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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1929
Page
2
A chaotic sale ad listing men's shirts trousers belts handkerchiefs and accessories with varied sale prices. Items include grey flannel shirts cotton gabardine trousers white tennis shirts leather belts and decorative scarves with prices noted in shillings and pence.
Our Sydney letter reports ferment in the commercial world over coal and timber disputes with government plans to reopen the coal industry. The piece oddly blends industrial notes with a social scene featuring Annabel and Barbara Austin, a church blessing, and Sydney society figures, including Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Hugh Warby as hostesses.
In a fragmentary report from Devil's Isle a trial recount mentions a murder sentence. Another passage references Dr Bow a noted physician connected to the case and the surrounding proceedings.
Government invokes Victorian Act to close shops factories and boat services on Anzac Day while essential services remain open. Citizens protest treating Anzac Day as ordinary holiday amid concerns over minority rights and public ceremonies.
The League says no sitting Parliament delays marking ANZAC Day. They expect government assurance that 1930 will see a close holiday in business circles and that returned servicemen will welcome stronger observance across the state.
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