Speedier Wool Selling In Brisbane Ahead Of Christmas Sales
Brisbane wool market moves with only 2000 bales carried over to the new season as expectations for 50 000 bales in Brisbane sales before Christmas rise. Arrivals up to mid August eligible for first sale with October and December sessions planned. Prices in London and Brisbane show soft tone despite limited Australian business.
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Qeesoitland
Brisbane
London
Australia
Que Landon
Alleged Breach of Shearing Award Heard in Court
A case before the WA IC magistrate district, Longreach branch, with Australian Workers Union alleging James Keith Murray, a Champion station contractor, breached the 1934 shearers award. The court found against Murray, dismissing the complaint as the employer had met the minimum shed head limit and paid for holiday period, with costs awarded to the defendant.
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Fortland Wation
WIAC
Hameem
Champion Sistion
Biachall
Tim
Ape
James Lyoch
James Keith Murray
James Lyrech
James Lyveh
A. E Symes
Leoveries
Deverie
Champion Station
Mrr
Chandler
Chamopion
Pol Cromgetam Ord
Ano
Justice Webb
Industrial Arbitration Court
Derriies
Clift Moran
Queensland
Evolution of Shorts and Tennis Fashion in History
A discussion on how women's and men's tennis attire evolved with changing fashions from long skirts to abbreviated shorts, linking dress to performance and pace. The piece notes faster play in modern eras, and cites Dunlop tennis balls and balls’ construction as crucial for high-speed serves and championship play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Brookes
Jonas
Donlop Perdmian Company
Woman risks life for parrot in Perth blaze
A Perth resident Mrs. Menzel, wife of Roy Menzel, woke to a fire at 3 am on Monday in the retreading shop on William Street. She rushed back inside to save her caged parrot as flames and smoke forced occupants out. The rafters collapsed just after she emerged with the bird, which kept crying What’s the matter What’s wrong with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Menzel
William Street
Perth
Freak Growth in Cauliflower Field
Local grower Mr. C Noble of Glennie Creek near Bingieton reported a freak plant when a giant cauliflower head proved mostly cabbage. Investigations showed outer leaves and heart resembled cauliflower while the rest was cabbage with four seed heads weighing over twenty pounds. The odd growth was linked to nearby flowering cabbages affecting the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Noble
Glennie’ Creek
Bingieton
Mobs
Bers
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure First Aid for Coughs
A historic medicine touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as first aid for coughs and colds. The ad style notice highlights relief for taftuenn symptoms and positions the product as a universal remedy.
Youth at the Helm Brings Call for Younger Leaders
Nearly nine Mr G Whiteman, long a mayoral figure and holder of public roles, argues prosperity hinges on youth at the helm. Speaking to the Young branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, Whiteman notes he made more money than peers and urges replacing aging leaders with a younger man, recalling bustling past meetings from thirty years ago.
Money-saving Cough Remedy Recipe Summary
A compact note describes a home cough remedy touted as money saving. It mentions a sweetened mixture and a bottle, claimed to treat whooping cough and influenza, with emphasis on cost efficiency and ease of use. The text presents no verifiable ingredients or sources.
Tobacco claim misread in ad line breaks
An OCR fragment promotes tobacco with claims of freshness and purity. The ad cites blended tobacco and suggests superior quality from an unspecified brand, but the text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
Tobacco Blend Names and Weights Listed in Ad
A historic ad lists various tobacco products with grades and weights including Drummer Boy Durx, Piccadilly, Old Comrade, Piccadilly Sipe, Clinker plugs, Md plug, President dark fakes, Barlock light flake, Westerold dark pipe mix, Sanfower Iried Twist, and Skipper 2oz plugs with weights ranging from 3/9 lb to 7/6 th. It reads like a catalog of offerings for smokers of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piccadilly
Cigaretts
Westerold
Sanfower
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New Zealand
Marceotile
Union
Jack Meadows
Wills Street
Charleville
Comino Bros. Cash and Carry
Cominos
Margerine Witle
del Monte
Reek
Tiem
Iva
Toowoomba Tobacco CO
Oo Ruthven ST
Tooiwoomba
Mick Lynch
Fas
M. Lynch
Galutes Street
Usher
Golden Casket
St. Ae
Usher's
Uncle Tobys Oats
Ene
Wal
Cancun
Stromberg-Carlson Radio
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