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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1929
Page
6
Wee Elf joins the stream quest with a twig and crass bait to catch a fish. A tiddler breaks his line and he falls in, then is rescued by Mr Water Rat who ferries him to safety. He shares his tart and promises another ride tomorrow if he returns.
An old Eskimo hunter, isolated in a snowbound hut, is blessed by a North Spirit who provides whales, seals, and walrus meat and oil. Each night the Spirit warms him with meteors. A visiting man warns that the animals will soon perish if the supply ends.
Heartiest greetings for Christmas and the New Year are sent to all members of the Cheer Circle from Dimity Dell for 1929 1930.
A garbled list of birthday wishes dated December 25 for several children including Shirley Pratt and others, with odd spellings and names. The text mixes celebratory dates with stray religious lines about The Child Divine and Christmas, producing a fragmented, poetic closing.
The reader studies a drawing of twenty four objects for ten minutes and then covers the paper to test recall. The exercise aims to measure short term memory with a simple, self guided prompt.
Jim refuses a circus outing as his father finds steady employment through Mr Grange the scout master who offers him a permanent job. The boys celebrate with a hearty tea and news of the new position, while the family plans a night out together.
An old man speaks with a Spirit who promises a red cloak and guidance on Christmas Eve. The Spirit reveals Claus as a young upright figure in snowy garments and explains the cloak allows him to travel the world delivering joy to children, inspiring gratitude for kindness across generations.
Fragmentary verse about a western wind blowing over waters and returning a sleeping child to rest. Poem evokes night imagery with dying moon and gentle breeze.
A garbled item lists several names tied to a Christmas gift exchange and holiday well wishes. Mentions locations such as Kingston and Canberra with a few personal names, suggesting a community gift event. The text is fragmented and contains misspellings and unclear details.
The Bee reports prize winners from a local letter writing contest. Names listed include AL W Smith Kingston first prize and Sheila Jones Yass head toys, with several consolation prizes awarded to participants such as Gwen Lomax Nola Dwyer Dick Rowme John Maunder and others.
A collection of humorous word puzzles and puns. Questions about wrong faces, rents, keeping words, threadbare coats, letter removal, and vowels. Punchlines rely on homophones and literal interpretations, such as the mouth roof and a teething baby.
A reflective verse speaks of a child’s birthday fading like dew on daisies and asks the moon if heaven hides its light. It laments aging, memory, and the lambs at play while praying for forgiveness and renewed brightness in the heavens.
A damaged page recounts a Christmas story of a modest fir tree chosen for the Christ Child. The tree learns that gifts come from benevolence, and its branches glow with starlit wonder as a night of Jesus’s birth unfolds with memories of olive and pine.
A prank described as blowing into a tray under a cover to make it slip back inside the arch. It instructs shaping a tray, extending it beyond a cover, and asking friends to balance it without touching the action parts. The performer then blows sharply to cause the tray to slide inward.
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