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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
1
Public notices appear with meeting dates and addresses, while a long historical digest traces Japanese expansion and alliances. Included are notices for auctions, agricultural society events, and community announcements across 1940s Australia. The text mixes administrative reminders with geopolitical summaries and local society schedules.
The Bridgetown Advocate resumes publication under local proprietorship and skilled staff at the Bridgetown office. The paper affirms independence from party interests and pledges up-to-date journalism serving the district with ethical reporting while welcoming reader opinions and community progress.
The article outlines Japan's imperial ambitions extending into East Asia, noting movements toward Korea and Manchuria, with references to Russia and Western powers' reactions. It mentions economic aims including tea and tropical fruit trade and cites the Russo-Japanese War context.
Colin Cailes, son of Kir and Mrs P L Cailes of Boyup Brook, aged twenty, died of cerebrospinal meningitis after a military training period with the 44th Battalion AMP at Bunbury. He was educated at Boyup Brook and served at the Boyup Brook Post Office. The funeral was attended by family and friends, and a national Day of Prayer was observed.
The text reports on health by laws, waste disposal rules, and depot standards, including metal refuse receptacles and water tight construction. It also mentions a court scene in Bridgetown with a wedding of teachers Miss Glyn Redd and Mr. John Miller, and notes shifts in phosphate production affecting quality.
Mr H P Bostock of the Road Board office notes an incomplete Honour Roll from the Upper Blackwood area listing local enlistees in various forces. The notice requests informants to supply full names and units to complete the roll for display at Boyup Brook Town Hall, naming many listed volunteers from RAF RAN ALF RAAF and other corps with several initials and surnames.
The Infant Health Association lists hours of attendance for Sister visits at centers in Bridgetown Mon 9 am to 3 pm Tue 9 am to 5 pm Wed 9 am to 12 pm first Wednesday 9 am to 12 pm Thu 9 am to 5 pm Fri 9 am to 3 pm Manjimup 9 am to 3 pm Tuesday. Tafingup 2 pm to 4 pm Thursday. Boyup Brook 10 am to 4 pm first Wednesday each month. A meeting of the association will be held in the town hall on Tuesday September 2 to arrange for the Children's Party on September 4.
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