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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1928
Page
6
Readers recall viewing four famous airmen landing at Duntroon yesterday near Canberra. A Canberra City Band played while spectators waited and watched two planes circling before the Southern Crops arrived. A prize is offered for letters recounting personal experiences of the event with letters due by Friday June 22.
Readers send letters and comments from classmates and teachers about homework, letters, and school life. The page captures student voices on daily routines, parental help, and requests for advice and pen pals, with casual tone and vivid schoolyard details.
An elaborate Convent event featured Miss Cleary Tandy and Miss T, with extensive decorations and costumes. Awards recognized young contestants including Nora Tater and Molly Mutone, while Mrs Doi Mee Kev Wald presided as secretary of the event committee.
In a chaotic Thursday page item titled Making Facea, the Krazy Cut feature recounts a peculiar game segment with a crew showing 14 complete jets of fourfire. It notes a boy’s presence and a wait for action, preserving the paper’s quirky tone.
A fragmented fashion notice describes white garments as the season's popular choice for women in London. It mentions pink, yellow, orange, and violet accents, silk frocks with velvet ribbons, and a Callen Konuns ensemble featuring a pale oak matin and silver hodton, noting veiled fabrics and decorative bows.
Fragmentary notes describe making scented toilet waters with warmed waters, glycerine, and starch for skin, plus a recipe for a watery lotion. The text shifts to fabric care and tailoring, mentioning wool, muslin, borders, and a frock with decorative trim. Names, dates, and clear sourcing are absent due to garbled OCR.
Mrs Micke entertained a number of friends at her Murdtord residence on Wrantonlay. The event featured Miss Peters and other attendees in an afternoon gathering with light conversation and refreshments.
The piece details various scarf and knitwear styles including a tailored coat edge, deep shoulder knots, and long belt and breech wear. It notes a trend toward refined finishes and a French influence from fifty years ago, with remarks on youth and exclusivity.
The text reads as a fragmented old instruction on boot maintenance. It mentions ammonia, warm water, dry cleaning, rubbing with oil, damp boots needing a polish, paraffin for gloss, and sealing with shellac or salts. It resembles a DIY footwear care page with period terminology and practical tips.
Instructions describe how to grow hair and adjust a hat by gentle circular stretching using both hands. Avoid over tightening and ensure the cap keeps its shape. The guidance emphasizes careful technique to prevent distortion and maintain fit.
A bilnelt of extren, alice ter, and bell in water with salt and sugar simmers for 30 minutes. Drain, add lox and butter, then parsley and lemon juice. Cook carrots slowly with the lid until soft. paranipa may be prepared similarly.
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