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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
4
Local help wanted style ad touts retreading vulcanizing and body building services at city prices. Mentions rail orders and prompt attention with phrases about bids safety and on band work. Includes stray garbled pricing and a 10/6 note.
Government proposals outline universal child endowment funded by payroll taxes, with payments per child and phased finance from existing taxes. The plan covers war and private sector families, including guardianship and adoption scenarios, and permits continued endowment until age sixteen.
Victorian era style report details Bridgetown Tennis Carnival held at Easter with players from Perth Collis Manjimup Balingup and Kirup. Despite rain all matches concluded by dusk. Ball event drew over 300 attendees as trophies were presented to retiring official Mr L. Scaddan with tributes to long-time volunteers. Numerous singles and doubles results listed with players like Miss Henderson Miss Cogan Miss Teetle and Miss Middleton among winners.
The House of Representatives backed a proposed Child Endowment Scheme to aid about 4 million Australian children across roughly 1 million families. Minister Harald Hote sak argued it secures basic welfare during wartime and supports reconstruction, with 5 shillings a week for every child under 16 beyond the first, funded by the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Bank chair Glande Reding announces a new advance subscription system for the Commonwealth War Loans. Investors can subscribe from £10 multiples once money is available, with funds applied to short or long dated securities. Interest rules and alteration procedures are outlined, and rally efforts plus state committees urge public participation to support war savings.
The Mercantile Marine Comforts Fund aims to raise £200 for distressed seamen and their families in Merseyside and Clyde bombed zones. Depots collect clothing and goods. circles form to aid seamen with warm wear, games, books, and essentials while fundraising events and charity stalls run through Bridgetown and surrounding areas.
The Bridgetown school notes cover Easter week events including a penny contest raising funds, a tennis tournament, and a concert. Students engaged in drawing, diving history, and ambulance reflections while classes resume after the break.
A near unreadable local appeal urges Nannup residents to form a Mercantile Comforts circle to aid merchant seamen. The message from the Hackton Repertory Club notes sewing knitting and book collection efforts, with registration under the Act and requests citizen participation.
A local report outlines a War Pant fundraising concert circuit featuring dances and performances. It notes private memberships and memorial grants supporting the event, along with oversight by a parliamentary audit unit and a reparations club organizing shows at several venues.
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