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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 16, 1948

Page

4

Atherton Garden Competition highlights and notable entries

Entries from Atherton residents and Toigs Med East Barros were commended for bloom quality and variety. Gardens at Mast Barron and Berberton Road featured elaborate layouts, fences, gravel paths, and diverse dahlias, gerberas, fruit trees, and rare plants, with Mrs Hall and Mr West praised for fern displays and cottage garden charm.

Toigs East Barros Hall Mast Barron Atherton Mic. Weet Berberton-rosd Mr. West West Eds. of Gerberas Nine Bionm Arden Bess Sieber Avery Folour Onace Serena Hanal Ras Westvet Weetegt Peres Dann Marie Anne Arden Eolaue Ahurkiy Yama Hse Mary Fo Ween Varin Acwers Neds Nm Neri Jowely

Melbourne cartoonist's war era humor stirs public mood

A long readable paste of captions and scenes recalls Melbourne cartoonist Crosbie Morrison's wartime work. It mentions crowded streets under rain, tram lines, shoppers, a 40 hour work week debate, and Morrison's radio presence expanding to New Zealand and Scotland. The piece weaves his public image with wartime routine, fans, and a vivid panorama of daily life amid droughts, snakes, and garden scenes.

Melbourn Sydnee Ale ‘Iragtinn Iit Australie Hie Browc Crosbie Marrin Teks New Zealand Atsica G. Pe Eeser Seine Imatliy Crosbie Morreon Rey

How's Your Flirting companionanip Sinigamenen of e Yomer iy

A garbled column discusses flirtation and romantic settings in public spaces such as parks, noting youth independence and privacy issues. It references a church figure and a country store anecdote, with reflections on social behavior and privacy in intimate matters.

Dr. Twit Ncwel-Enows Malbourse Slo Parish Pitt Pete Parks Citiens

Fragmented notes on local life and weather in Tarzali area

A jumble of names, visits, and weather data from the Tarzali region lists residents and guests, holiday trips, and hospital stay notes. Several local figures appear with family visits, travels, and health mentions amid scattered dates and places.

Smithfield Notes on Local People and Travel

Smithfield notes record residents visiting and returning from trips to Mackay Tapletail Mareeba and the Tableland. Mentions include Ickling Wiles Yourg Pickering Hedister and others, with minor injuries to N Hickling and references to Oxford Prague and earlier university history.

Herberton Ickling Wiles Mire Tyourg Tapletail Mim Joyce le Grand Mackay Myl Pickering Fay Patr

HORTICULTURE ATHEETOM BOClETT, ATWERTOM MEETING NOTES

The Horticultural society discussed its year’s plots, presented temperate shrubs and trees, and judged a garden competition. Prize winners were announced and new officers elected unopposed, with plans to elect a deputy secretary and appoint roles on the executive.

Atwertom Jen Boyd Cloutier Zix Aden Jary Gherrin Maturelists Calne Rollo Art Barren Cloutier Wiluell pAther Butler Bnerrin Wilson Sherri Ranger Fae En Piattion ME Wama

Underground stem described as rotato misreadings

A cryptic note explains that the rotato is not a root nor a tuber but an underground stem. The terms are defined to clarify misreadings in botanical naming.

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