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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1930
Page
4
A cluttered advertisement page outlines corselettes in pink stripe pattern, lace details, and suspenders. It lists ladies stockings, ready to wear straw hats, prestige silk hose, wooden coat hangers, powder puffs, and children’s sheer sun hats with prices and sizes.
The Malanda Chamber of Commerce sub committee reported on their first council meeting covering road construction urging completion of the Malanda Atherton main road. They addressed electric light petitions, tree planting costs, Cairns Post publicity, building regulations, and planned actions with the Eacham Shire Council, including a petition for electric light and a by law compliant building class.
June 5 local notes report Mr. Bartley visiting Mareeba for a No. 4 area council meeting, Mr. Percy McDonald delivering 100 head prime fate for Mr. Markham at Myola, contractor Mr. Lane en route to Atherton for training facilities, Mr. and Mrs. Wasamuth returning to Tolga, and about 20 Convent Herberton children passing through Mareeba in good spirits on the way home.
At the Atherton Horticultural Society meeting last night the August show was discussed including judge appointments and the Shire Hall venue. Prizes were awarded for lilies azaleas chrysanthemums and ranunculi with Mrs Currie Mrs Cook and Mr Muller among top scorers. An organizing committee was formed for a June 24 fundraising dance and trophies rules on succession were clarified.
The Presbyterian annual school picnic held on King's Birthday attracted a record crowd of young people at Highleigh. Mr Wilson Irvine arranged transport. catering was by the women and church ladies. The day featured games, sports results across many age groups, a wag o war, and a final shared meal. Rev Hugh Rodger received thanks, with cheers for all organizers and volunteers.
The Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations announces the end of annual field days at South Johnstone Mackay and Bundaberg. A new plan will replace them with district field days to reach smaller groups, enable farm-condition trials, and foster direct grower officer contact across cane areas and soils.
A repaired OCR recalls Dr Sheldon's New Discovery touted to stop coughs banish colds. The ad claims a few doses suffice to curb fever and bodily discomfort and recommends continuing another day or two to protect mucous membranes from renewed attack, with pricing shown as 9d and 3d.
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