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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1926
Page
4
A rambling, handwritten style piece features the pseudonym Rosemary and several sign offs including BETIS and JOHN ORMSKY. It blends reflections on judgment, Christian virtue, and imaged landscape lines with fragmented quotes and casual pen-name exchanges.
Aloomba near Cairns features a young writer Elsie Ristensen asking to join the Home Circle Mrs Rosemary replies warmly welcoming her to the Haine ivele and notes Aloomba’s growth The exchange mentions Elsie’s pets a cat named Derk and a dog named Spot and notes a Monday swim a tennis court and two stores with a refreshment room in the town
A schoolboy-turned-scribe writes from Mill-street Gordonvale on November 1 describing life at age 11 in Fourth Class. He owns a bicycle and rides daily to school, keeps a pony named Cree, and enjoys swimming near the Mulgrave River during summer. He signs as Heather Hell, a friendly note from Connie Francis.
An examination of tramp steamers and cargo boats, noting rising costs and rate changes. The piece discusses ship classifications, port patterns, and the enduring romance of seafaring amid evolving industry dynamics and trade routes.
A reflective piece on human kindness and selfishness shows friends change with money and social aims. It contrasts greedy, cynical views with hopeful acts and urges action over thought to learn self nature.
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