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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1930
Page
2
A Cairns Post Home Circle piece offers swimming tips and safety advice. It emphasizes calm under water, proper breathing, and avoiding panicked moves to prevent drowning, with practical guidance on helping others and staying afloat.
The piece urges planning an economical autumn wardrobe with longer skirt lengths and fewer frocks. It favors one well cut white or beige silk frock, the use of accessories, and smart but practical fabrics like tweed and silk coats. It notes that fashion shifts toward ankle or mid calf lengths and detachable fur collars for versatility.
A fragment suggests linen offers a bright polish avoiding harsh change. The text hints at a steady, careful approach to presentation and care, using religious or moral framing to promote a calm, reliable impression.
The Bairns Circle forwards birthday greetings featuring a collection of names such as Hearts axe Phlox Rose Red Peg o Heart My Eyes and Arcadia with mottos like Make the most of life Be sweet Laugh instead of worry and Let no shadow creep over. Rosemary signs the message with fond wishes for many happy returns.
Community leaders protest a government plan to cap scholarships and deny secondary education benefits to some children. Mr J Heffernan and others condemn the move as wasteful and unjust, arguing the prize of a scholarship should be accessible to any eligible pupil.
Fragmentary poem speaks of white waters and mirrored gleams with dreaming songs. Imagery includes spires and distant ports as lines drift between loneliness and thought. The verse evokes passing scenes and a sense of an unnamed journey.
An incomplete notice notes a decision to hold a ball and that £17 was paid off Mr. Flegler’s number account. It mentions thanks to Mr. Morgan for arranging decorations for the upcoming event.
The record notes a muggy but clearing day after a children's concert. Donuts were taken to the event by Mr. Brannelly, Cos and Gentry, with doors bringing in receipts totaling £10 6s 3d. a sense of equal distribution between attendees is noted.
Last Saturday week at Yungaburra State School Mr ar eusey tead took about two boys to a Barron River camp. They left by lorry and returned late on x Senby. They enjoyed swimming and fishing amid light showers in the area.
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