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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
5
A Gordonvale RSL branch Diggers reunion honors fallen comrades, reviews the League’s 1927 birth and growth, and praises pensions work, employment aid, and care for widows and orphans. Comrade Simmonds receives a gold replica badge for service. speeches praise unity, civil duty, and postwar welfare efforts.
The Atherton Tableland sub branch met at Kairi on July 7 with about twenty eight members. They backed a two day Lake Barrine carnival with electricity and fireworks, swimming and boating events, and formed a committee to coordinate interbranch talks. Indignation rose over Agricultural Bank actions against a settler and over Lands Department rent and account practices. The secretary plans to attend the State Conference with Brisbane duties and will handle matters as delegate.
A festive banquet featured toasts to Jack Stokes and the Press. Comrade Fixter and Comrade Simmonds proposed the tributes, with responses from Stokes and W. McKeeman. Musical items and recitations accompanied the speeches as Comrade Corrie announced a charity jet run for Cairns District Branch in September.
An advertisement promotes Bisulated Magnesia to neutralize excess acidity and prevent fermentation, claiming instant relief from indigestion after meals. It asserts the product soothes the stomach lining and restores healthy digestion even after long suffering. A stray line notes a British railway sleeping coach weighing 40 tons with about a dozen passengers.
The ACB advertises winter sale prices on children and ladies garments including school frocks, linen house frocks, and colored flannel frocks. Prices range from 1/6 to 21/ for items described with long sleeves, belts, and piping details.
A vintage newspaper ad touts colored fabrics with Fuji finishes, crepe de chine, morocain, and silk varieties. It lists Christmas style prints, stock numbers, and winter sale prices per yard and full bolts, emphasizing durability and washability.
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