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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1929
Page
2
A fragmented catalog page shows items including hats with Navy Band references and various coats and dresses. Prices appear as 4/0 and 14/6 with terms like clean sweep price and tomales froea. Names and legible details are inconsistent across the OCR.
Dessees and Saks present silk fabrics including Bengal Tweed and Crepe de Chine silk weave in rose mauve and rose pink. They advertise sweep and bulk prices per yard with widths 3/4 yard and 1 1/1 yard, noting superior crepe qualities and dye uniformity.
Unclear OCR text describes men’s department items with fashion terms and price notes. Mentions trousers with fast dye and side seam details. References various prices and design mentions, suggesting a sale or catalog listing of menswear items.
An OCR fragment shows a sale advertisement for men and ladies shoes from Classy Footwear and Marshall's Shoes. Mentions include Rick Poteet, Ton Cat, Cuban sweep price, ladies black patent shoes, and notes of clean sweep prices with multiple dated tags such as 2/11 and 3/11.
F Laird in Dalgety’s Review argues small breeders can now obtain rams at lower prices as demand slackens. He notes prices fell from two guineas per head to cheaper levels while wool prices drop, and stresses that ram value rests on constitution and covering, not extreme traits or disfigurements.
The article discusses rapid growth ram lambs and selecting two year olds for breeding. It notes early life traits, marking promising rams, and focusing on fast progress. Emphasis on clean heads and quiet disposition to aid drought conditions in dry areas.
The record shows a meeting of the association with several named members and the secretary G Moss. Apologies from Miss Chisholm and Messrs Hill and Lenton. After preliminaries, officials were appointed and a Working Bee to clean items was proposed. A benefit for the Sockey’s train to Ravenshoe was mentioned.
Mareeba notes report the M U L O O F Lodge held a dance and euchre at the School of Arts Hall after three weather delays. Door receipts totalled £9 18s with chocolate waltzes boosting funds. Miss O provided music and Mr Limkin was MC. Ladies prize went to Langton. gentlemen’s prize shared by Langton and A Smith. Annual meeting discussed. officers elected including Mrs F G Barrett as treasurer.
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