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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1943
Page
2
An advert offers charity tickets from Chas Watson & Co at 76 Barrack Street Perth. It notes first and second prizes sold and mentions a firm known for selling the most prizes in WAL, with promotional language typical of a local notices page.
Belmont Park hosts a seven-event programme with strong fields. The Belmont Handicap over 10 furlongs features Bravilo and Chanteclair as leading contenders, with Hesperos returning from a short spell and showing early promise after a good third.
The article reports on a plan to move factory work from urban centers to rural plants in Newburgh and surrounding areas. It highlights worker benefits including clean air, space, better schools, and wages at city rates, with Ford backing the project as a model for regional employment and reduced urban drift.
The list shows selections for Belmont Park races including the August Purse and Maiden Handicap with horses Westline Plume Credanus Chameleon Rivervale. Also mentions Addington trials and various names such as Cotswold Auden Vermont and Enchanter in kid-off contexts.
A fragmented tally shows jockeys with mounts, winners, seconds and thirds. It names top riders such as Lamontits, Thirds Vwrawwit, J. Marshall, Hodgson, East, Toure, Whithread and owners like M. Sichvtites, AS. O'Neil, AMR Winterbottom, McAunliffe, Johnstone and S. G. Johnston. It also notes top trainer E. Walley and leading sires Aeriony and Omnia among many horses and horses names.
Belmont card features Chanteclair Portrach in the handicap race with Breeders stakes and supporting runs by Yomanagh Sir Agrion Starry Rivervale and Hinda Molly Reilly in the staying event. unclear results noted for Rivervale and others.
The summary covers political shifts with Mr Curtin winning a strong majority in the federal election and Labour gains amid broader wartime concerns. It notes Mr Lang and potential support dynamics, plus the new government’s outlook and public support. Also referenced are Western Australia figures including Mr Edward Tindale and infrastructure efforts like the Canning Dam, with wartime air activity and a Lancaster demonstration near Perth.
Fragmentary text notes a first anniversary event for a transport corps with scattered phrases and names, obscured by garbled OCR. No clear date, location, or participants are discernible.
A fragmented historic critique lauds General MonTgomery as a stern, austere, tireless figure. It notes his Bible reading and self-styled crusader persona while depicting critics labeling him a showman and praising his discipline and battlefield resolve.
A classified notice seeks to buy Ramirey Hall Cali 1204 weeks and several other items. Respondents should state age particulars price and rail delivery details. Also requests a first class John Deere tractor in good condition with pricing and contact via Wheat Belt Tribune box 2 Wheat Hell Tribune.
A fragmented sale notice lists various items and services with unclear descriptions and garbled names. The readable parts mention sale actions and general product categories, reflecting a noisy early step in an advertisement.
Partial classified lines mention wants for houses and land vacass las, household staff positions, a professional man, soldiers’ wives, wages, and local jobs in Northam and Cunderdin. Several garbled terms obscure places and exact needs, but the item lists indicate general recruitment and household notices in a regional newspaper.
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