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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
2
A garbled clipping notes a large Cairns event featuring cycles and racing for ladies and youth categories with Excessive Cycle Works, Donsi M4 Lakes, and W. R. Eddleston associated terms. The readable fragments imply a cycling show with multiple models and participant groups.
An advertisement style piece touts Berlei undergarments and foundations designed to shape and support different body types. It promotes the Control corset styles and mentions model lines like the Wrappe and Strp-im, suggesting a tailored fit for medium to average waists and urging readers to choose the right size.
A fragmentary Thought for Today note mentions Erie Kinser and general reform themes but is garbled and incomplete, lacking clear date or attribution. The readable portion highlights reflection on reform versus oversight and a reference to a person named Erie Kinser.
A fragment from a Freshwater children’s circle letters section describes daily life and letters between Rosabelle and Calria Layt. It mentions school resuming, garden care, weather, a trip past the Red Bluff, and a gaze at trains from a verandah, with playful remarks about cooking lessons.
Fashions discuss the return to wide ponte and lace undergarments, noting shifts from frilly underclothes to sleeker silhouettes. The piece covers short skirts, slips, knickers, and new petti shapes, praising black and white lace, satin, and sheer fabrics while critiquing visible lines and the need for proper foundation garments. It highlights how women seek comfort and style, with references to slips, petticoats, and the evolving outerwear.
Disjointed run of kitchen hints and grocery mentions. References to baking sheets and moderate oven time for certain foods, plus remarks about vegetables and seafood items. The legible portions suggest household advice and recipe fragments from a bygone page.
The marriage rite occurred at the residence of Sr Dries Vareau with Reveseed H Mest of the Presbyterian ministry officiating. The groom was Me T Gh SM Lander, Coir, and the bride Mary Bukurk, daughter of Sr and Mrs J H Bulevele. The ceremony blended family and friends, with traditional hymns and well wishes as guests joined in the celebration.
Fragmented OCR notes mention name papers and marks allotted. It references a person age 48 and a service in a family context. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear event or outcome details.
Fragmented verse style birthday note with names like ROSEMARY and BIDEMS, expresses warm wishes and joyous sentiments, but text is garbled with many misspellings and stray phrases. The readable bits suggest a celebratory message to ROSEMARY and others among a group called the Bairns.
A damaged OCR recipe for sausages in batter outlines batter components water egg and flour with salt then a mixing and resting step. It describes frying until brown and dipping the sausages before serving with sugared or jam-like accompaniments and mentions chilling or standing before frying.
garbled text presents French phrases and scattered English lines about men adored and sugar, mentioning Sacha Happs, Janie, Charersey Ger powder, and a Kite domain of Flowers. it references sacrifices in france, a royal or religious setting, and a vague poetic lament with torn names and phrases.
An old ad text promotes Califig California Fig Syrup of Figs by Mx B J Beal and Mrs Bealls method for teething infants. It touts a quick safe laxative to clear sour bile and irritants, strengthen appetite and digestion, and promises happier, healthier babies with regular use. The copy imitates period tone, mentions prices, and emphasizes calming teething symptoms.
A chaotic still-life of slips and names unfolds in a playful word game set around cards and a store. Players swap lines, call out phrases, and try to fill blanks with a mix of unusual names and labels, producing a constantly shifting, whimsical narrative through shared slips of paper.
Fragmentary note repeats Frizes For Nature Notes and requests sending materials. The text is garbled with missing words and unclear directives, offering little verifiable detail about people, places, or events.
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