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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1932
Page
2
Titled pieces present devotional verses from March 5 and 6 1952 with quotes from Zechariah Isaiah and Surah Coolidge. The page features reflections on faith and purpose and references to God and a divine plan.
The account outlines a rail journey from Redlynch past Barron Falls about 20 miles from Cairns. It notes sugar cane country, steep hairpin climbs, and views of Barron Valley, Barron River, Green Island and Great Barrier Reef on a clear day. Mother’s Joy by Arena Watkins, aged 10, won 75 marks.
A fragmentary excerpt ponders gravitation electricity life and illness. The piece questions what gravity is and how to measure it asking who isolated its germ. It notes the mystery of infancy paralysis cancer and the claim of creating life from chemicals.
A quirky transmission of wordplay and brainteasers asking about puzzles like a four-letter funeral term and a mushroom riddle. Includes playful stumps about home humor and letter games.
Aay Cule Bairns correspondence from Cairns Home Circle features ten year old Mavis Wotherspoon asking for a badge and describes her family including a four month old sister Betty and a brother Teddy. Rosemary replies warmly promising a badge and notes the long walk to school and hope for winter relief.
Fragments show The Bains Circle and others sending birthday wishes with mottos and slogans. Names appear like Alan Ferguson Rough Rider Hal Bonting and Dear Little Shamrock in a garbled crowd of greetings and maxims.
Alma Vale writes from Carbeen about infantile paralysis spreading locally with a death in Atherton. She notes schools closed to children under twelve, including Carbeen, and plans to study at home until July. She mentions her niece Doris Roberts and asks Rosemary for guidance.
A witness recalls two men ordering the clerk to hand over cash while another officer describes the incident as a robbery at the store. The report notes the improvised weapon used and ongoing investigation.
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