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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Aug 29, 1940

Page

2

Moonee Valley Race Notes Include Streak and Gladiator Picks

Streak finished a close second by one and a quarter lengths to Jangler in the Paisley Hardie Race at Moonee Valley last Saturday, with Balkan Chief as a potential follow. The Day’s results also show a dead heat between Seranto and General Havelock for three year olds, plus several horses to watch in upcoming starts across the Purse and Steeplechase events.

Gold Streak Moonee Valley Jangler Onty Old Streak Balkan Chief General Havelock the Valley Goodwood Seranto

Mighty Ajax Wins Underwood Stakes Again at Moonee Valley

The six year old Ajax repeated as Underwood Stakes winner in dashing style beating El Goles and Aurie's Star at Moonee Valley last week. Ajax has earned 438725 pounds, surpassing his sire Heroic by nearly 700 pounds, with a string of major wins including the Newmarket Handicap and Caulfield Stakes across 1937-1940 era.

Ajax el Goles Aurie Moones Valley Heroic el] Golea Star Badger Ajas Momsio Finington

Unclear OCR yields mixed event names and scores

Fragmented text shows numerous proper nouns, likely sports results or notices from a newspaper page. Names such as Verne Newiile and Elaine Pare appear alongside scores and locations, but content is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete phrases.

Postponed Meeting Affects Kellerbermin Handicap

The notice indicates a meeting postponed this week impacting the Kellerbermin handicap event with related entries and timing details. Details remain unclear due to OCR issues but baseline information suggests rescheduled discussions and potential adjustments to the event schedule.

SAYINGS AND DOINGS LIKUM HERE AND THERE

A discussion of Australian movies cites the dangers of importing Hollywood talent and outsourcing direction. It endorses documentary work and collaboration with American technicians, predicting better results from joint film projects and the March of Time style to reveal Australian life. It notes the government must obey the law, even when individuals feel treated unfairly.

Judex Australia Weiters Fim

Jenkings Lonserven Watch Incident Reported

A garbled account notes Jenkings Lonserven in a tense exchange where a watch was produced during a hurried moment. The dialogue suggests annoyance at the act, with vague references to a discussion and an unnamed witness.

The Jury System Criticisms and Calls for Reform

A letter to the editor criticizes the jury system as flawed and overbearing. It argues trained judges or experts might interpret evidence more fairly, while noting risks of concentrated power in a single ruler like a judge with sole guilt verdict power.

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