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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
9
The National Bureau of Standards describes a small sealed glass detector that changes color when carbon monoxide is present. Breaking the tube’s tip releases a liquid that reacts to one part in a hundred million parts of air, signaling danger in aircraft, buses, trucks, passenger cars, and service stations.
Wool sales for 1946 47 are seen at 4 6 million bales plus 1 4 million from Joint Organisation stocks. J O forecasts stockpiles down 44 million bales as of June 30. Empire wool sales in 1945 46 were about 8 9 million bales. Demand drivers include U S consumption rising from 600 million to 1000 million lb annually and drought reducing production in Australia and South Africa.
The report outlines declines in U.S. wool production from 450 to 310 million pounds and U.K. output from 110 to 80 million pounds annually. It notes Europe’s wool stocks, prewar recoveries, and forecasts consumption rising above prewar levels by a third in 1946-47. It discusses Merino stock use and policy to balance supply with high stock levels.
Hailstones weighing up to heavy pounds damaged roofs and corrugated iron in Ivrea Province Northern Italy with about 1 million pounds in losses. In Sydney Australia a large hail burst destroyed over 500 000 panes of glass and caused more than 1 million pounds in damage.
Regular users of Hikenzo cough remedy urged to stock up as supplies remain limited. The ad claims concentrated Heenzo mixed with water yields instant chest and throat relief, suitable for adults and children, priced at 2 shillings per bottle.
British director Frank Launder plans Sydney and New Zealand visits at end of September to find a girl resembling Jean Simmons to act as stand in for The Blue Lagoon, a technicolor South Seas tale to be shot in Fiji. The candidate must look like Simmons, be a strong swimmer and diver, with possible England call for final production at Pinewood if acting ability proves solid.
A fragmented OCR style note lists an assortment of regional Australian newspapers and fake outlets with garbled strings and scattered titles. The line reads like a directory of titles such as Boyup Brook Bulletin and North Midland Times among others, plus odd terms and month in incomplete form.
A historic ad urges readers to use Woods' Great Peppermint Cure to relieve cold symptoms. It emphasizes quick relief and daily use, positioning the remedy as a trusted household solution.
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