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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
2
The Cairns Post discusses speed and execution in hockey, stressing that the ball should travel straight along the ground via a powerful drive. It outlines fundamentals: keep the stick above shoulder, feet aligned, ball near the left foot, and body weight driving the stroke.
In this fragment, various mosquito prevention steps are listed. Directions include dissolving oil in a small amount of liquid and applying as a spray to wrists, neck, and legs. Other remedies mention castor oil with alcohol, essential oils, vaseline mixtures, camphor, and related substances to deter mosquitoes. The text is garbled and incomplete but centers on topical preventive applications.
A fragmented notice discusses Pollard, a sharp exponent of the game, writing about a British work and iron chemistry. It notes a player with modest stick work, contrasting with a house built on control, and alludes to a memorable hall in a world of control.
OCR text fragment reveals a disjointed local item with unclear event or names. Readable bits hint at a community notice or brief but missing key details.
Youthful patients may brighten with new comics and reading material. Community members are urged to donate additional comics and toys to cheer ailing children, with organizers compiling a growing collection for hospital wards and patient rooms.
The Cairns Post reports Sand Gardens will be held on the beach this Saturday, 26, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Weather permitting. Entries are open, divided into two classes under 10 and 10 years and over, with locations between specified streets on the sands. Send entries today.
A fragmented letter from January in Gordonvale reflects family updates, Christmas gift mentions, and requests to join local social groups. It references the Cairns Post and community circles like Home Circle and Cheerio Band, with casual greetings to Jessie and praise for school progress. Rosemary, May, and Moss Rose appear as names and nicknames within the town’s social exchanges.
A pair of brief, dated letters from Ravenshoe and Cairns exchange wishes and daily notes. The Ravenshoe note expresses concern for a person named Rosemary and general well wishes. The Cairns message mentions receiving a Cheerio Badge and the start of school with rain turning roads muddy and the creek singing.
A collection of informal notes and poems from Cairns Post readers dated January 16 from Endeavour River Cooktown. Mentions prize winner Eileen Putt for Verse Competition and friendly exchanges with Rosemary, Wood Violet, Rachel Barrey, and others. Notes on rain, heat, school holidays, and a child’s death feature lightly, with requests about flowers and pen names.
garbled OCR style notice describes gay Sydney era nightlife and beauty products. mentions Creme skin cream priced at 2/6, glamour of women in dim lights, and wholesale chatter about cosmetics as a social lure.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Freesia Tasstt Fernery White Heather Silver Key and Tip does with mottoes Work it out Love Conquers Smiles Win Do your Best Spread the Morning's Glory and best wishes.
A child friendly poem about a girl and her sister Gertrude Hay, riding a quiet old grey saddle horse named Twenty-five years ago. The piece praises the pony and the joy of riders including Bonnie Doon seven years old Marie Wieland Alma Ben.
A brief verse piece titled The Hills of Sleep urges counting sheep to ease tired daddies into slumber. Night imagery features white ewes and a lamb with blue eyes, amid a dreamlike scene and clipped lines. The text credits Ross Jose and cites Zora Cross in a tangled presentation.
A reflective verse about a goodbye kiss easing the sting of harsh words. It contrasts tender greetings with neglected care, noting how love suffers when giving grinds to a halt and partners starve affection as life grows rough. The poem laments waning generosity and rising bitterness.
A London Sunday Dispatch piece recalls misquotations attributed to Dr. and Mrs. Spooner and other English figures. It lists humorous examples from sermons and public life, including improvised phrases like hinkering kongs and beery wenches, illustrating the enduring joke of spoonerisms.
London January 21 Georges Carpentier boxed two rounds with his sparring partner the Australian after touring performance details and singing duet with Fisher Parks.
Pupils at Gordonvale Convent recently received prizes and certificates across book-keeping, elementary grades, and music. Awards included Gold Swallow certificates, Trinity College Senior piano certificates for Elsie John and others, and various piano, violin, and honors distinctions for students such as Mauryn Noonan, Phyllis Skinner, Hazel Ryall, Peggie Skeen, Adele Thomason, and Heather Stewart. A few musical items were performed before the distribution.
An advertisement urges new mothers to treat babies with Rexona Soap for delicate skin. It claims Rexona makes babies bright and attractive and emphasizes care and well being, offering the soap at a price of one per tablet and claiming wide availability.
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