Prices Rule The Roost For Country Buyers
A bold sales pitch offers the complete price list with no partial discounts. The seller claims they cut the entire line rather than select items and urges customers to increase orders to secure lower prices.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1931
Page
4
A bold sales pitch offers the complete price list with no partial discounts. The seller claims they cut the entire line rather than select items and urges customers to increase orders to secure lower prices.
The Sydney letter portrays oppressive heat and sticky streets as a backdrop to economic distress. It notes widespread retail layoffs, union pressure on rationing, wage concerns, and political debate over betting taxes amid a tense labor environment.
A partial instruction warns to inch off the edge of fabric on the eve side, begin wear, and hem the raw edges to make the garments look finished. The fragmentary text includes garbled phrases and unclear terms.
Ee PrIs Mr and Mrs J Casey and Master Kevin left for Ravenshoe to spend time with Mrs Casey’s sister Mrs McCarthy. Mr J Martell returned to Mareeba after a month away and resumes duties at the railway station. Telly has returned to help his stepson Mr Davis on the tobacco farm. Mrs Bragg junior and Cairns with her mother Mrs Golder arrived to visit Mrs G Newell and stay a week. Miny Dobio leaves Mareeba for Atherton to prepare for her new home. marriage expected in about eight weeks.
Stratford district notes warn of an old tree with jagged roots across the Freshwater Creek swimming pool posing a public hazard. The piece urges the council to remove the danger and restore safe access for day and night bathing.
The Discovery reached Cape Robert near Burville Sea but faced a blocking shoal and heavy pack ice. Previous explorers Wilkes and Burville noted a sheer ice barrier. current voyage aims to push east and chart the blockade while seeking open sea amid favorable weather.
A historical map shows the Mawson expedition route fed out for the BAN 2 Amare research journey led by Sir Douglas Mawson. It notes a 100 tonne coal haul from two whaling ships near Balleny Island and outlines chief operations between Wilkes Land and Queen Mary Land with plans to push west toward MacRobertson Land as coal and conditions allow.
Unrest flares after news of a prisoner's execution in Yerawalla jail linked to Sholapur riots. Volunteers march demanding hartal while shopkeepers close. Trams and taxis attacked, traffic paralysed as police, including Commissioner Wilson, face stone throwing from hostile crowds.
In Calcutta on January 13, more than 150 people were injured in clashes between police and hostile crowds after Bombay unrest. About 25 were seriously hurt as rioters marched toward Poona, bricks and lathia raised, amid executions of seven policemen. The police intervened, triggering a fierce confrontation.
The works committee of John Stone Shire Council met Mr Pease MILA and discussed local needs. Following his suggestions the council voted to file further representations to the Government for unemployment relief scheme grants. A telegram was sent to Brisbane requesting support for projects in the shire amid improving loan fund positions. Reports mention rioting including Karachi and Rajpipla with injuries and police dispersal. Mr Pease showed interest in Innisfail area matters and the administration pool for future submissions to the State.
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