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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1929
Page
2
The notice advertises the latest English tweeds and fancy worsteds with stock dates and prices. It lists items including flannel sports trousers in greys, Lovats, and new stripes with price references such as 27/11 and 38/5 and 14/6, 19/11, 23/6.
Handicaps listed for the By D Cyele Club road race to be run Saturday starting at Soldiers' Memorial Mittagong at 9 pm. Course routes via Cheery Hill Lower Mittagong Road and Hume Highway to the starting point, totaling about 24 miles with four laps. Names of riders shown in OCR may be misspelled.
Reading notes list bloomers and garter finishes with Fuji De Luxe fabric and assorted shades. The item spread includes well made garter finishes and a variety of fancy and plain gowns. Dates 5/3 and 6/13 appear as sale markers.
A fragmented historical ad style text promotes Velaisl. It touts a shampoo like product for natural low and groomed hair shine. It stresses soft pliable hair, mentions a bottle, and references generic ingredients and branding phrasing.
Knight Marsh writes about Australian achievement and national pride. The column calls Australian readers to recognize fellow Australians and their work, noting the ongoing but incomplete effort to showcase Australia as a strong, contributory nation.
The Melbourne Cup description was broadcast via a vast network linking radio stations across the Southern Hemisphere. Developed from Ferning, it was rebroadcast to listeners in all parts of Anatalla and New at, directed by 3LO. The live description reached Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide via land lines, with BFC,4QG, and DCL relays, and a special transmitter at Hiraybrsk on 32 metre wavelength extended the reach to Western Australia and Tasmania where land lines were unavailable.
A noted Australian, Mr. Pony Deane of the Department of Home Affairs, receives a high honor by being offered a seat at the Academic Diplomatic Internationale in Paris. Deane, who accompanied Mr. Hughes to the Peace Conference, is recognized for his extensive experience in foreign affairs.
The Sydney report argues Australia can hold its own in manufacturing. The exhibition, though small, showcases a practical demonstration of national industrial capability and promotes the Buy Australian Made slogan as worthy of public support. The article emphasizes national pride and the value of domestic production.
The piece urges readers to favor Australian manufactured goods over imports, highlighting how local products like bicycles from the Gerrima District Cycle Club, Jantzen bathing costumes, Newlands beds and hammocks, Wirgers paints, and radio equipment showcase Australian ingenuity. It argues buying locally supports national profits and helps establish a firm domestic manufacturing base. The exhibition atmosphere features crowds admiring the Lustre Company’s weaving and other displays, with calls to “Always Buy Australian Made.”
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