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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1930
Page
8
A local retailer lists deep discounts on Poplin Silk Moire and Buffalo Head fabrics, silk moire, and buffalo head cloths, with prices per yard. Also offered are men’s pyjama suits, wool socks, silk hose, children’s and ladies’ hats, dresses, frocks, and coats, plus various shoes and boots with marked down rates for the season. Units include yards, pairs, and dozen quantities across multiple lines.
A catalog of groceries includes Purk Brawn in large tin ACB standard tea Famous Golden Glory Tea rice flakes Maltie Brits crisps and cornflake plum pudding honey apricots milk powder cocoa bath soap six cakes and other items with prices and product lines unreadable due to damaged text.
The Woothakata Shire Council met at the Shire Office Mareeba on June 5 1930 with Dr O Donnell as chairman and doctors Eales Payne Gardner Bartley the clerk and health inspector present. The May Clerk’s report and financial statement were read and adopted showing division balances and month receipts totaling 1045 pounds with overdraft and cemetery accounts noted.
Mareeba Shire Council debates joining with the Shires of derbertan Tinaroc and Eachom to employ a joint engineer. The motion includes funding from the Clerk and office staff salaries and a health inspector salary increase after two years. The meeting covers road works tenders, boundary road clearances, and plans for a graveling program financed by a bank loan.
The Rumula Progress Association secretary reports renewed requests to Douglas and Waothakata Councils to approve a Rumula to Eoman road. The chairman stressed the need during talks with the Minister for Railways who promised thorough review. A Douglas Shire inspection of the proposed route is planned ahead of the next council meeting.
Council discussed requests for payments including £10 for a cross and work, holiday recommendations for July 12, and land water rights at Armit Creek. It considered forest repairs funding, Monamona Mission bridge repairs, and bridge projects at Bushy Creek and Clacherty's with plans to review ahead of Molloy district.
Mareeba Shire Council discusses recovering outstanding rates by selling land and issuing summonses. A temporary Barron River crossing is debated with help offers from Kuranda residents and local donors. Plans include gazetting a Mareeba to Groves Creek main road and grant applications for Emerald Creek and Clohesy crossing. The council considers employing unemployed men and approves bridge decking purchases. Pensioner rate policy is clarified.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery claiming it cures coughs colds bronchitis pleurisy and similar illnesses. Sold in two sizes priced at 1/9 and 1/-.
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