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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 05, 1930
Page
4
A hodgepodge price list from Abbott Street Cairns outlines clearing prices for Sunfast Cotton Voile Check Dress Tweed Fancy Silk Lelchene Ladies Scarves Wool Cardigans Silk Pyjamas and various garments. The notice advertises holiday closings and a wide range of items with per yard or per pair prices in old currency, including linens towels shoes and hosiery.
During the two days before Easter RACQ touring staff issued over 2000 sectional road maps and assisted more than 2000 members at the counter. Fine weather drew many visitors from New South Wales to Brisbane and heavy motor traffic led to several breakdowns handled by RACQ road patrols. Patrols repaired a wheel rivet failure, an engine stoppage, and improvised parts to keep vehicles moving, while urging drivers to use arm signals when overtaking to prevent accidents.
Naggu Putverate Professor 4 oles, vice chancellor of Pur als Universi, predicts higher education in India will evolve toward independent, tiered institutions. He cites three levels high schools colleges and universities, with more localized training reducing European travel for advanced study. He envisions greater study of Indian literature, arts, history, archaeology, linguistics, and thought, plus revived textual study and new approaches to Vedic and oriental studies.
Prize money lures riders from Ayr Ingham and Mossman as Stuart from Ingham Riley from Ayr and Adair Boyd from Mossman headline nominations. Cairns and Gordonvale riders train hard with veterans like Newell Lowry Hanson Trevor Peter McDonagh and Ahern shaping form. Final sprint could hinge on late pace from Watkins and two young riders making first public appearances.
The Advans tyre and petrol service station led by George Griffiths has been expanded to offer full car servicing without mechanical repairs. New features include a fast air lift, automatic tyre inflation, and a secure storage area. The Cairns station stocks all accessories and brands, employing 20 people, with convenient footpath access and continued expansion planned after visits to Brisbane and Sydney.
In Mossman on May 1 the May Day sports were postponed due to lack of nominees and an unprepared cycle week. The Mossman Athletic Club handed over organizing duties to another group, with the committee noting few nominations. A new event schedule is to be announced.
For the first time a deraf survey will map forest area between Rocky Cape and Arthur River Tasmania to aid the State Forestry Department. Two Royal Australian Air Force Wapitis depart Point Cooke for Stanley to conduct three weeks of photography backed by Shell supplies. The method, used in British Columbia and the US, may include calcium arsenic dusting to curb hemlock looper damage.
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