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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
4
Men s wool coats and pull over sweaters offered at greatly reduced AC B special prices from 13/11 to 21/-. Boys pull over sweater coats also discounted with AC B pricing. Men s flannelette pajama suits and trousers listed in AC B sale terms with sizes and special prices across multiple items.
An old advertisement lists items such as prophylactic toothbrushes, peroxide cream, handkerchief paper, and Swan Down face powder with special prices. It promotes world wide reputation products and includes mentions of price tags like 1/11, 1/4, and 1/6 for various items.
Display of Showroom items including floral cre pon pajamas with pockets in various prices such as 7/11 and 6/11. Also listed are dainty floral lingerie lawn nights in assorted sizes with special A.C.B. pricing 4/11 and infants cream woollen bonnets at 1/11. Ladies cotton bank or ready to wears edged with ribbon and bow offered in assorted shades with A.C.B. specials.
Manchester department presents special prices on flax chair fabric bedding and linen goods. Includes red and green striped cloth, snow white pillows, white damask tablecloths, grecian quilts with smooth finish in full single bed size. Multiple items offered at reduced yard prices.
The A.B.C. offers wash silk and georgette fabrics in multiple shades and widths. Prices include 2/11 yard for Paris silk like fabrics and 1/8 yard for georgette. A wide range of materials such as de luxe satin stripes and striped fabric lines are highlighted with special pricing.
Footwear listing highlights men’s and women’s styles with patent and ankle boots, wave of leather vamp detailing, padded soles and comfortable low-heel designs. A.C.B. special price marked at 12/6 per pair.
Readable items show a grocery department list with cereal and fruit entries. Mentioned are Cerebos blank mange powders large and small, orange fruit drops, cheese, fruit salad jars, pears, pineapple, apricots, peaches, and piccalilli. The OCR yields scattered phrases and misreadings, but the core contains product names and quantities from a grocery department.
The School of Arts Herberton held its annual general meeting at the library on Wednesday evening May 1o. Attendees included Mesdames Pearce McBride Messrs Gordon Lebelbein Arter Young Chalk Leake Fay Reed Frangon Scot Dr Rose and Mr Secretary. The president reviewed the year, noted decent finances, and elections were held for officers and committee. Mr Scott was elected president, with Mr Young also noted, and Mr Price chosen as treasurer amid light humor from the group. The meeting adjourned after votes on committees and positions.
A Stanmacy Hille resident visiting Mareeba recounts mining history in the Ville district. He notes the John Darling interests faded, Derek eepene memory, and a few hamlet businesses including two hotels, a butcher, a store owned by Jas Brown, and a Methodist church being moved to Evelyn Service. School attendance clocks ~ pupil count under supervision of Mr Jolson. A bridge gang repairs the Doonman to Stannary line as work continues on Bucn moo Stannary structures.
In the Herberton area two trains weekly serve the system while motor services aid shipments. Prospecting surrounds town with hopes rising on several claims. The Irish Guard is producing about 75 tons in twelve years, and new drives at You and Me near Stannary show a patient, skilled approach. Crushing costs run about 5 per ton with 72 percent metal recovery, and other works like Perseverance and C and D Walsh and May push forward.
Short note indicates progress toward Perth with unclear details about timing and conditions. Mentions a cat and reais but lacks concrete actions or standings. Further context needed to clarify route, currency, and events.
At a Mareeba Fire Brigade meeting held on Friday in June notes, members including J. F. Smith, W. Gardner, A. Lawson, James Egan, Superintendent A. Cater, and Secretary Jack Love discussed purchasing a Cheveniet truck and placing it in service soon. The Water Authority was to review payment claims for Wilhinet’s fire services. Fire escapes, bell tower erection costs, and the replacement bell by Cooper and Son at the Mareeba laundry were also noted.
June 1 report describes a motor car with the Council’s overseer beside it, traffic disruption and sand being shoveled to repair a puddle. A chairman is praised as a future electee while voters are urged to favor a reform slate. Mentions G K Mayers leaving Melbourne for East Africa on the ninth, Adra Larsen returning from Babbinda, and Johansen and Co transferring business to Alexander Smith Ltd with Gordon Johansen temporarily managing.
Rev Dr W I Fitchett, longtime Methodist leader and prolific author, died aged 72 in Melbourne after a career spanning from arrival in Australia in 1854. He shaped church governance, edited the Daily Telegraph for a brief period, founded Life magazine in 1904, and led the Methodist Leader College as principal, with a wide influence on religious and literary fields.
In London this May, Hallows Hitting of Lancaster completed a remarkable run, reaching 1000 runs in May. The report notes a grace in Peapod Of Lancaster's context, marking a notable local cricket milestone.
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