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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
6
Working shirts in grey and blue with striped tweed trousers and Horrockses fabric featured. Pajama trousers and heat resistant stripes emphasis plus athletic gingletts, bound neck braid boots and tan military cossacks listed with prices from 10/6 to 16/1 and 1s per item.
An advertisement lists all wool white blankets in multiple sizes with price reductions. Kapor quilts offered in various sizes show substantial sale discounts and quality notes.
A mixed program at the Palace Theatre featured a stage drama about two Irish families, with Madge playing the demure heroine Colleen and Morton as her lover while Farrell Macdonald and Tom M. provide comic father figures. The bill also included a Paramount short, Sweeney, and a two part comedy sketch with a travel tableau titled The Glory that was Greece.
Palace management announces a Charleston competition will be added to the picture mine program soon. Full details will be released within the next day or two.
A mid week attraction shows Flesh and the Devil at Tropical Themes 10 No 1 featuring Gilbert and Grote ar bo. The program promises artistic passion with strong romantic drama and masterful pacing amid public discussion of its daring scenes.
Readable notes describe Perry Bros Circus arrival by special trains to a seaside location. Fragmentary text mentions circus organization, touring per year, and seating or seating arrangements with unclear specifics.
The High Court of Australia continued hearing Herbert Carrigan’s appeal challenging his Federal Crimes Act conviction. Lawyers debated whether leaving the ship or refusing to work constituted a boycott and if government crews altering ship operations affected the case. Judges probed whether actions were tied to union aims and whether they hindered Commonwealth duties.
The High Court of Australia resumes hearings on appeals by H G Carrigan secretary of the Seamen's Union and Andrew Brown Watersides Federation secretary. Arguments focus on admissibility of evidence and magistrate jurisdiction while evidence suggests a boycott hindering public service and crew absence on Cape York.
London area reports two of the five distinct seal specimens found in a local exhibit. Researchers note the artifacts, their placement, and the ongoing verification process by museum curators.
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