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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1928
Page
13
Casual ladies crepe kimona in pastel embroidery with a back view, size unspecified. White cotton singlets described as good quality with silk thread and art silk accents, multiple sizes listed without clear measurements.
Sails of plain coloured voiles with embroidery and borders in two tone effects for children's dresses. Features include pink blue lemon cream green rose coral sky white fuchsia and more, widths from 16 to 38 inches and prices per yard. Special silk fancy voiles offered for princess slips in pink white blue and natural.
Advertises Fuji silk tourist shirts with separate collars in sizes 14 to 16 and 11/6 each. Also promotes Broadway ties priced from 2/6 to 4/11 each, plus men’s suspenders and ball bearing braces with prices starting at 2/6 for suspenders and 3/6 for braces.
A disastrous fire at the Horahora hydroelectric works transformer station in Auckland caused £20,000 damage. Power supplies across many Auckland province districts are disrupted as investigators and crews assess the scene and restore service. The incident underscores vulnerabilities in regional electrical infrastructure and the need for rapid response measures.
Royal Commissioner Judge Thomson heard further evidence on city council contracts as Mr Shand disclosed a shorthand note of a 1927 meeting between Alderman English and the tendering firm’s principal at Cars of England Limited. Alderman Green and English reportedly discussed council representation for Water and Sewerage works while Franda Kirby was named in connections, with testimony noting office location and uneven claims. The inquiry paused as James Yohrise remained in hospital, with the session adjourned to September 7.
Mount Evans Greenland Sept 3. Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, believed lost on a flight from Rockford to Stockholm, were found alive by University of Michigan Greenland expedition members. After a storm forced them to descend on ice August 1 percent, they trekked toward civilisation consuming eight ounces of pemmican daily. Eskimos saw a fire signal and notified the expedition.
Perth reports the combined murderer Holme was executed this morning without incident. The case drew attention for its finality and the swift dispatch of justice in the region.
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