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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1930
Page
6
A fragmented late night tale follows John Roger waking after midnight to a moonlit meadow and a dreamlike journey. The boy wanders with fading memory, chasing distant sounds and mysteries as a distant adventure unfolds beyond the farm.
Vague, archaic narrative describes children in a village setting with crabs, dew, periwinkles, and nutmeats. Characters named Joan Roger, Joy, and Evelyn appear in disjointed recollections about games, hunts, and a journey. The text blends rural imagery with dreamlike sequences and unfinished events.
A long handwritten holiday letter from Lamity Dell Hawitake recounts Christmas and New Year activities. The writer describes visits to Melbourne, letters from friends including QUEANHERRA and GUEAN VEERIA, school annuals received, and plans for future correspondence. Names such as Ditty Dell, Lady Hird, and Robes are mentioned along with exams, cricket, and holiday events.
Instructions describe making four sunshades for Dolly using white mix, uneven glue, bottle cork, and a handle penholder. Steps suggest shaping with water and glue into cork, then assembling to create a shaded cover for Dolly.
A garbled notice lists several youths with birthday wishes for January 28. It mentions Dimiy belt eende bee beat wlatica for a 15th birthday in Kingaton, Ghajg Temebon age 1 and Acton Bertha Creme age 13 in Queanbeyan, with unclear spellings and locations.
Instructions describe threading raffia through corks and sticks, sealing with glue, then coating surfaces with Delicat rain colored paint. The aim is to finish the sequence with a neat securing knot using yarn and cotton, creating a decorative piece for a birthday cake.
A fragmented passage describes a simple coin trick for friends. It outlines placing three coins in a row, counting steps aloud, and reversing actions to create a finishing display. The faded text shows the steps and misread words but conveys the routine's basic sequence.
A fragmentary description of a Willie Wagtail perched and singing in a cattle yard. The voice evokes its pretty, bold appearance and cheerful call as evening shadows gather.
A whimsical event features Little Miss Rose performing on a public platform. The scene highlights onlookers admiring her colorful outfit and the audience reaction as she climbs a fence and interacts with bystanders.
A fragmented verse paints a skyward scene with a rainbow and towers of light across a vast prairie. Names and places blur in a dreamy landscape, evoking a wistful, mythic geography of distant towns and imagined heavens.
A fragmented, dialectal script fragment shows a crowd scene with a conductor, a mother, and a boy named Tommy. The text captures dramatic dialogue about age, memory, and restraint, with characters reacting to an unfolding situation on a station bench and nearby gossip.
A curious note describes a method to rapidly cloud teeth and tender gums being filmed as part of a supposed healthy coral eulent. The text remains unclear but centers on dental restoration ideas and related imagery.
A garbled passage mentions a character or line reference with distorted names and phrases. The text appears to be broken OCR lacking coherent narrative, with fragments like Mason and Ne 108 and scattered exclamations. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
The reader presents a garbled line of text about customer requests and product details. It mentions a cube, a walk out, and a date or identifier, but the overall meaning is unclear and lacks a complete event or action to report.
A plug for merit cards rewards readers who send original letters. Three pink cards equal one blue, and three blue cards equal three blue equivalents. After collecting three blue cards contact Dimity Dell to claim a prize.
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