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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
7
An International Women’s Day event in Queensland celebrated world peace and progress with a meeting in the women’s room. Mrs AK Edmunds presided as organizers highlighted solidarity among women and shared plans for advancement.
Readers share advice on common household issues from stained baths to knitting patterns through a Brisbane Courier Mail page. The long letter section references local groups Queensland Women and various contributors, noting guidance on domestic tasks and community help initiatives.
Fragmented OCR text describes shaping a knitting or crochet pattern with a front and back technique. It mentions inserting holes for a pattern, working with a scarf or shawl style edge, and guiding the reader through steps to manipulate yarn and needle directions. The passage is garbled but centers on construction and stitch placement in a Nordic or plain weave pattern.
Fragmented text outlines a busy Southport social scene with mentions of homes, families, dances, hotels, and local gatherings. Names like Helen, Mrs Crane, and Toowoomba residents appear among scattered references to venues, parades, dinners, and social visits.
Yamba and Mrs Hux table in Brisbane for several years are transferred to Melbourne where Major Huxtable becomes General Staff Officer in the 2nd Cavalry Division. Rita Booth and others await final arrangements before moving to Sydney. Brisbane visitors include Mr and Mrs Brugge man at Hotel Canberra and Mr and Mrs Draper Grange preparing March travel.
A luncheon event organized by the Nundah State Social Ladies Auxiliary Committee aided ground improvement. The gathering at the Masonic Hall, Nundah, included Mrs W. Dare as president. Winners were Me Jummnesfield Nine, Rahman, and H. Williagu.
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