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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1929
Page
4
A list of dress fabrics and women and children's clothing items with prices. Includes Smart Tuscan Hats medium brim 10/11 each with coloured crinoline bands and pleated side finish, Toddlers' Coloured Liner Frock and Bloomers 2/11 each, Toddlers' Assorted Rompers 2/10 each, Voile 27 inch at 1/14d yard, 45 inch Organdi 3/6. Swiss make floral grounds fabrics, Pure Silk to Welt lace hose 10/6 pair, and Oxford collar and pocket 3/11 each.
In the First Division four furlongs Ladiola Clumper Bill Drop Out competed with Clomper Bill winning in 61.35. Tote 13/ SECOND and THIRD divisions noted with Frisco prevailing in the latter heat. Tote payouts listed and total pass through tote £164 5s. Nett cheque to Hospital Committee.
A London man, previously improving and allowed out, suffered a relapse at night and burst a blood vessel in the lung, prompting hospital care.
Mareeba district records move by road and rail. Entries show three bullock loads from Woodlands to Mareeba under Simpson Masterson Bros.. fifteen horses from Alma Den to Amber via stock route. eighty two bullock from Fossilbrook to Alma Den then to Cairns. eighty mixed cattle and two horses from Peters pad dock to Yungaburra then Carfeen. eight cattle by rail from Kairi to Floreat. twenty bullocks by rail from Mungana to Innisfail then by road to Munroe for Innisfail Butchering Co. Wrotham Park. owners listed with in charge names.
Five sharpies faced the Starter in a rough Thiei trophy final as a sou west breeze and choppy seas tested sails. Saxon led early, but a collision scare with the Ark reshaped the field until Adelai surged ahead to finish first, Saxon second, Pacific third.
Reports indicate the Kobenhavn with 40 trainees vanished after a voyage toward Fremantle during a storm season. A 80 night vigil near Sydney sought traces while the Junee crew continued search efforts after losing contact during a cruise in the Southern Seas.
An advertisement touts Sargol tablets as a “real flesh builder” for thin people. It claims cutting certain foods and using Sargol will add 5 to 8 pounds of solid fat in two weeks and 10 to 25 pounds monthly, with improved blood and nourishment.
The RACQ plays a key role in shaping visitors impressions of Queensland through courteous efficient service at Brisbane offices and touring desks. It notes that accurate information and friendly treatment influence tourists to favor the state, while poor directions could undo years of goodwill. Service remains the club’s guiding principle.
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