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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1937
Page
6
An old newspaper sale notice lists large quantities of fabrics with varied descriptions. It details sections such as HOYLES NURSE BLUE PRINT, WOVEN STRIPED FUJI, FANCY DELAINETTES, FAST WASHING PRINTS, CREAM FUJI SILK, ROMAN SATIN, SILK-LIKE FINISIL FUJETTE, COTTON FUJI, and other fabrics by yard. Prices are given as half price or per yard with many color and pattern options and substantial yardage available.
A local shop advertises a mixed stock of linen towels and tea towels in various patterns and colors. Highlights include blue check, red check, and rainbow border tea towels, large white bath towels, unbleached options, and hand towels with assorted price points and shop-soiled discounts.
Due to rising demand in the Men's and Boys' Wear Departments the business will concentrate entirely on these sections. The aim is to offer a larger selection, lower prices, and improved service for customers.
In a clipped, unclear OCR fragment a Calico Finch item appears with references to a heavy unmanned hover craft and an advertisement fragment. The readable pieces suggest a technology or product note but lack concrete details, dates, or entities to confirm a full report.
Local ad lists various quilts bedspreads blankets and travelling rugs with fringe and all wool options. Waverley travelling rugs offer ten year guarantee and large bunny rugs priced around 2 shillings 14 pence. Many items mention fringe colors and sizes with limited quantities available.
An advertisement lists various sheetings for winter wear including heavy and unbleached options, Mexican twill, white linen finish twill, and bleached varieties with prices per yard or per dozen. Also offered are blanket wrappers, sheet remnants, and bargain prices on pillow slips in plain or hemstitched styles with Hosiery details.
Fabric sale listing offers Tas 56 yards of Coolie Cloth and Shadow Tissue Cretonne in multiple bright patterns. Light ground cretonne in pink and autumn tones priced per yard, seven seal cretonne in brown or fawn, woven dimity cre tonnes for curtains, and short lengths of shadow tissue.
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