Juniors Shine in Local Forum Competition Win
The Junior Forum reports strong junior participation with the first prize awarded to Thurla Hiddaworth of Grant Crescent Griffith for a 198 word story. Irene Banks of Mugga Heights nearly matched the winner with her piece Robin, while the Senior competition closes next Tuesday and partial answers are encouraged.
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Thurla Hiddaworth
Grant Crescent
Griffith
Irene Banka
Mugga Heights
Robin
Irene Banks
Canberra Times Junior Forum Competition Notice
Students may enter with up to 30 words per explanation answering the questions on Significances including Simón Bolívar and related names. Prizes include a book. entries must be sent to The Junior Forum care of The Canberra Times by June 29, 1987.
Fairies Live in Canterbury Bells in Marys Garden
Mary and her mother weed a border with baskets and sheers while a blue bell hides tiny fairies. A fairy explains Canterbury bells host fairies born when babies smile and that flowers talk for those with childlike hearts.
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Mary
Canterbury Bella
Banket
Canterbury Bells
Mab
Earth
Bell Towers
Campiona
Fairyland
Mummy
School Sport Results and Music Club Formed
Last Friday results show Goodwin and Rupert Smith houses in rugby and basketball contests with scores 16-3 rugby and 3-2 basketball. Hockey and basketball games loom against Queanbeyan School. Music Club formed by Class 6 pupils to study music history. weekly talks on magic. funds to buy records and sheet music. tuck shop today to raise club funds.
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Goodwin House A
Rupert Smith House A
Neiberding
Greville
Perryman
Rupert Smith
Ladd
Goodwin
Kellaway
Rupert Smith House
Goodwin House
Queanbeyan School
Edgar Satherstone
Rae Teens
Wood
Canberra aims to fund Canberra team for Hobart carnival
An audience at Telopea Park School on June 21 discussed raising funds to send Canberra boys to Hobart for the 1937 All Australian Football Carnival from August 28 to September 12. A motion to appoint committees and raise money was carried unanimously.
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Telopea Park School
Canberra
Hobart
Cottingham
Bachi
Gent
Bach
New Competition For The Junior Forum Entries Open
A prize of a handsome book will be awarded for best position or story. Entries must be: no older than 13, addressed to The Junior Forum care of The Canberra Times, closing Tuesday July 6, 1937.
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Wren
Moret
Canberra Times
Canberra social event and charity drive planned
Generous offer to host a card evening and dance at Brassey House on Thursday July B at p.m. Funds to be donated by Canberra National Football League President Mr Mulréchey. The Parents and Citizens AssociationSecretary Mr Lind will seek local support for a social evening and a public subscription list.
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Brassey House
Priges
Canberra National Football League
Mulréchey
Parents and Citizens’ Association
Lind
Messrs. McDonald
Mulrooney
Cottingham
Measurs
Williams
Boorn
Muleoon
Eanbeyan
Queanbeyan
The New Key Ring Puzzle
A housekeeper has ten numbered keys on a ring from 0 to 9 in mixed order. Solve by moving keys to form three groups so that each number in the first group multiplied by a number in the third group equals a number in the second group. No keys may leave the ring.
Brownie Pack Celebrates Third Birthday in Canberra
The 1st Canberra Brownie Pack held a third birthday party at Acton Hall with Lady Gowrie as guest of honour. Brownies greeted her with password guards, the Grand Howl, and a tree stump cake baked by Mrs Israel. A flying up ceremony sent 12 Brownies to the Guide Company as officers and council members observed.
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Canberra
Acton Hall
Gowrie
Bracegirdle
Abe
Wanda
Lady Cowrie
Lady Gowrie
Lawry Gowrie
Barford
Israel
Shy
Puck
Guide Company
Fack
1St
Canberra Company
Counci
Junior competition fragment shows unclear text and garbled names
Readable portions mention a junior event with cryptic phrases about crabs and Holdenophh Ma at a venue. No clear dates, participants, or outcomes are identifiable. The material appears damaged and cannot yield a definite summary.
The Lübeck Treat Now A Sweet German Confection
The note recounts the origin of a beloved German sweet from Lübeck, forged during a siege when almonds and sugar were all that remained. Bakers mixed the scarce ingredients, baked them, and found the result delicious, leading to a lasting confection tradition.
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Luebeck
Germany
The Edelweiss Tale Ends In A Father’s Pride
In a rugged Alpine tale Hans Echmililt climbs to a rocky shelf seeking an Edelweiss for his newborn child. After hours of peril he finds the flower, frees it from the rock, and hurries home worried yet hopeful. Years later he shares the legend with his child.
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the Edelweiss
Early Football Rules Shape The Football Association
An antiquated notice notes the origin of football rules in 1863 as key to forming the Football Association. Charles Tl marks an interest in the event, while the text describes the establishment of special rules that guided the sport’s early development.
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Charles Tl
Football Association
The Marci Pan Tale of Bakehouse Origins
The text notes bakers in various lands used a Mark's Day date April 25 to begin their mixture for a sweetmeat called Marci pan or Cuite, linking a name origin to a calendar festival. The fragment hints at a global spread of the bakers and a historic naming moment.
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St. Mark's Day
Tapped Alphabet Code Prisons Use Wall Tap System
Historic note explains a prison tapping cipher using rows of letters excluding a letter, with numbers guiding taps for each message. The fragment lists a sequence of numbers to decode, ending with a prompt to answer next week.
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Walla
Ayatem
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