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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
4
A crowded department store price sheet lists numerous items with winter sale prices. Shoes for men and women in glace kid and canvas feature typical weights and soles. blankets quilts linens and damask textiles show special rates. Also offered are woollen rugs and travel rugs with bold markdowns.
A fragment listing various ladies wool cardigans gowns and childrens wear with multiple price references. Includes items such as ready to wear cardigans, flannelette nights and pleedy bloomers under WINTER SALE PRICES with terse date-like numbers and vendor shorthand.
The Ace and B. advertise a wide range of winter sale items including men's underpants wool shirts and pajamas jackets, striped tourist shirts, white braces and athletic headdresses plus ladies 12 button gloves and inset lace. Remnants day offers many lengths at half price.
Reports from Sydney cover the Mad Magers hall corroboree with wild costumes and public revelry, plus political intrigue as Royal Commissioner figures probe alleged corruption. The piece notes campaign tensions over assembly seating and a wool brokers dispute shaping local markets.
The text appears garbled and unreadable with many misspellings. It mentions a person called the maid and her Fortuna, a June coming of age, and vague references to heritage and charity actions, but no clear event, dates, locations, or names to confirm a coherent news item.
Weather summaries describe cooler and warmer spells with a period of dry conditions and scarce water. Social items recount tennis matches between Coolgarra and Garnetites, a Sunday return, upcoming doubles with Irvinehawk, visitors from Irvinebank, and Mr Garnet’s group performing. Death notice notes William George Leahy of Upper Nettles passing in Herberton hospital, with sympathy for his wife and two daughters in Brisbane.
Reports of tin price drops cause alarm among Rossville tinfields workers and investors. The fall is blamed on possible overproduction and market manipulation, with broader fears for global markets. The Suarters Dam crossing at Trevetham Creek will be drained to improve access to Cooktown. Local social notes include arrivals, departures, and health updates among residents and visitors.
A reader recalls relief from backache after using Dan's Backache Pills many years ago. The letter notes long absence of pain and expresses gratitude for a past cure. The patient mentions lingering health concerns and a wish for continued wellness.
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