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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
11
A distorted OCR fragment presents garbled lines on wealth vs contentment and health, with scattered archaic wording. The incomplete text hints at moral reflection but lacks coherent structure or clear narrative. No identifiable names or events are readable.
An incoherent child’s narrative describes daily life with a father figure, a big brother named Joe, a garden scene, family interactions, and small events. The text mentions toys, a dog, domestic chores, and a child’s imaginative play and routines. The tone mimics a diaristic, domestic vignette from a newspaper feature.
A small tale from Malanda recounts Noel walking near a garden pond among tall lilies. Togo the dog, usually obedient, pulls Noel to safety when he nears danger, earning Noel’s parents approval to roam the garden.
Mr Edmund Jarvis of the Entomio Inghal Station Meringa offers a prize of half a guinea to the best essay on Animals and insects of Northern Queensland. Closing December 15. Essays must be original, under 300 words, signed with writer name age and birthday, and mailed in a specified envelope to Rosemary care Caris Poot.
Fragmentary correspondence from Cairns children dated October 4 describes measles drought and a letter exchange about pen names pets and riddles. Readers mention a contest, a concert, and requests for badges while sharing jokes poems and rhymes among Bairns correspondents.
Series of dated letters from Babinda and Mareeba dated October 4, sharing requests for pen names and health updates. Writers Joseph Quadric and Primrose ask Rosemary for pen names and news, with notes on fevers, school sports, garden activities, and family letters. Other writers discuss schooling, birthdays, pets, and village life in Cairns area.
A fragmentary collection of jokes and classroom quips including lines about beheading, poetry, and curiosities of language. The piece features a child named Bobby and a series of humorous misunderstandings, with aside lines from teachers and peers. The tone mimics light humor found in a schoolday setting.
Edna Forward of Martyn Street Cairns expresses interest in May Smeardon known as Daisy of the Ties for a pen friend. The note appears in local correspondence.
Donia Wright Kathleen Peterson Eileen Peterson John Petersen Owen Petersen and Arthur Petersen Jucy Mac Donald have guessed the sentence The proof of the padding is in the eating as a playful cryptic assertion from their read of the puzzle.
Several Bairns handed in decorated name papers on Winning Day. Myra Le Areton Lola Le Areton and Rosemary contributors sent verses and pictures. Thelma Moore Maud Thomas and Rosie Clarke submitted butterflies frames and colorful designs. Rosemary will judge with a prize for the best decorated name.
Omitted Spinifax name in October birthday greetings. Archie Arluckles known as Denny, birthday October 20. Flowers sent by Doreen Thelma Dempeer Edna Lindsay Nada Firesimmonds. Request for real name and address. The proof of the pudding and photographed names appear in fragment.
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