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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1929
Page
6
Advertisement fragment lists Fuji silk nightwear and slips with lace trim. Items include duality silk nights with pink shade at 17/11, silk bloomers in pink and cream, princess slips natural shade with hemstitched neck, prices 8/11 and 11/6. Details are garbled but indicate women's sleepwear and undergarments with specific shades and prices.
January 25 report covers Lord Somers opening a Victorian Bush Nursing hospital at Yarra Junction as a gift to the Bush Nursing Association. The facility includes a five acre site, staffed by a qualified sister, with debt forgiven, and is part of fifteen homes in the state with five more planned. Also notes forthcoming Melbourne talkies arriving for early February showings featuring Mussolini and Stephen Foster, plus fashion chatter on hats and hair trends and a profile of singer Miss Wilma Berkeley who has risen since leaving Melbourne for London.
The piece surveys Autumn fabric trends including bordered woollens and flannels in pastel color combos, velvet varieties with patterned and plain mixes, and tweeds. It notes waistlines returning to normal, slanted pleated skirts, small brimless hats, and straw hats trimmed with ribbons for the season.
Atherton January 25 report on the January 24 Ambulance benefit mix of concert and dance organized by S. F. Pwell and Browning. Net profit about £18 from a lively program featuring Miss May Hartley, Mr. Eriksen, Miss Sneyd, the Browning troupe, and the Russian Orchestra conducted by Iskievitch. The hall cleared for dancing with a noted frocking display including many named attendees and a chocolate dance prize.
Readable fragment lists many discounted items from a ring and jewelry catalog. Includes 18 ct gold rings in SINGLE STONE THREE STONE and FIVE STONE varieties with sale prices, along with watches, silver pieces, glassware, and small domestic items. Notes potential catalogue requests and regional pricing.
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