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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
3
A playful child named Daffodowndilly wanders with the morning breeze from a garden to distant places. She imagines grand sights beyond hedges and violets, dancing with grace as the breeze guides her through rivers, woods, and spring meadows.
A fragment recalls a legend about how ancient clocks and tall candles were used to tell time. It describes a candle marked into inch segments representing five minutes each and a practice by a king to gauge hours, though the method proved unreliable.
A quirky note suggests carrying a pin with the phrase Just An Idea to attract good luck for the day. The reader is advised to pin it and pick it up for a favorable outcome. The item reads as a lighthearted superstition rather than a news item.
A collage of quirky snippets shows wordplay about letters and counts, a farmer asking about a tune at a concert, and a classroom joke on kings. The text hints at offbeat humor and playful mishearing, reflecting light local-page whimsy and editorial patchwork.
The Daily Mirror reports two airborne priests, Rev A M Bremper and Rev Anthony Gendusa, plan to fly to Reboul to aid missionaries in New Guinea and Admiralty Island posts with food medical supplies and spiritual guidance. They volunteered last autumn in response to the Australian Catholic Church appeal.
General de Gaulle spoke in Bayeux urging a two chamber framework for France with a Grand Council for overseas interests. He proposed an electoral college headed presidency and a continuity role for the state, while Paris circles noted his return to politics and potential future presidency. The French Communist Party opposed joining Bidault’s government after a weekend session.
In Western Samoa I met Alan L Dawrant tied to a mystery dairy project. British and New Zealand interests back a coconut cream canning venture sold to Europe, promising low prices and broad use from infant feeding to ice cream. Production seen after negotiations with New Zealand Reparation Estates, with Samoa rich in coconuts and potential regional sponsorship.
The narrator recalls temporary blindness after eye surgery, describing distorted expectations of darkness, altered perception of people as faces form from sound, and the shift in understanding of independence and empathy. He notes how sight returning rearranges familiar routines and self-view, alongside a vivid account of hospital life and imagined visions.
The Allora Red Cross branch held a meeting at the Shire Hall with president Mrs Sapsford and officers present to discuss finances, membership, and fundraising. A £70 profit from Red Cross Week was noted and bi monthly meetings were decided with street stalls planned for August October and December and the annual meeting in July to invite Milas Richardson.
At a Clifton meeting enthusiasts reformed the Millbrook Tennis Club, electing officers led by Cr J Meara as patron and Meara as president. Other posts went to L K Meara, W L Howarth, F W Naumann, J H Fessler, Donohue, Stumel, Ahern, Bugden, D M Gomes, and P Byrne as treasurer. Also noted are holiday travels, herd registrations, and dairy production figures for AIS entries.
Reuters reports Bangkok police detained several people for questioning over King Ananda’s death. Thai Express notes the late king’s courtiers under THOWS arrest and the nation prepares a new regency council led by Prime Minister Chainat and Speaker Phyu Miuavaras Sevi, awaiting royal approval.
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