Silk Swing Time Fabric at Pigott's
Oddly described silk swatch titled Silk Swing Time offered with decorative finish. Printed type and color described as stout with a six inch measurement. Sold by Pigott's at a yardage price of 2 shillings 11 pence.
10 Nov 1939
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
1
Oddly described silk swatch titled Silk Swing Time offered with decorative finish. Printed type and color described as stout with a six inch measurement. Sold by Pigott's at a yardage price of 2 shillings 11 pence.
A fragment notes a sale at Pigott's offering a 1/3 yard item. Limited readable details indicate a local shop event with casual pricing or merchandise snippet. No further names or dates are clearly legible.
Fragmentary text mentions names and locations including Mary Grunnel Aqua Dive Navy and Pigott's with a date 2/11. content unreadable, making precise event and entities uncertain.
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In Brisbane the Minister for Public Instruction explained to A A Bruce in Parliament that the Workers Educational Association subsidy was cut by 50 percent and would not be completely extinguished. The government plans to reallocate adult education funds and preserve neutrality across creeds while reviewing how the money is used. Opposition pressed the minister on prior statements, urging reinstatement of the association with safeguards. questions were raised about a bookstore monopoly linked to the group.
A Munich Beer Hall blast after Hitler's speech killed six and wounded sixty, with reports noting a time bomb in an attic and ceiling collapse. Investigations touch on high-level figures and police secrecy while Berlin and London wires report conflicting casualty tallies and motives.
In Sydney on Remembrance Day the Legacy Club speaker Mr W Mingthes urged that lasting world peace rests on overwhelming military victory over Germany. He argued Armistice Day should become Remembrance Day to honor the fight for international law and order, warning that failure would imperil mankind.
Frenzied search for suspects follows a major bombing at the Bert House in Berlin. Officials offer 86,000 marks for information on perpetrators as international tensions flare and Allied leaders urge unity against Germany.
Premiers argued over state authority to borrow from the Federal Treasury. They warned against granting too much power, fearing potential strains on debt limits and national obligations. Mr Menard promised wartime oversight and tighter control, while others urged caution before formal approvals.
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