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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1930
Page
3
The notice advertises a special sale on damask and mercerised cloths with varied yardage and price reductions. Listings include different counts like 1/6 yd and 2/3 yd and reference fabrics such as bordered damask and gazelle damask finishes.
Advertisement notes sale prices on various bed widths of twill sheeting. Single bed width 1 9 per yard, three-quarter bed width 2 3 per yard, double bed width 2 8 per yard, and extra wide 3 9 per yard, with prior higher prices listed.
A compact advertisement lists heavy double woven mosquito nets and ready made stretcher nets with sale prices. Items include netting at fractions and shillings, 120 inch lengths, and various widths, emphasizing dramatic price cuts on Mosquito nets and related textiles.
Bargain textile listing offers plain white lace curtain nets and bordered curtain nets. Prices range from 1 shilling per yard to 2 shillings and 11 pence per yard with several lots highlighted as exceptional value and “best ever offered.”
Sale promotes canvas fabrics with varied names and widths. Offer lists 18 inch and colored stripe canvases with sale prices shown as 4/11 yard and 5/11 yard. The text repeats product phrases and lacks clear dates or locations.
An old advertisement touts large price cuts on fibre mattresses. It mentions high quality fillings and sturdy covers, listing sale prices for different ticking and wall fabrics, including a polished silky oak bed with adjustable plate mirror and discounted sale price.
Seagrass mats and tapestry door slips offered at sale prices. Items include woven seagrass mats in various sizes, door slips to match, and plain mohair door slips. Limited stock advertised with multiple sale prices and quantities.
Polished silky oak sideboard with three drawers and cup bases. Includes oval polished dining tables and six matching dining chairs.
A newspaper ad lists sale prices for crockery including two for 54.1 and other discounts. Mentions min Xin Zin Runners and various cloths with references to Doyle’s and Pesce in a dated ad style.
Print ad notes Shadowette and Grafton cretonnes offered at clearance prices. 1/2 yard cretonne to 2/9 yard sale prices reflect substantial discounts on extra quality designs. Includes 50 inch cretonne at 2/8 yard and other specials quoted as sale prices.
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