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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
7
The passage offers a reflective wish list for the new year: friends who understand and remain true, meaningful work, fair return, fearless but unblazed paths, understanding, and beauty in nature and human craft. It calls for humor, quiet meditation, spiritual presence, patience, and charity among readers. The quote ends with a Bible verse about charity covering sins.
The Bairns Circle offers birthday wishes to many names including Sunshine Sue Gelder Wattle Queen Duleie Sunny Australia Rate Flower Sweet Forget-me-not Warri gal Lake Lassie Bluebell Blossom Glisten ing Raindrop Blue eyed Beauty Fancy Flight King fisher with various mottos about hope effort and charity.
December 27 at Kalri a Kari dance for Boxing Night raised funds with Ambassador's orchestra. Winners in bridge were Mrs Johnson and Mr Bramsen. Kattenberg led the cadre with Mrs Kennear and Mr W Kattenberg as winners. Novelties entertained as FR Dinnie ran the drinks stall and a sit down supper was served.
In East Barron the Fast Barron hall hosted a lively dance last week. Tulle Butcher’s Maretha orchestra provided music for Mrs Violet Lawrence and Mr K Ross. W Purcel won the Christmas cake novelty as dancing continued past midnight with refreshments served by the ladies.
A fragmentary medical note describes a patient named Mime J.B. of Marrick ills aged 60.8 noting irritability low spirits and loss of appetite followed by periods of breathlessness and fatigue after several tests. The text then trails with garbled phrases about improvements and ongoing distress.
St Mary's College held its annual concert and prize distribution at Charters Towers. Monsignor McLaughlin welcomed attendees and noted Catholic action among former students. The program featured choral singing verse speaking and instrumental music with prize lists across music and shorthand exams.
A traditional galantine recipe combines minced cold lean beef and pork with sausages, herbs, breadcrumbs, and stock. The mixture is rolled in cloth, simmered for hours, pressed, cooled, then glazed with breadcrumbs and served with crisp lettuce and mayonnaise or savory cream.
The year at St Mary's College featured strong religious devotion with sodalities, missions work, and a new Holy Angels inauguration. Boarders and day scholars explored study groups, while students earned scholarships, novitiates, and music diplomas amid sports records in tennis and athletics and a celebrated production for Mission Sunday.
A nostalgic note presents the full verses of Robert Burns Auld Lang Syne for readers. It references singing at New Year and party farewells with a focus on the poem’s old language and the familiar chorus.
The copy urges readers to protect hands with Charmogan hand lotion to keep hands smooth and youthful. It warns that neglect may lead to tough, discolored skin and rough appearance.
Fragment describes Soli sold widely in large and small bottles by chemists, drapers and stores including chain outlets. It notes distribution across retailers and mentions generic sale across shops. The text highlights broad availability without specifying brands or prices.
A collage of puzzles about New Year customs including first footing in Scotland, Japan’s Sanga-ga-Nichi, the shifting start dates of the year in medieval Christian regions, and the Jewish New Year. It notes that answers appear on the last page.
The Cairne Post will be delivered by mail motor or service car at the earliest possible time. Subscribers should expect early delivery and report any issues to the publishers promptly after receipt.
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