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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Pink Pilla man and references to chemists and stores with unclear context. The readable bits suggest local or trader activity but lack names, dates, or concrete actions for a fuller summary.
A distressed, partially legible wartime remark questions peaceful world aims and notes tensions with Japan and Germany. The writer claims no personal grudge against the Jays but criticizes German Nazism and harsh treatment of Chinese neighbors. The fragment hints at fears of broader conflict and Australia’s region.
U S proposes a ten per cent wheat acreage cut as Australia reveals exportable surplus and a need to prune inflated grower claims. Canberra reports show the Wheat Board pursuing strict checks while the market absorbs rising domestic use and overseas sales.
A fragment notes a critic chiding reviewers for sticking to college walls and not venturing beyond the tracks we travel. The piece cites Henry Lawson or a similar figure and hints at a broader discourse on literary guidance versus audience reach.
National pension outlays run to tens of millions with federal Old Age and Invalid Pensions at 18 million and Child Endowment key to future costs. War pensions, service pensions, and state schemes push total figures high as each state shoulders its own share of widow, civil servant, police, and railway pensions.
A report cites Professor SM Wadhaw discussing Australia’s meat industry facing a crisis due to export surpluses and space restrictions. Officials endorsed gradual restrictions on output, storage limits, and diversifying export options to avert a market collapse.
A fragmentary meditation on Socrates asserting that souls exist in a spirit world. The text speaks of purification by religion and noble reward, urging temperance fortitude freedom and truth as gates to the holy. It concludes with a reflection on death and the separation of body and soul.
Officials argued that home market demand could not absorb surpluses without demand in other commodities. They noted Australia and New Zealand produced exports in excess and feared postwar absorption would limit output. Higher quality home market supply was seen as unlikely to lift consumer prices.
The board planned tighter checks to avoid delays in certifying registrations and licenses amid unscrupulous attempts to gain extra shares of baton land meant for wheat growers.
Wild livestock imports into Britain during 1940 include bees, bulls, fowls, oysters and more. Horses dominated export value, with 1,627 shipped that year, mainly to the United States and Canada. Cattle and sheep exports followed, featuring breeds like Shorthorns, Ayrshires, Herefords, and Romney Marsh, sent to Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, Chile, and India. Also noted are attempts to boost egg production by Cumberland poultry farmers using bright lights and timed feeds, a cruel-sounding method tied to price gains.
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