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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
2
The Junior Forum invites entries for a forthcoming Senior Competition spanning general knowledge science literature and history with emphasis on Australia. Entrants have twelve days to submit answers and inquiries will be answered next Thursday. Details on conditions and a junior competition to be announced then.
A garbled OCR fragment references snow, ball, Meadle, and a named figure Fil Meek. It hints at a junior competition and a forthcoming detail update next week. The text is incomplete and contains broken phrases and misplaced words.
A school reports mixed activity with rugby league talks and a planned September team, a Junior Vocal Champion contest drawing entrants, and a new epidiascope funded by the Parents and Citizens Association installed for educational use. Half yearly exams begin August 15. a motors club hosts a Crazy Whist night and tuck shops raise funds. Notable pupils named for term exams and staff changes noted.
Weekend visit paid to Canberra by Scout Commissioner Tor Mea and Troop Leader Geoff Coa han inspiring reports from the Le Buva Bes Repute troop. Seventeen members completed a hike from Lows Gorlige to Vetere Carp with views from Koree top. Several new members joined as irregular meetings gave way to a stronger year, aided by donations from Tatqueanneyan group and Rigel Ltd for patrol competition.
The new term begins Tuesday June 8 and about six boarders plus some day pupils are expected to enroll. The increase raises boarders to 83 with limited space for more. The new head mistress, Mrs Arn Mitchell, has arrived to lead classes and begin work on Tuesday.
Canberra Times invites students to explain cryptic phrases like ALGATIA LIMESTONE and DARWINIAN HYPOTHESIS in a brief 80 word essay. The contest opens to those not yet passed to the NAW equivalent, with a book prize for the best all around explanation. Entries due by June 19, 1937, addressed to The Junior Byline at The Canberra Times. Inquiries will be answered only through official contest conditions.
A fragment describes opossums in Australia, detailing transfer methods, fur trade concerns, and species variety. It notes Victoria trapping scales, grey possums, ringtail types, and the acrobatic flying possums often seen in moonlight, with observational quirks about their movement and habitats.
The 3rd Canberra Company celebrated Empire Day with a hike from the Forestry School West to Black Mountain via the Molonglo River. Despite cold wind and wet feet, the group reached the destination, lit fires, cooked sausages, and pursued badge work finishing the second class tests.
The Canberra fragment lists historical notes and dates across 1915 to 1933. It mentions military actions, births, deaths, and events such as Zeppelin incidents, World War I battles, the opening of Crystal Palace in 1854, and Greek royal changes. It includes references to individuals like Flinders Petrie and Charles Dickens, plus events in England, Australia, and Europe.
A centuries old folk tale told to children. A young shepherd near a Black Mountain lake meets three beautiful girls who emerge from the water and marry the youngest. The fairy warns him never to strike her three times, or she will return to the lake. He resists, they have three sons, but he accidentally strikes her thrice, and tragedy follows. Their children later grow up and reveal gifts from the fairy.
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