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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
7
An unclear excerpt discusses belief about the Earth, value of life, and faith in a heavenly Father. The text is garbled, with names and phrases partially legible, rendering precise identification impossible.
The Barrns Circle sends birthday wishes to Queen of the Animals and others named with playful mottos about smiles and love. The message includes humorous lines from various groups and ends with a note of warm regards from Soren B sincerely yours.
The readable fragment lists food terms and allergens, mentions sugars like saccharine, and includes scattered phrases about fruit, nuts, and chemicals. It contains several garbled references to minerals, prophets, and an electrical term, ending with a directive that answers are on the page.
Children Circle notes show readers replying to Jemnerte and Jeannette. Letters discuss favorite features and requests for future content. An exchange mentions a reader hoping to receive a pencil and a note about upcoming November issues.
A broken recipe fragment describes boiling potatoes, peeling, mashing with malt and pepper, adding eggs, and simmering gently. It mentions draining water, placing potatoes in a dish, pouring malted butter over them, and sprinkling crumbs or bread as a topping.
A garbled OCR style letter runs across many topics with stray phrases about rain, fish, birds, and tools. It mentions names like Janet and Thomas, partial lines about feeding, gardens, and weather, ending with a jumble of incomplete thoughts and nonstandard spellings.
The weekly Red Cross drive shows many donations including undergarments, socks, nightwear, and toiletries from numerous contributors such as Mrs J. Pail ips Mrs N. strange and Mrs Dowling. The care parcels from Caine Girl Guides and other volunteers emphasize hand knitted garments and comfort items for refuges children while urging continued knitting of cardigans pullovers socks and gloves.
A wartime committee meeting in Hereton reports progress on converting rooms for soldiers’ rest. Donations of furniture towels and fittings are urged while a next working bee is planned for Saturday afternoon. Present include local figures and visitors from the community.
A fragmented notice describes garment production and packing for a period, mentioning Ebony items, Beauty branded attire, and woven garments. It notes packing rings, gloves, and various fabrics, with references to room storage and intermittent reading of clothing orders. The text is garbled, but indicates ongoing sewing and sewing-related activities.
Cairns Patriotic Fund volunteers and committees coordinate a knitting drive with Indies Mesdames igo Simcane Mee Teepe Parcels and others. They list stockpiled mufflers socks mittens caps and garments, plan ongoing sessions beginning March, with Miss Julie Mathewson as new commandant and Mrs Mary Wilson assisting quartermaster duties.
A garbled account mentions a small Jewish boy near a pier and a heroic swine diving to save him reaching the boy. Readers glimpse stray phrases about a mariner, a mysterious regan, and a jumble of weathered lines reflecting a chaotic scene at sea and a public sale.
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