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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1930
Page
8
A fabric sale lists linene quality materials in Navy Black Cream and color variants priced at 8d per yard. It also promotes silk crepe de chine in multiple colors at sale price 1s 9d to 2s 6d per yard. The ad highlights soft fabric suitable for lingerie and includes striped ground patterns and wide color range.
A fragmented theater page notes Janet Gaynor and Catherine Fane headlining a gate driven eve voyage. The text is unreadable in parts but indicates a live stage event with music and entertainment.
A comedy revue at the Tropical Theatre last evening drew laughs with a vivacious fund of humor. The Younger Generation showcases a New York family newly rich and their emboldened youth, while seniors feel the weight of wealth and a clever central performance by Hershott.
Cairns January session details amid ongoing civic discussions. Walker is noted in reports from the Cairns Post with updates on council actions and community issues discussed on January 8.
Captain Ross Clark testifies at the inquiry in Punedi si that the Manuka’s loss was due to an abnormal current from the east and west of the current. He recalls the vessel being driven off course and striking rocks as visibility was about a mile. He praised the crew but could not fully explain the incident.
A fragmentary social column mentions ae 1 Mtr. and Mire AL Wiliams of Cairns with Mer Molloy on Senay, Mrs FE Artaburst and Nicholson at Sreimbank visiting Ci Dire, Preston and Janet Jeagh weekend visitors, Mrs P Stevens and son Jack returning home, and Mr and Mrs W Gee in Portent with furniture ward.
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