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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
6
The Our Letter Bag page recalls a snowy Sunday with ground drifts three inches deep, Mount Etramio and bejesused hills blanketed in white. Children describe snowballing, snow rollers, and winter chores while neighbors enjoy festive scenes in Alnatle and Grenfell.
Junior Division members recount a trip to Mount Cores with Can berra access via a wood road. The party reached the ridge, saw snow and tree ferns, and described rough climbs, bracken and rocks. Readers share letters from Dimity Dell and others praising the day and merit cards while noting ongoing club activity.
A birthday gathering for Netty is described with a pink and blue decorated dining area and festive games. Attendees include Jey, Kintel, Nett, and a list of family names as guests. the event features dancing, fruit, and handkerchief favors in a lively home setting.
A simple yard stick leap drill is described with two-hand grip and knee-height start to test balance. The piece includes a child Mignon writing about snow, birds, and spring memories, plus letters from Dimity and ThunderMoon recounting winter scenes, holidays, and outdoors.
A housewife notes that the health of her family and successful hospitality are two vital concerns. She believes these areas receive her strongest efforts and depend on her careful planning and routine.
Fragmentary verse recalling a snowy scene with a child playing in deep snow, a stone mound, and a dreamlike throne among the white flakes. The memory emphasizes a first snowy day and a poetic, nostalgic mood.
Fragmentary verse about the wind as a merriest fellow that dances over fields. It mentions pears shaking and corn bending, a playful east and west wind in North India, and windy mischief like blowing bats and tents. The fragment hints at mood shifts from merry to mournful and a shove at Jack Frost, all in an old style.
Instructional fragment describes a puzzle with dominos placed in specific squares and a Magic Wheel with a central 6. It details surrounding figures and sequences including key numbers and a division into three groups, but many words are garbled. The readable items indicate a puzzle or game manuscript text from a newspaper page.
A cheerful note from Dimity Dell wishes Evelyn Hourke aged 11 from Cauneway and Marjorie Wilwon aged 4 from QQuout besa in Acuto. The message celebrates their birthdays with warm greetings and playful detail.
An aged pirate captain stalks the deck with a swagger and mischief in his eye. He brandishes pistols and knives, and his crew mutters in fear as a violent raid looms. The language hints at a chaotic sea tale of danger and lawless appetite.
A reader describes a word puzzle in which starting from a letter and tracing with a pencil along blocks forms the words of a famous proverb. The note asks if you can follow the path and reveal the proverb's name as printed in a near Saturday Page.
The readable lines describe a cryptic exchange in a game setting with a focus on a riddle and a strategy for choosing a question. It mentions a player named Fran and a scene involving a judge or group, asking about a cushion, a manor, and a test of finding the best question.
A playful word riddle describes a three letter word read the same forward and backward. It hints that without it no man could ever perform a certain task and mentions a hidden phrase through reversed letters. The puzzle presents a power and a mysterious clue in scrambled form.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a school scene with characters Bobby Debly Johnnie Smith and Tommy. Private dialogue hints at seating, a lemon, and a missing event with no clear conclusion or context.
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