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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
2
A humorous fragment shows a student named Jackie rushing to school after claiming speed left him no time to think of an excuse. The teacher questions the delay as Jackie explains he ran so fast he could not form a reason.
Disjointed race course terms and names mix with a closing remark on Hitler. The fragment references include stalls, purses, furlongs, and horses such as Barlock and CorperMrad Treleen, with scattered mentions of locations. The piece ends with a broadcast line about Hitler, asking readers to remember the insanity plea question.
A columnist discusses Western Australia’s Roaring Nineties links to colonial gold era, recalling figures like Miner and Ware, plus praise for Australia’s vigorous press rivals. He includes commentary on the Perth Light Horse Parade, wartime marches, and nostalgia for pre mechanized power, with note that the writer’s views are personal.
A historic Australian debate on wartime price controls shows farmers facing higher costs and lowered sugar and wheat prices. The piece laments government handling, arguing producers bear the burden while consumers and the nation suffer high living costs and uncertain markets. Names like Menzies and Lyons appear amid the critique of policy decisions.
A distorted report discusses Australian authors and publishers, mentioning New Century Press and price pressures from the war. The text references overseas supply limits, price rises, and attempts to serve Australian readers, with garbled author and title fragments and mentions of various names and places.
The fragmentary text mentions names and street references with scattered terms like visitors and propertione, but offers no coherent event, outcome, or identifiable subject to summarize into a valid news item.
Promotional notice for Beaufort Hotel Fort and Newcastle Streets offering cold water ties and bathroom cleaning services. Mentions weekly rates and reduction, with unclear text indicating housekeeping and bath services provided under J. Muemay. Includes pricing like 82/20 per week.
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