sale prices ranging from 1/3 to 38/-. Footwear offers black patent shoes and laces sandals with various sale reductions.
An OCR damaged listing shows an early morning to night broadcast schedule with time stamps and announcers. It notes sessions, music segments, lectures, and news breaks, plus performances from Wintergarden Theatre and various entertainers.
Major General Sir Frederick Maurice warned at the League of Nations about exaggerated French and British army figures and the terrifying potential of new gases and aerial bombardment in a future war. He cited inflated counts and warned that 42 tons of lethal gas could reach central London within 12 hours, threatening civilians across the capital.
Two patrols from North River and a special towing truck assisted motorists on the main North Coast Road after a flood covered the wooden bridge. About 130 drivers waited for water to subside, then, with help from barriers and patrols, cars were piloted and pushed across, some towed if heavy or stalled. The operation ended around 2:30 a.m. with drivers continuing to reach the city.
The prolonged rain across Queensland made travel difficult as motorists faced poor road conditions. The R A C Q and the roads and tourist department actively supplied reliable updates, broadcasting road bulletins via Station 4QG and offering toll free advice to members.
A scrambled OCR passage discusses malaria cures and nervous system effects, mentioning living proteins and chemicals released during treatment. It references African origins, New York, and potential financial considerations, with garbled phrases about practical aims and unintended outcomes.
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