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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
2
Fragmentary lines present a devotional or reflective note about imagined torments and inner struggles. The phrasing suggests brief aphorisms on greed and virtue, with a cadence resembling a diary or meditation entry. The text includes incomplete lines and typos, offering minimal contextual detail.
Attendees gathered for the Innisfail branch annual meeting with Cr K Page presiding. Rest Room reports noted improvements, new furniture and lighting, a locked telephone, several donations, and entertainments that raised funds. Financials showed start balance of 150 pounds 10 shillings 10 pence, receipts to 519 pounds 15 shillings 9 pence, expenditures of 4 pounds 16 shillings 8 pence, including 2 pounds 15 shillings transferred to the building fund, with the report adopted.
Police Magistrate AE Aitkin notes the Innisfail CWA with 86 members has handled over £500 in a year and praised its activities including the rest room. He reports a year end debit of £4 6 8 and £215 transferred to the building fund, confident the debt will be cleared. Remarks from Mrs Waters and Mr Groom commend the CWA’s work in Temistal and Queensland, and farewell words by Matron O'Brien thank assistants and announce new officers.
A brief fragment expresses a plea that love and obedience may guide salvation, noting a tension between presence and absence as a small spiritual meditation dated April 2:12.
A fragment from a schoolhouse correspondence shows Doris Roberts writing to Rosemary about moving after their house burned down and details of their new home in a place called Telesoon. She mentions cows, orange trees, seventeen pepper trees, seven mugs, and asks for another badge. Rosemary replies with a note about poetry and the season for oranges.
Rosemary writes to Marion Sides asking about a home circle badge and pen name. The editor replies a different name has been chosen for the badge Marton of Sherwood while praising Marion's hobbies sewing and needlework. The exchange notes upcoming judging and welcomes poetry submissions. Rosemary asks about a birthday.
The Cairns Grebe and several social circles send birthday wishes to multiple names. Each wishes “many happy returns of the day” along with short mottos or maxims such as working is better than thinking about it, do little well and you do much, and be worthy of your tone.
Three Queensland 1860 two penny blue stamps, in a horizontal strip, sold at Glendinnings for 230 pounds. The stamps bear the pennmark. Maryborough NSW November 20, 1460 note in source.
Yungaburra notes report Tolga defeating Yungaburra five goals to one in the final round hockey fixture at Yungaburra on Saturday afternoon. A euchre party and dance at Wittens Mall raised funds for the Yungaburra Hockey Club with prizes won by Mr A Abdollah and Miss Ro Shadforth. Novelty dances featured Miss Roseblade and Mr Roseblade, and Miss A Haves with Mr W Lanc.
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