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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
6
June 8 1929 message from DIMITY DELL to AMVLD Circle members inviting letters on winter time activities. Two book prizes offered for readers above and below age twelve. Letters due by Monday July to allow time for reading. Encourages sharing winter routines and holiday experiences while keeping letters brief.
A cluttered handwritten letters page recounts children’s notes and replies about pets and family life. It includes stories of a wild hare, a blighted garden, a turkey flock, a parrot, a rooster, and a dog missing. several children describe school days, holidays, and poems.
A fragmentary notice mentions names Nelle McAlnter and Lefty McAppton with ages 1 and 12 and a birthday timing in June. Other details are unreadable, suggesting a casual family greeting or notice. The tone imitates a community bulletin from a local newspaper page segment.
Fragmentary student note outlines daily guidance for a boy: be happy, study quietly, read books, strengthen the body, tidy the mind, and behave kindly. It mentions avoiding fights and obeying a parent, with vague references to bedtime routines and dreams.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a devotional line about promised joys and trials. It mentions rain, joy, pain, labor, and faith, with garbled words and nonstandard spellings. The passage appears to be a religious or poetic aside rather than a clear news item.
A garbled OCR style compilation lists numerous odd terms and names such as Dorothenon Heaven VENK UBLA Hin-Tin-Tin W Tinder Berringer GRRANYHOW Vergeboard Arden Den ver IT Vermin Minoreas Carcara Araby ABYS BINTA Niagara Arabemite Adcasters Eleven VENE AVEDA Hmenomauros Kus Ain Xtandem Dominican CANADA Adamant An tipledes Denery Cryptogram thummey Meretmont Kins Arunt Amtaren Hieseind. The scattered items resemble an index or coded puzzle rather than a coherent article.
A garbled field note describes a puma sighting involving Burks and Buen. The account mentions fur, paws, tail, and uncertain actions as observers describe the animal and its movements near a ball park.
A fragmented historical reminiscence recounts Henry VII's ascent, Catherine and Arthur connections, and a wedding ceremony marred by a secret, with vivid scenes of lavish displays and public fascination. The narrative ties tragedy to fortune and hints at royal intrigues shaping a future throne.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions holidays, a lake, a title winging rand, and a punachine scene. It references weeks and days, play, and a collective waiting period with mentions of meat and lite, but the exact event, place, and people remain unclear.
A fragmentary puzzle item asks what time Ada was born and includes garbled lines about remedies and loves. The text features questions, misspellings, and nonsensical phrases, with references to camphor and ancient mand lists, showing a playful riddle page fragment.
A garbled poetic piece hints at urging personal resolve and duty. It presents scattered lines about waking the world, facing challenges, and striving to do what is right, though much of the text is indecipherable.
Puzzle text asks who can find the hidden words in a scrambled verse puzzle. It mentions names like ANT RAY TAR and a line about Tim went away singing. The passage mixes questions about fate letters and mapping words to figures, with garbled OCR style and multiple disjoint clues.
A fragmentary notice recalls a treaty with the Philippine people signed on June 6, 143, and mentions related war era events. The text references a steamer launched at Clydebank on June 6 and German wartime correspondence, though many words are garbled.
Scarcity of tenants noted with vacant Holiws in Brdney and western suburbs near Clyde. Over 40 houses empty in Auburn area around 1418 and nearby Lid. Additional unoccupied homes counted in Merrylanda Guildford and Pavertoid.
An unusual golf mishap in Condobolin involved a dangerous situation with a tree limb. A player attempted a shot, the branch affected the play, and the ball nearly reached the pin, prompting questions about safety and referee decisions.
A curious incident at a Coolmngy farm saw four kangaroos run amok after being churned by a cow. They caused great excitement as they fled toward a baker’s, with terrified onlookers and a joke about one being captured. The owner eventually claimed the kangaroo as spoils of the day.
A likely first test in the town of a new program handling second hand cars. The plan aims to set up a mule operation for trading used vehicles with a 19 second time constraint and a focus on rare items. Officials expect close interest and potential for broader rollout if successful.
A garbled news brief mentions a children’s home and unclear events, with several unreadable names and places. The readable bits reference a case or incident tied to a 31st date and Minn area, but most specifics are obscured.
The readable portions discuss weather, local names, and actions around a civic matter. It mentions a future date and possible naval aid context, with unclear references to places and persons. The fragment is incomplete and contains many garbled terms.
A garbled UK style report describes Captain Robert Putean Scott, a missing explorer in Devonport and Foland, references to Bosal Nuss in 1992, and a chaotic statement about a political or scientific controversy. The text mentions a protest or vote, a university context, and various scattered names and places, all in fractured form.
A historical note describes The Ormond Garden Book detailing plant types including perennials vegetables and various garden varieties. It notes cultured garden traits and references a plant farm in Amond Victoria with a likely publication or feature date.
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