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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1931
Page
3
A cryptic fragment discusses Hypel and a preference involving a cream like substance. The text references Cad re and deep waters by the sea, with a hint of a distinctive name. Details are sparse and obscured by garbled wording.
A reflective essay on Fancy and imagination tracing Leigh Hunt and Shakespeare, contrasting Fancy with imagination. It explores how Imagination expands vision beyond ordinary bounds, urging balance and dignity while pondering the question Hallo, my fancy, whither wilt thou go. It cites Milton, Cashin, and poetic criticism to frame the mind’s wanderings.
A fragmentary introduction to Rupert Brooke’s war poetry venerates martyrs and heroes from ancient and modern battles. It echoes Anzac valor, Turkic foes, and Christian sacrifice, praising courage, selflessness, and the immortality of righteous action across ages.
A fragmented long poem recounts the 1915 Gallipoli assault at Sari Bair and Chunuk Bair with vivid battlefield details and a concluding elegy to fallen soldiers. It blends heroic action with memories of officers and poets, noting persistence despite thirst, fire, and loss. The piece honors British bravery and sacrifices across Sinai, Gallipoli, and beyond, ending with reflections on mortality and national memory.
Fragmented notes discuss Hesiod and Homeric influence on ancient Greek epic and daily life. It mentions Odysseus father Laertes, farm details, gardens, and craft tools, linking epic literature to practical knowledge and early tools until medieval references. It notes the Works and Days, the Odyssey, and Hesiod’s imagined world with farming, construction, and ships.
Fragmentary OCR passage discusses tales of King Arthur era lore and the legendary table round. Mentions John, Croats, Cornwall, and a youthful king seated at the head while others question precedence and glory. The text hints at the parable of nobility and seating order.
Edmund Lester Pearson reflects on Peter the Parrot recalling vivid plumage from apple-green to emerald with navy underfeathers when spread. The parrot wears rose breeches and displays scarlet patches as he gleefully mimics the Tailor Bird, a scene recalling Deacon Mettingill, Saint Gaudens, and Plymouth Rock imagery in a playful cross between literature and portrait.
A reflective piece describes the Constable landscape near Flatford Mill along the River Stour. It recalls the painter’s fidelity to nature, the mature chestnut trees by the lock, and the evolving view over a century, noting how scenery and memory shape the town’s quiet charm and artistic aura.
Fragmentary poem evokes ancient Japan with visions of islands parroted seas and mysterious lands. The speaker recalls wandering streams and curious landscapes as a distant, nostalgic travelogue to a bygone era.
A cryptic poetic fragment hints at comrades and themes of tramping and restraint with metaphorical imagery of blades and laurel wreaths, noting a call not to force assault again and a bright, suet-like sheen in the scene.
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