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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
2
The speaker reflects on memories of a land of blossoms and hills, where daisies and fern flats evoke homeland comforts. Vivid images of bush, sea mists, and distant shores weave a personal ode to heritage and hopeful days in a golden dawn.
A brief aphorism notes that steady work and good wages bring wealth and happiness, suggesting constant employment yields general prosperity, contentment, and cheerfulness. It laments the country’s lack of such employment, attributing these benefits to sustained labor and economic well-being.
Fashion forecasts highlight summer gowns in vivid colors and feather trims. Esther Ralkwwen wears a dark blue Sramaret dress with a swathed belt and fluttering bows. Nancy Carroll flaunts a white ostrich feather bordered megligee for The Shop-Worn Angel, with a silver striped gown and a dazzling buckle. Nancy and Mary Brian showcase scene dresses featuring yacht and riding motifs. Brian models a pale hive dress with sea capes design at a beach party.
A reflective poem recalls a drifting summer past and the toll of time on the landscape. The speaker, traveling over land and sea, hears the wind as the voice of home and honors departed comrades. Despite change, the promised land remains the same bright home.
The Malanda event on November 1 featured a bazaar and evening dance at the Show Grounds raising about £160, praised as a creditable sum for a yearly benefit. Stalls sold sweets and crafts, raffles were held, and a large crowd attended the dance with performances by local musicians. numerous prize winners and attendees were noted, including Sisters of the Ladies' Guild supervising supper and Capt. Kidd delivering thanks on behalf of the committee.
Mrs F Mawn leads a display of crepe de chine and crepe de chine gowns with beadwork and silver accents. Models Miss Ko Diaekbey, Miss EB Hastie, and Miss Thelena Gillman showcase jeweled trims, sashes, and floral voile overlays while Mrs J Waugh and Mrs Cleminson present varied color palettes from apricot to black in a period fashion pageant.
A tranquil seaside scene on the Esplanade with families at play as a silvery white boat named The White Bird glides by the wharf. The boat disappears suddenly as a hospital patient, previously ill, becomes sick again, leaving a lingering hush over the day.
Anna Q Nilsson announces Mira An G Nilsson star of First National endorses Creme Charmosan as the most beautiful skin cream, claiming it lightens and whitens freckled and brown skin, smooths aging skin, and makes it look years younger. Sold everywhere, price 2 shillings 6 pence per large jar.
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