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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
8
A garbled query asks who won a race and when it occurred, mentioning a horse and a person named Me Jon. It seems to request the answer to a mapes dated Wednesday, with references to dates and a bet. The readable text hints at a timetable or race result but is too damaged to confirm details.
A quirky readers note recalls holiday plans and wishes for a trip to Sydney, with phrases about Christmas, travel, and greetings. The text blends playful ramblings and personal messages, mentioning family, holidays, and a hopeful tone for future letters.
A hazy reminiscence of a community junior sports gathering recalls a day of play and small adventures. Children recount games, rides, and a tire mishap, with memories of friends, a brown paper teaboard, and a lettered note about future duties after the event.
Fragmentary diary style notes recount visits, family members, and rural scenes. Mentions AUSTRALIA places, a river, paddock, trees, heather, and a holiday break with schooling dates. Contains many garbled phrases and personal names, with reflections on countryside life and relatives.
A fragmented OCR passage describes a child Tam and a terrier named Ptwele, with hints of a boat, a pond, and a mysterious overtones about ownership and discovery. The garbled text mentions a named place and several uncertain actions, creating a puzzle-like scene.
A reader describes a project of piecing together pictures from a site. The note mentions an effort to create a coherent image from scattered pieces and reflects on the activity as enjoyable.
A family near the sea faces a danger when the father goes out to fish and is swept between rocks. The daughter braves the surf to find him after nine hours, bringing him home and earning praise from the community for her courage.
A short tale recalls a boy barely twelve and his hunger set beside a harsh family. The boy overhears talk of sending him into the bush to survive as Christmas nears. The next day he is taken out and asks when he will return to stay with Willie and the Hostess.
An incomplete passage narrates a speaker resolving to persevere, ignoring a repulse, and choosing to gather wild fruits rather than surrender. A farmer overhears and assists, taking him to shelter as a reminder to persist toward his purpose.
A fragmented poem references a flag and freedom with mentions of colors and honor. The text shows garbled phrases such as old buntins aldecoloured rag and Werthausenite, suggesting a historical or ceremonial theme but with unreadable portions. The piece hints at national pride and vigilance.
A rough native drought scene shows cattle dying and rivers drying until a distant cloud appears. Rain arrives, soaking ground, reviving crops and livestock, and the farmer’s despair turns to renewed resolve.
A garbled poem fragment recalls a pillow, window, clock, and a sparkly night scene. Vague imagery hints at a childlike theme with lines about a little girl or child and a dreamlike wardrobe transforming the room.
Fragmentary text describes snowfall and changing weather in Canberra with scattered references to people and place names. The garbled lines mention Myers and Hewh with ages and titles, but no coherent event or outcome is clear.
A playful domestic verse where a child complains about mother inviting friends and the task of choosing from creamy cakes. The narrator resists sharing and prefers tea and cake while hinting at liking a particular treat.
Fragmentary verse sketch with whimsical images of summer scenes. Mentions swallows, bees, birds, nests, gardens, and fairies. Vague, playful lines mix rural imagery with invented phrases and partial words. No clear event or人物 names or organizations.
King Neptune laments his dull castle and asks the Sea Queen for drawing help to plan a new design. The Queen explains her timidity and offers limited aid, suggesting a punishment prompts the tale. The story follows their attempts and distractions as they discuss a fresh plan before a dramatic conclusion.
A fragmented verse recalls how fairies hide from snow and frost The lines imagine tiny beings living under waves shells and coral realms asserting their elusive presence until spring returns When green leaves come again merriment and fairy rings fill the earth while maids try to bar the doors but fail with no keyholes ready to stop them.
A puzzled questioner probes a girl and her lineage about deaths in families. The father and relatives reply with calm, even fatal, bedside endings. The exchange turns on whether one may sleep in safety when many forebears perished in the same manner.
The text reads as a series of lyrical fragments about writing poetry and musical desires. It mentions a pink merit card a grand poem a trumpet and a piano or horn imagery and a feathery quill pen. The speaker sits in a plain town with a half gold wheel and a small collage for verses.
A Blephney Central district cinema offers two hours of free joy to London's children. Opened by Prince Mary in 1922, the venue draws long queues as youngsters pay one penny to enter. Films span Hartle Caplin and nature adventures, with no profit motive, aiming to delight those who would otherwise face dull days.
A playful tale follows children who find old-fashioned costumes and try them on. They laugh at their awkward outfits then hurry downstairs to surprise their mother, who reacts with laughter and tears of joy at the sight.
A fragmented poem fragment describes a lookout at dawn near the Nihthouse rock, watching for a distant lover. The speaker laments a weary day, noting hounds and graves as the north wind blows across waves. The verses hint at a bet or pledge tied to the sea and sandy bed.
An unclear report notes Dimity Dell earning her best win while Ronnie Rowley age 11 is mentioned. Other names Anz uela Ietae Martin and August 36 appear as ages or dates in a fragmented, hard to parse passage.
A garbled passage presents a series of nonsensical questions and lines about rivers elbows flowers and teasers. The text appears as partial, unreadable OCR with broken words and unclear attribution, offering no coherent narrative or identifiable figures.
An unclear OCR fragment lists numerous partial names and garbled terms including plausible personal names such as Bett Amelia Iedia Chine Weal Defunell and D Darra t NaMEN oF corNTRINA. The passage also references a surface event, a note of thanks, and a stray reference to a Silver Bell.
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