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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1929
Page
11
Rosemarys Garden Visit Reveals World of Birds In Toowoomba
Rosemary writes from Cairns to her Bairns and Cheerios about a Toowoomba garden tour with aviaries of parrots cockatoos and finches. She notes vivid plumage from black opal feathers to blue love birds and peacocks while urging children to stay busy helping others and to watch for upcoming chair competition details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toowoomba
Evening wraps and coats brighten the new season
Fashions illuminate the new season with beaded coats and wraps in rich colours. Beaded crepe-de-Chine georgette and silk dominate, offering warmth and versatility for dinner, dancing, bridge, or dining out with designs ranging from cloaks to long sleeve robes and cardigans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Children’s Circle Bairns Correspondence From Highleigh Road
Dear Rosemary I was pleased to see my setter in the Cains Fosy and I received my badge We have four kittens two white one two black I am sorry you have been ill my daddy had a poisoned band lanced in Gordonvale to a lady doctor My birthday is October 15 I will be twelve I think that I have told you all the news for now with love to all the Bairns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highleigh Road
Gordrony
Alt
Rosemary
Cains
Gordonvale
Letters From Cairns Post Friends Share Daily Life
A collection of handwritten letters dated 1920 from Cairns Post readers in Gordonvale Angerlace Charters Fairy Butterfly Zinnia and Rosemary Gordonvale. They describe weather rainfall gardens schooling swimming and family news including birthdays and furniture making plans.
Home Cook Recipes for Lemon Passion Fruit Jam and Desserts
A collection of kitchen notes describes lemon and passion fruit jelly with sugar, and a vanilla ice cream based on milk and egg yolks. It also covers bread crumb reuse in croquettes, baked Spanish onions, and a bread crumb topping for vegetables.
Birthday Greetings From The Bairns Circle
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Fleury Avril and Pliwery Dell with lighthearted rhymes. The note thanks them for kind words and expresses affection from the group.
Schoolgirl Howlers Rule In Annual Prize Contest
Readings from a London Daily Chronicle report reveal schoolgirls and boys submitting comical errors and sententious quips in the University Correspondent annual howlers prize. Entries include paradoxical definitions and playful misstatements illustrating youthful mischief.
Four Million Books at British Museum Aims of Library
A recent London infringement case tests the Copyright Act that requires every published British book be deposited at the British Museum. The piece notes the library’s vast intake of over 40,000 volumes annually and argues for preserving all English-language works to capture future historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Brush Museum
National Library
Nat Gould
British Museum
Italia Races to Find Lost Crew in Antarctic Search
Rome April 5 The Italian expedition resumes the effort to locate the Italia's missing crew near the Spitzbergen base. The crew hopes to launch next month using small craft sledges and bow teams. Mussolini backs the Milan financial committee aiding the private undertaking with substantial funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italia
Spitzbergen
Signor Mussolini
Milan
Creme Charmiesan Cream Promises Youthful Skin
An ad style dialogue promotes Creme Charmie san as the best loved skin cream. It claims the product clears and tightens skin, makes age appear younger, and holds powder for hours, noting a price of 2/6 for a double size and wide availability.
Topsy Turvy Land Allows Free Dogs While Cats Are Chained
Fragmentary report describes a surreal locale where dogs roam freely and cats are restrained chained. It notes unusual customs including men wearing skirts and children assigned numbers, presenting a world of odd social norms.
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China
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