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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1929
Page
6
Sale item list describes boys clothing including all wool navy serge jackets with belt loops pockets in all sizes and tweed coats with knickers. Special sale price 8/11 per pair for the serge garments and uniform suits priced at one rate.
Advertised stock lists white Turkish towels pillow slips and quilts with sale prices and sizes. Includes brown towels pillow slips white quilts various yardages and finishes with prices and retail terms from Ipswich area supplier.
Babinda notes report the formal opening of the CWA Rest Room with speeches and songs. Guests praise the project and its long term value while volunteers describe donations, stalls, and refreshments raising funds. A party and raffles followed, with prizes including a vase set and white fowls.
Fragmentary report notes Babinds Rangers assembling two teams for an annual gathering. Mention of Mirriani View and Mrs. Price planning a holiday visit to the Southern States is unclear due to damaged text. The piece prioritizes event setup over outcomes or exact participants.
In a historic move this town forms a women’s basketball club and plays a marked ground game despite weather issues. Three teams could be assembled and plans to challenge neighboring towns are discussed. The piece also notes a need to reassemble the local band and mentions ongoing motor traffic disruptions from wet crossings and shifts in mining employment.
The Mareeba Turf Club monthly meeting debated whether to arrange with a local owner for funds, noted no concrete proposal, and postponed action. The Annal Race Ball was approved to be held at the School of Arts, and the club planned Derby related correspondence, track maintenance, and an application for March 30 spending.
See Tully realise responsibility for youth welfare as locals plan to form a Boy Scout troop. Enthusiasts Buckle, Dickson and Riddell receive credit for initiating the effort after a Monday meeting of interested residents.
A court case reviews unsigned instructions found with a 1913 will. The envelope held three unsigned directives for a chauffeur and butler to receive legacies and a lifelong wage. The court reversed a lower ruling, upholding the documents as valid despite the unsigned nature. A note mentions a memorial slate for Arlette de Normandie at Grestain Abbey ruins.
An OCR fragment markets eczema relief products claiming instant itching relief and long lasting effects. It touts Moone's Oil and Emerald Oil with promises of rapid vein reduction and complete cure, then abruptly digresses with unrelated notes about a wedding ring and grapes.
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