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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
2
A garbled piece presents scrambled lines and names, resembling a birthday greeting in a damaged text. It references an audience or speaker, partial phrases about life and notes of affection, but many words are unreadable or jumbled.
A dated letter features affectionate notes to family and friends from Rosemary Mens in Cairns. The writer discusses holidays, birthdays, and everyday events, mentioning weather, beach visits, school and relatives. Personal reflections express warmth and hopes for happiness and peace.
A readable fragment from HALANS CORRESPONDENCE and CHIL DRENS CIRCLE letters recounts Rosemary and Bud of Freshwater, events at Freshwater and Irvine, with mentions of a seaplane visit, a birthday, and hopes for future visits. The missives describe family notes, park plans, and friendly greetings, all in a nostalgic community letter style.
A long reader letter from Mavis Land/ Lands asking for a pen name Sage Girl and a badge. The writer describes school life, pets, family, and pride in the Home Circle with encouragement to Rosemary and a promise of a badge and letters from Bains School.
A rambling old tale follows Bobs the snipe as he befriends a conceited cat named Tom. The pair invite a wary kitten into their circles, but mischief and rough play test their bond until Bobs protects the younger creature, cementing an unlikely friendship on the farm.
Fragmentary verse sends odd spell of wind and sea imagery. Hidden lines hint at a storm, sails, and ships, with archaic phrasing and scattered phrases like wind ahead of life and references to the sun. The text ends with a signature tag Pink Coral.
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