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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 31, 1929

Page

6

Enchanted Goldfields Tale Through Courtroom Mayhem

In a chaotic court scene a boy named Johnny faces a wacky trial with Mick O brien and the warden as witnesses. The judge and crowd react as Johnny learns a lesson about honesty, while a mysterious lemon squash incident shocks the room and a sly lawyer grills the defendant. The tale ends with an escape and a hint of further adventures.

Courl Seca WWE Willy Patiess Ahern Thyre Nolbles Mick O'brien Johany Mick Dini Iee Johnny Tom Coe Geown Joe Hopegeer Neree Dallum

Dimity Dell Wishes Many Mappy Hieturn to Marie McKinary

A small notice from Toluatow on Pobrwary 1 wishes Marie McKinary age 12 a happy birthday with a playful, phonetic greeting for the child.

Dimity

The Gypsy’s Warning Silent in the Grave

A cryptic poem warns a gentle lady about a dangerous stranger. The gypsy urges caution, claiming to have foreseen doom. The lady ignores the warning, and the tragedy unfolds with a fatal end in a grave. The piece centers on fate, guilt, and the gypsy’s lament.

Mysterious Jooking Parcel Delights Binks Family

Pa Binks returns home with a puzzling Jooking parcel causing family disgust. A gramophone is teased as guests arrive for a dance night while Master DHL Links offers a theory. The evening ends with a debate between Als trate and Bogle as voices fill the room.

Pa Binks Dhl Links Fred Gests Ted Hla Alstrate Vollapes Binks

Answers to Last Saturday's Puzzle

Puzzle solution notes describe a family moat walk with four rounds totaling about four miles. It explains each path sixteen thousand three hundred twenty feet, equating to a mile per round, and estimates the pace for the slowest walker at about eighty five minutes to complete all four rounds.

Mike Dong Treakfant Lissin Hoy

Whirlwinds and new school year in Canberra notes

Dimity Dell writes of wind and whirlwinds over Canberra from Molonglo to Eastlake and a large willie willie that unroofed houses. She welcomes readers to new classes and teachers, then shares brief student messages and riddles from Copper King Barbie, Barat, and Lavender as holidays end.

Canberra Ainslie Eastlake Molonglo Dimity Dell Copper King Fael Wappen Dell Matity Lal Blubsum Howe Olave Moonflower

Challenging Stunt Described in Fragmented Text

A garbled note outlines a stunt involving seating a person on a chair and reaching for a coin or object with the leg. The passage appears to describe balance and acrobatic motion, ending with a hint of an event titled "luge" on Saturday.

Laughter Corner Snippet with Jokes and Puns

An amusing dialogue fragment features a series of old fashioned gags and exchanges about cab fares meals and telegrams. The conversational snippets mix misheard lines and rural humor reflecting a playful urban humor column.

Young correspondents share holiday tales and cheer circle news

A batch of letters from Dimity Dell and peers recount Christmas travels from Goulburn to Sydney and beach visits at Cronulla and Laura. They describe Dust storms, railway fires, school reentry, garden chores, and growing cheer circle membership with news of new readers and a favorite serial story.

Rosebud Fern Dimmity Goulburn Christman Rose Meggsie Aeain §Y Meggtie Cronulla Dimity Darth

Pictorial Arithmetic Asks For Letter Addition Trick

A narration explains solving a puzzle by listing object names left to right and removing letters according to plus or minus signs. Correctly performing additions and subtractions yields the remaining letters forming the target word or name. The method is illustrated as a problem from a Saturday page.

Fortune at Your Feet Misheard Exchange

Fragmentary dialogue shows a playful exchange about fortune and money with misheard phrasing. The scene hints at affection and humor, ending with an ambiguous, domestic interaction.

Memorandum on Personal Letter Writing Etiquette

Instructions advise writers to include full name and return address on every letter. note birth year and date if possible. sign in ink on one side only. label original work and copied passages clearly. emphasize originality and proper attribution. End of guidance highlights fair use and preservation of authorship.

Nantes

Strange cats riddle list from a curious note

A quirky stray text presents a playful list of odd cats and clues. It mentions cats that bite scarves, a cat found in a tree, and a few peculiar labels such as Caterpillar and Cadalogue amid a nonsensical catalog.

Riddles and Whimsical Phrases From a Curious Page

A fragmented OCR sketch blends odd lines and garbled words about training wheels, grains, ovens, fish, and hidden questions. It asks puzzling cues on vegetables, tea, and a mysterious hoodie, inviting playful interpretation from the reader.

Dimity Dells Cheer Circle Enrolment Request

A reader asks to join Dimity Dells Cheer Circle and promises daily kind acts and frequent writing to keep the page merry. They request an enrolment card and provide a space for name and date of birth.

Rosebud Fern Dimity Dell

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