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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 12, 1928

Page

6

Cooberra Bridge Tournament Hints and Rules

In Cooberra bridge players share strategies for three rubbers and partner selection. The article outlines card cutting order, scoring, prize methods, refreshments, and table etiquette to ensure fair play and comfort. It notes that partners may change per rubber and lists conditions for a fair tournament flow.

Cooberra Ford Tobby Prise Lovet Pola Erwin Orefeesh Jeon Uoften Ballet

Pins and Needles in a Simple Sewing Device

A vivid description explains a home sewing contrivance where a thread is guided through the eye of a fine needle. The passage notes bright ideas, a table setup, and a winder mechanism that allows drawing thread through a small hole, creating a precise path for threading and operation.

Periener Aise

Rhubarb Recipes and Preparation Notes

Rhubarb can be improved with lemon, ginger, or preserved fruit. Directions cover stewing, double boiler heating, baking, and jam making. Tips include sugar adjustments, serving warm or cold, and avoiding breakage when handling hot dishes.

Fragmented Text Rewrites Local Notice in Turbulent Script

A garbled passage appears to describe a disrupted notice or message. It references a schedule or event with unclear dates and names, mentioning wind and removal of items. The fragmentary content preserves some names, places, and potential actions but remains largely unintelligible.

Custard Filling for Tartlets Detailed in Recipe Form

A fragmented recipe outlines making custard filling for tartlets. It lists ingredients such as milk, eggs, sugar, cornflour, and vanilla, then describes mixing cornflour with milk, heating, stirring in sugar and eggs, and cooking until thickened. It ends with chilling and filling tart cases.

Delicious Potato Cake Recipe Fragments

A distorted OCR burst lists ingredients and steps for a potato cake read like a garbled kitchen note. It mentions eggs, flour, milk, and various mislabeled terms, with references to talking miler and warlike imagery mixed into the jumble.

Social notes from Australian towns and visitors

Social notes list residents and visitors across Neutral Bay Betlevue Hill Kilhira Auckland and Canberra. The items note Mrs A M Parton visiting Dunhorm and Mixx Ruby Vickery with Mise Derdring staying at Hotel Wellington. Thurlow visits Auckland then Canberra, with a return from Adelaide to Canberra Woodbellow.

A. M. Parton Neutral Bay Dunhorm Mixx Ruby Vickery Betlevue Hill Mise Derdring Kilhira Hotel Wellington Ane W. AL Ein Ryylney

Woman leader Mrs M Musele highlighted for child welfare work

visitor profile notes Mrs M Musele as the only woman member of the Federal Royal Commission on White Endowment with strong ties to Sydney and Canberra. She heads the Federal Council of National Councils for Women in Australia and chairs the Satirnal Council for Women in New South Wales. Her work spans child welfare, psychology, and university lectures, with concern over film policy and related social issues.

M. Musele Royal Commission Canberra Hax Han Sydney Federal Council National Councils For Women Australia Bydsney Muscio Satirnnal Council For Women New South Wales Romney University WHELA Hurude Wen Wothat University Indasterhia Peyeholowy Oresult Mra Munelo Gio Iim Daegu

Restless children and quiet habits for development

The fragment describes restless child behaviors such as constant movement and fidgeting. It suggests gentle, patient correction and quiet methods to reduce repetitive actions like twisting a handkerchief. It advises distracting with appropriate toys and rewarding calmness to foster self control over time.

Cehihiran Huele

The Mystery of Ivy Grange Caverns of a School Tragedy

A fragmented OCR narrative presents a teen named Cand erila Nose and a series of disjointed scenes at a school party. It recounts a tense atmosphere, a police inquiry, and a court appearance linked to a mystery around Sylvia and Nita, with references to a party, a tower, and an investigation led by a Mr. Berson. The passage portrays confusion, fear, and a public trial surrounding the events and the fortune of an unnamed character.

Howell Polies Omar Uthy Capet Sita Air Berson Ernie Alla Miehit Miss Cr Huviner Hichergon Wertine Tiny Lowyer Pink Uni! Pala Sylvie Wiatheed Speeter Henderson Rose

My Mother by Ann Taylor

A lyrical child praises the mother who cares every morning and night. The verse asks who greets, tucks in, prays, and heals a fall, earning the gentlest devotion for a mother.

Kim

Fragmentary verse cue echoes a broken home lament

A fragmented poetic snippet speaks of sorrow and hope amid ruin. Imagery hints at torn hearts, eternal longing, and uncertain futures as a distant light persists. The language is oblique, with garbled lines that evoke a somber mood and introspective reflection.

Ve Meet Bin Mia Health Prayer and Hope

A fragmented note describes a VE Meet with a focus on health for all attendees and Inspector Hen. Merson expresses belief that Kieron will live long and prosper in the family line, reflecting communal wishes and optimism.

bin Mia Amd Hen. Merson Kieron Lves

Mother’s Day message to Dear Girls and Boys

A 1928 column encourages children to honor mothers on the second Sunday in May. It suggests wearing a white flower, giving small gifts, and performing chores to show appreciation. Readers are invited to enjoy the poem “Mother” and note Little “Snow-drop” as a contributor.

Mother Snow-drop

Mother's Play and White Flower Token From Snowdrop

Snowdrop 7 writes about a play, teaching by mother, and a white flower token for mothers. She notes sad news of poor children and asks what flowers to wear tomorrow, signing with love and a pretend group of friends.

Howe Hite Geo Mrattet Pat Beaks Jesus

Answer To Lhat Thursday's Crows Word Puzzle

A cryptic oddity from a page item about a Thursday word puzzle involving crows and a letter play. The brief note hints at a themed challenge and indicates a blues bond or link within a regional context.

Chick a Pick Hen Mother Births A Mixed Brood Of Chicks

A fragmented children's tale describes a hen mother tending a chick brood. The narrative follows the hatching of pale shells, the chick’s emergence, and the playful chatter of Hen Mother encouraging the chicks to break free and cluck.

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