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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1930
Page
3
Advertised as plain Fuji silk tourist shirts priced now at 8/11 each with sizing 11 to 31 inches. Shelf-stable textile listing notes shrunk de Chene references and a Whitworth style header.
Deputations to Minister of Roads and Railways discuss funding and urgency of a new section from Ravenshoe to Mourigan. Tobmston Shire Councillor Page cites timber wealth and dairy industry profits as justification. Officials push for a rapid survey and partial construction to open land, dairying, and a Silkwood butter factory link.
Lady Somers opens a rare exhibition of English and Australian wood engravings at the Arts and Crafts Society rooms in Melbourne. The show, first seen in London, features artists from Miss Evelyn Syme to Miss Gladys Owen and covers revived block printing. The piece also touches on theater productions and fashion notes from the era.
The article describes blouse making with fingering yarns and a single contrasting ball for trim. Satin and crepe-de-Chine are noted as suitable for tuck blouses, with frocks featuring night vests or georgette for relief under dark coats. It covers vestee fits, crossover bodices, wrap-over styles, sash belts, and simple skirts with pleats and side embellishments.
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