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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
10
A brief reflection quotes Browning on the diver’s two points in the venture a beggar’s cautious plunge and a prince’s bold ascent. The text urges perfection steadiness and inner peace as a calling card for moral focus.
Doreen Black writes in Cairns Post Home Circle style asking for pen friends and a badge while Jeanette answers with greetings. The exchange mentions Easter weather, a garden, and hopes for a baby sister plus requests for pen names colours and numbers.
Dear Tableland Princess writes from Herberton about a poisoned foot and a week in hospital, finishing homework, and an exam. She describes a trip to Wunnumgam in New South Wales by car, boggy roads near Ravenshoe, and miserable weather. She asks Jeanette for pen pals, notes a Christmas born sister, and hopes Sylvia Jones replies.
A simple banana porridge recipe uses cornflour banana milk sugar and nutmeg. Mix cornflour with a splash of milk then simmer the rest of milk with sugar until boiling. Stir in the cornflour mixture until thick, cook five minutes, then serve hot for nourishment.
A fragment from The Cairns Post letters pages recounts pen friend requests and news from readers in Malanda Innisfail and Cairns. Messages mention names Beryl Nico Noreen O Sullivan boxer dog poison barbed wire and limited school notes plus greetings to Jeanette Fay of the Trees and Edith Methreger Harriet Smith with addresses in Cairns.
Readers test wit with quick questions about brainy timing famous film stars and misattributed artworks. The page lists puzzle style prompts on week timing, stage names, art attribution errors, and a Canadian province trivia note plus a recurring signature on official notices and public forms.
In Mareeba United Church on May 11, Rev W Preston officiated a refined ceremony uniting Isabel Margaret Firth and Charles Frederick Roberts. Miss May Cooper led the organ, while Miss E Firth played violin. The bride wore a bridal satin gown with orange blossom accents and a lace veil, carrying white and pink roses. Bridesmaids wore white organdie net with pink touches. Best man was G Roberts. groomsmen W Crisp and L Daugaard. A three tier wedding cake graced the breakfast table at the Railway Hotel before the couple departed for the Tableland, to reside in Mareeba.
A quiet May 12 ceremony joined Alice Irene D Arcy and John Michael in Holy Trinity Anglican Church Herberton with Archdeacon J R Norman officiating. Bridesmaid Dorothy Arcy and best man Norman Winkleman attended, followed by a family breakfast at Mrs Gordon’s residence and congratulatory toasts. The couple left in a private car for Stannary Hill after celebrations.
In Mossman Queensland on May 15 a new sub branch of the CWA was formed at Whyanbee with Mrs H S Harper presiding. Officers named include Mrs Lombardi country vice president Mrs Hooper treasurer and Miss A Musemeci secretary. Members knitting for the Australian Comfort Fund. Apologies from several noted locals. Monthly Mossman CWA meeting held May 8 opened with Creed.
A vote of thanks to Mrs Davis for organizing Ansec Day area work. Mrs Mackay to buy and distribute wool and manage completed articles. A sub branch to be formed by reaching out to distant ladies. Mixed card evening planned for May 20 with prizes from Adair and Lombardi. Mrs Rinaldi thanked for restroom coordinator role. Mrs Bailey to act next month. Annual meeting set for May 24 to welcome Mrs Sherrin. chair thanked before adjournment. Present: H S Harper, W Johnston, C J Crees, J Gordon, H M S Mackay, R G Davis, J C Young, M Harper, J Rinaldi, S D F Bailey, J Faulkner, H C Hore, T Kerswell, Ro Lombardi, J Adair, W J Stampleton, M Thompson. Apologies from R Howe, R D Rex, W Hardwick, T Rutherford.
The Bairns' Circle offers multiple birthday wishes including Queen of the Hills Golden Key Jolly Girl Panay Bud Peg o' the Woods Target Tim Sompe Simon and others with proverbs and maxims echoed in their messages. Each line conveys cheerful birthday wishes alongside short mottoes about giving, helping others, and perseverance.
Atherton Girl Guides report receiving a letter from Princess Alice outlining an Empire wide scheme to provide two ambulances for His Majesty's Forces. May 12 to 18 is Grid Week in Queensland with local meetings planning fundraising efforts led by Miss FE Hastie. CW&A members met and routine business was discussed. annual meeting postponed.
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