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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1930
Page
11
A noisy sale listing Now 6/9 for cream flannelette blankets and 18/6 for white Australian wool cot blankets. Java down quilts offered at 19/11, with room show promos. Ladies velour coats at 39,11 each and children coloured felts at 8/11 each.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. P Dometta hosted a nuptial celebration for their eldest daughter Doreen to Mr A L Mawnder. The ceremony, officiated by Rev Father Redmond at St Theresa, featured ornate attire and a reception at the bride’s parents’ Edmonton home with palm-decked decor, toasts, and dancing before the couple’s departure for Cairns.
A fragmented ancient tale recounts Trojan shores defense and a prophecy. Warriors seek landing despite an oracle warning that the first lander would die. Kotesilans defies fate, battles ensue with spears bows and wrestling, a plague strikes, and Achilles returns to lift the army.
The text describes making a barometer using a glass vial water and a finger to observe condensation for weather prediction. It also notes that the microphone was invented by Professor Hughes in 1878 and can hear faint sounds like a feather fall or a small piece of paper.
A dated letter from Mary in a children’s circle talks about pets and care. She recalls a tabby and a brown cat, a dog named Spot, and a locked home pet rule. The note covers writing to mutual aunties about keeping pets safe and sharing funds.
A playful 1930 Cairns exchange features Joyce Farr writing to Rosemary about birthdays pets piano lessons, with Joy Bells and Soda as companions. Rosemary replies warmly, welcoming Joyce to the Home Circle and Cheerio Club, noting music progress and pen names May Bells. The letters reveal domestic life and friendly guidance in a community page.
The Bairns Circle sends Salome warm wishes with motto Be wise. The Barns Circle offers Tony sincere congratulations and happy returns. Additional greetings mentioned include Sham, Acacia, and Atte with varied mottos and good wishes.
A fragmentary poem set contrasts between passage of years and gentle guidance. It juxtaposes pleas for patience and growth with color imagery of nature and music, hinting at themes of memory, peace, and love across seasons.
A collection of old games including peg and stone race and wall climbing. Players set lines of pegs or stones, move markers along a course, and score by bouncing a ball into a hat or basket. The text describes setup, field layout, and basic play with keepers, attackers, and a wall player.
The column retells a muddled ancient tale of Achilles and Calchas as winds fail for fleets. Calchas explains the wind, Iphigenia is promised in marriage to appease the gods, and the story hints at sacrifice to resume sailing.
The column offers pudding ideas for cooler nights with three recipes. It describes assembling a layered apple and raisin dessert with short pastry and a rich milk and flour mixture, plus steps for pastry, butter, eggs, almonds, and a baked basin serving with sweet sauce. It emphasizes simple steps and seasonal comfort cooking for family dinners.
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