Birthday greetings from The Barns Circle and Bairns Circle
The Barns Circle sends Wind fall and Fuchsia many happy returns with mottos like An active tool never prows rusty and Laugh instead of worry. The Bairns Circle likewise wishes Buck Jones Old Gold Rose Iron Heart Fairy Blue Lord Nelson and others happy birthdays with mottos such as Keep the corners of your mouth turned up and Truth is the central sun of the universe.
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Rosemary
Buck Jones
Lord Nelson
Thought for Today Quote by R. L. Stevenson
A concise quotation encourages facing weaknesses rather than fleeing. It asserts that struggle is necessary or else perish and questions why not begin now where you stand. The line reflects a stoic call to action and personal resolve.
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R. L. Stevenson
Fancy Dress Ball on a Ship in England Visit Notes
Mrs A J Draper reports a fancy dress ball aboard a ship with decorated dining saloon, ice block sweets, column lights and a fine violin. ship lights and London Harrods shops impress, while London remains busy as shooting season reduces crowds.
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A. J. Draper
England
Bairns Correspondence from Cairns and Mount Garnet
Letters from young readers dated September 1929 discuss visits to Cairns, badge requests, river swimming at Gum Boughs, and changes of residence to Mount Garnet. They mention birthdays, school, poetry submissions, and friendly notes to Rosemary and Wattle Fairy.
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Byrne-street
Mareeba
Rosemary
Cairns Post
Cairns
Martyr-street
Kuranda
Gloria Tilse
Blunder Creek
MT. Garnet
Mount Garnet
Wattle Fairy
Malanda Letter About Show, Birds, and Frosts
A Malanda letter from September 25 1929 describes a school banking account opening, a show visit with rides on a chair plane and a model city, plans to send comics and jokes, frost damage to plants, and a wish for more birds. A note mentions New York Stock Exchange expanding to branch offices on Atlantic liners Perengara Leviathan Ile de France and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malanda
Rosemary
Rosemarry
Cairns Post
Golden Leaves
New York Stock Exchange
Ile de France
Paris
New Competitions For Girls And Boys In Local Page
Two new competitions are announced for girls and one for boys. Girls will dress a doll in various outfits with prizes for first and second place. The top winner may donate the doll and outfit to a hospital. Materials should not be commercially purchased.
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Bairns
Cheerios
Pen friends sought by Painted Finch and Faith
Bertha Haigh of Forsayth and Elma McClarty of Bonnie Doon Mossman invite pen friends. Readers are urged to write to these two addresses for correspondence opportunities and cultural exchange.
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Bertha Haigh
Forsayth
Elma McClarty
Bonnie Doon
Mossman
Home Humour and a Horned Danger in Africa
A kindly old lady consoles a sobbing boy whose two brothers have a day off school. The boy laments not having a holiday, while a schoolmaster asks for a dangerous Africa item with one horn. George replies that a motor car is the dangerous horned thing.
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Africa
George
Verses From Bairns Amidst the Seasons and Sea
Fragmented verse captures seasonal imagery and natural scenes. It mentions forests rivers moss stones and a wood violet with a poetic tone attributed to Rose Jensen in Cooktown.
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Rose Jensen
Cooktown
Selected Verses and Little Things
A whimsical poem set describes tiny fairies causing mischief on a shore and sea. It portrays playful scenes of wind fairies on white horses racing over the ocean and teasing fishermen’s boats. The verses mix rhymes about small acts and their cheerful mischief.
Under-charged Guest Leaves Manager Confounded
A departing guest was undercharged as the manager noted the head waiter’s reply claiming no items were forgotten. The manager insisted the guest was charged 20 hill, while the waiter claimed no charges were missed. The incident ends with the manager puzzled and still hearing the man whistling.
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Tim
Also Mentioned on This Page
ER Glark
Foster Clark
THE
Home Circle
Osman
Nete’ Foster Clarks
Lotol
N.B
Tatol Brothers Ltd
Ash
Get J
the Cockroach-Killer
London's
London
Harrod’s
Gummow
Black Eyes
Martyn-street
May Roberts
New Zealand
Queenaland
Fairies
R. J. Poulton
Bourke Street
Melbourne
T. H. Kelly
Hunter Street
Sydney
G. Gordon
Herberton
P. N. Gaugaard
M. O'Callaghan
Irvinebank
Harry Brown
Abbott Street
Opposit Commonwelth Bank
Brussels
Neary
Harvard
Abbott Street P. Neary
MacKay & Co. Ltd
Shields
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