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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
5
A lengthy, scattered OCR lists Christmas and New Year travel plans of numerous individuals and families across cities, towns, and regions. It names many residents by name and notes destinations such as Melbourne, Sherwood, Corinda, and Canberra, with mentions of hospital visits and society events. The piece reads as a social notices collage detailing vacations and movements over the holidays.
The Courier-Mail reports a toy distribution at Mater Misericordiae Childrens Hospital where a toy telephone fascinated a child patients. The scene described shows staff and visiting volunteers presenting popular playthings as families gather and nurses prepare beds for new arrivals.
A quirky historical recipe fragment describes a tropical pudding with ice cream, with odd street names and measurements. It mentions nuts, candied fruit, and a sugared topping, plus directions to heat a pan and mix, then bake or set. The text reads like a period kitchen note with unfamiliar place names and garbled lines.
A fragmented newspaper item notes a Christmas Eve marriage involving Marjory Malet and Mr Peveleal Rabeck with Guardian Annele Gourd referenced. The brief hints at a December ceremony and a related guardian involvement, but readable details are limited.
The fragmentary OCR reads like a family reunion note with stray names and relationships. It mentions mothers, brothers, and various kin connected by a longing for reunion and guidance. The text hints at a caring network and potential journeys or plans within a tense, uncertain context.
A garbled 1920s style item notes Betts Hugalt finishing nursing training and planning a Sydney wedding trip by plane on Saturday Sunday. It mentions Forsyth and a Morning school event, various names and places, a motel, guests and a Canberra setting, all in fragmented fashion with unclear dates and details.
The Taringa Bridge Circle held a meeting November 19 at Mrs Maker's home. The event was friendly with 402 members present. Officers were named: Mrs Walser as president, Mis EA Chaser as vice, and Mrs Sn mcretary.
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