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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1942
Page
2
Proprietor Trotting meet headline notes a seven event programme at Gloucester Park on Saturday April 1 featuring five races of a mile and a half and two of a mile with first race starting at 2 pm.
Gloucester Park card shows high class fields for Breeders Handicap Swanbourne and Melville Handicaps with stars like Garon Head Myrtle's Lot Fay Winwood and Red Runner among many contenders. The program lists races over one and a half miles and five furlongs with detailed weights and entries across multiple handicap events.
A compact odds listing lists entrants for Gloucestershire Park with handicaps for Northam Myrtle’s and Tennessee Perth. Notable runners include GloucesTer Park selections such as Wilfred’s Wonder and Flying Daly, with winners under Daly and Wood. Two year old entries include Denis James, Jameson Portsmouth, and Miss Understood among others, in seven furlongs races.
NSW fruit growers face a severe labor shortfall as many itinerant workers have not arrived. Some offer cottages and other facilities to attract pickers while prisoner of war labor is discussed. Only about half the needed workers expected. Rivalling areas Mildura Redcliffe Merbein cited. War work draws volunteers but major harvests at Leeton Griffith and Young loom uncertain.
Extracts of letters of appreciation from members of the fighting forces, supplied by Mins Decuths. Ogilvie, Hon. Publicity Officer, Western Australia Division, Australian Red Cross Society.
A garbled historical item discusses rust's danger to farm tools and machinery, noting the need for prevention and removal of corrosion. It mentions challenges in altering worn equipment and references ongoing effects on hospital or local services, with unclear connections to broader wartime or social topics.
The card lists major races including Powerscourt Handicap over one mile and a quarter and the Som erset Saul or Darraweit Damalis Tinimba Stakes at six furlongs. Other races feature Wheat Sheaf Denis or Chatsan Si Drake Mewburn Trial Stakes and Elbe Foreigner or Whirlaway Manawatu with detailed race entries and contenders.
Fragmented text traces the creation of Advance Australia Fair and notes confusion with God Save the Queen. It cites sources and comments on misprints, attribution to M Cormick, and a library cuttings discussion. The piece blends history with garbled OCR errors and unrelated kitchen instructions.
Fragmented OCR text depicting a poetic, garbled reminiscence with phrases about crayfish, trees, and days, interlaced with names and nonsensical sequences. Contains no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to form a coherent news item.
A historical note discusses phenothiazine as a treatment for nodule worm in sheep. It references overseas research, tests at McMaster Laboratory, and varied grain dosing, noting limited efficacy and practical challenges in application.
In Canberra Minister for Commerce W J Scully signaled possible Australian Wheat Board takeover of bulk wheat storage. He noted investigations into the system where state handling authorities control storage under conditions and said action would be taken with the Board where majority representation supports it.
Classified style notice from Western Australia promoting a product named Tron and Steel with unclear branding. Mentions Morangils Femlable and Hy BOS SAMPSON with scattered phrases about availability and price. Includes contact line for The Uninet Pres Lid in Perth and a price near one plus postage.
Aberdeen Angus yearling bulls offered with terms. Block of land at Armadale Lot 66 near Clarence and Railway roads cleared and priced £32 1s with £2 deposit and one month, 0 percent discount. Another block nearly 7 acres at Parkerville £80 with £3 deposit, installments to suit. Bradshaw Perth agent. Hotel visitors licensing act notice appears. United Press Ltd. Hay Street Perth.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions King Edward Hotel at a cross street and a line about Charles Watson and Co and an estate line that was sold. Details are illegible and no clear event or outcome is stated.
A brief local notice announces clock and watch workmanship and repair services offered by H Victor at 36 Dundie Street, Westmore. The ad emphasizes careful workmanship and reliable repairs for timepieces.
Fragmentary text shows names such as Miss Yates and Seociee or Comte with unclear roles. The readable portion suggests a local society item or social column note, with references to individuals and possibly a meeting or association but lacks coherent facts or dates.
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