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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
1
A fragmented sales notice lists items such as pullover tops in multiple colors marked 18/11, nightdresses marked 4/11, flarnel frocks with necklets in grey brown and black at 376, and single bed ticking at 1/11. Esme gloves and other pieces also appear, all in garbled OCR.
Textile workers in Victoria and beyond gain a new minimum wage order as Judge Linkin delivers an award for woollen, worsted, and textile industries. The ruling covers adult and female workers, with set scales by job type and skill, applying across Victoria and parts of Australia. The award outlines wage steps, allowances, and annual adjustments based on cost of living and index numbers, effective from July.
A detailed account covers the unveiling of a memorial group at Geelong Grammar School. It describes the design of the chapel and memorial sculpture, the Gothic and Renaissance influences, materials from Tasmania and Geelong quarries, and the ceremony with officials, students, and army presence. The piece notes the dedication to fallen, the inscription Faithful Unto Death, and the broader public and ceremonial aspects of the event.
In Melbourne on June 1 the jury awarded £1000 against a taxi company over injuries to Adele Goodman, daughter of the manager, after a Yellow Cab collided with another car on Darling Street. The court heard the cab altered its lamp and that negligence by Hoy Ye may have contributed to the accident.
Grant claims peppermint remedy by Weeds cures coughs in children. Officials warn about unverified medical claims and urge consulting physicians before use. Local store sells bottles with cautionary labels.
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