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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1928
Page
4
Weekend sale items include toddlers white embroidered voile frocks with lace and yoke details and various lengths. ladies rubber bathing caps with trimmings. silk embroidered voile frocks in multiple colors with square necklines and decorative tucks. crepe kimonas. Prices shown as birthday gift offers.
An advertisement lists fabrics in various widths and weaves with birthday gift prices per yard. Vil-Merveen satin faced lining at 27 inches, linen pure flax, floral georgette 34 inches, striped fog silk in assorted stripes. Prices shown as 1/6, 2/3, 6/1, and 2/11 per yard.
A fragment lists birthday gift prices for multiple items including 1/3 pair ladies cotton hose, Senex bath salts, dainty guipure edged handkerchiefs, and an insertable lager product. Names and prices are garbled but indicate a promotional catalog page.
Readable fragments describe white lace curtains, Turkish bath mats, fringed travelling books, reversible jute door slips and heavier makes. Prices shown as birthday gift prices and per unit amounts. Items seem offered in various sizes and designs with emphasis on domestic decor.
The ad lists M boys white drill knickers with belt loops at birthday gift price of 3 shillings 3 pence per pair, oval safety razors in a bronze case at 4 shillings each, bordered handkerchiefs in assorted designs at 6 pence and 4 pence, and a fibre attache case with steel body at 3 shillings 6 pence.
Selection includes Adiey Black Patent Court Shoes for women with good fit at 16/1 per pair. Tan Willow child’s shoes with Crepe Rubber sole at 12/3 per pair. Men’s Band Shoes size 10 offered at 3/11 per pair. Mead boy’s Band Ball listed at 4.9 and 3/11 per pair.
A compact list of grocery specials includes green gages, magical soap, crown soap, parlour tea, standard tea, preserved ginger, herrings, and tomato sauce brands. Offers emphasize savings across multiple pantry staples and canned goods.
The Rifle Atherton Rifle Club held a weekly range shoot despite weather concerns. South easter winds affected conditions while club members posted scores and efforts to arrange a match with Havenshow Club. Sunday's scores include J Johnson 4229 4295 100 and Lennox 427M 86 92 among others.
London November 15 A report says at the 193 international aviation exhibition at Olympia Ross Smith and Hinkler planes may be shown side by side. It is proposed Hinckler’s plane be donated to the Commonwealth Museum. The Avro Co is ready to provide Hinckler with another plane.
The article outlines preparations for a world motor cycling record attempt at Cowes and Melbourne. Alex Wiley aims at the 400 mile and 50 mile marks with a 200 T.T. race performance cited, while Finlay plans a forty eight hour endurance journey in a USA sidecar, as Whitbourn and Barta pursue a 41 hour sedan run.
The report notes motorcycle involvement dominates fatal accidents while cars lead non fatal incidents. It highlights that motorcycle fatalities are notably high with figures indicating motorcycles were twice as common as cars in fatal events, and non fatal cases show different distributions.
November 11 report from Atherton lists Mr L Blucher leaving for the South and weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Plant in Caiena. General notes mention wet weather delaying Boni Board meeting and processing delays. First round HH results cite O Sullivan and Stevens, with forfeits and ongoing match play. forthcoming draws include Burke vs Rai and Stevens vs Suth.
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