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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1927
Page
3
An old advertisement lists various textiles with special prices from A.C.B. including woollen fringed rugs, Horrocks pillow cotton, butcher’s apron cloth, striped windeyette, and coloured bath towels. Items feature size details and per yard or per piece pricing, emphasizing sale prices.
An advertisement lists a range of new season hats and infant and ladies garments in various colours. Items include infants white pique Peter Pan outfits, girls crepe bloomers, and ladies coloured satin something with trim. Special prices are noted for several pieces, with a focus on value and selection.
Cash and carry offers on menswear and boys gear with special prices. Includes eighty seven items like fleece liners and wool socks, drill trousers, kids lunch cases, helmets, and leather belts. Prices are heavily discounted with multiple sizes and cuts across departments.
Catalogue style notes striped Fugi silk fabrics with various designs and finishes. Mentions special prices and yard measurements for black Italian cloth crepe and other fabrics. Also references British Fuggi lines with discounted rates and color stripe varieties.
London August 31 Hamilton and Minchin took off at 7.18 for Canada with the Princess of Lowenstein aboard. The journey, despite forecast unfavorable weather, proceeded as the weather remained calm and the craft lifted from the aerodrome after a tense start. The Princess wore breeches and a flying jacket as Archbishop of Cardiff blessed the plane.
London August reports a tense dawn as a cross country monoplane voyage to Canada unfolds. Wind shifts delay takeoff and a crowd of about forty men conducts a risky departure under pressure from observers. Archbishop blesses the royal party before the craft finally lifts with moments of peril near trees and spectators.
At midnight a report from the Saint Raphael says Minchin and Hamilton are flying to Canada about 400 miles east of Newfoundland. Weather indicates cloudy skies showers and fog with adverse winds slowing progress.
The Malan da branch of the A Le venue held a Sunday meeting in Malanda Hall presided by Mr F Davies. A delegate was appointed for an upcoming conference in Babindi. Discussion covered hospital tax, with costs and payments to professionals deferred. A party led by Mr Gothard ascended Bartle Frere summit. New Malanda Hotel extensions were started to cater to tourists, noting willow varieties for cricket bats.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a beauty theme with unclear product claims. It mentions a scent or shin and a supposed result of health or beauty, referencing tablets and sales language, but the text is largely unintelligible and incomplete. The fragment mentions possible names and a soap youth product but lacks coherent context or verifiable details.
Canberra residents face higher prices for many necessities yet enjoy no stamp duties on cheques no state income tax and no amusement tax Motor license fees run lower than in New South Wales or Victoria The Education Commission reviews taxation for households as the Capital Commission has spent about three million pounds plus private enterprise £300000 in Canberra.
The Babinda School of Arts annual report covers January 1920 to June 1927. It notes library growth to 1645 volumes, 3645 magazines, a free public reading room, and a senior scholars project with 30 honorary members. The report details receipts and expenditures, including endowment, donations, salaries, and a debit balance, and highlights plans for city-wide branches and community support.
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