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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
5
The text outlines curing ham with salt, saltpeter, pepper, red pepper, and other ingredients, including rubbing and repacking steps, soaking if strong cure, roasting times, and scarifying fat. It then covers preparing pork feet and bones for pie, plus tongue and trotter prep with vinegar, water, onion, and spices.
A historical cooking note describes making meatloaf from ground pork and ham with nutmeg and milk, then stuffing pig hearts with a bread crumb mixture, baking in a moderate oven, and serving hot or cold. Also detailed is a liver loaf with breadcrumbs eggs onion and milk baked until firm and served garnished with tomato and cucumber.
Infant health notes emphasize gentle daily eye cleansing with clean cotton, avoiding self treatments for discharge, and consulting a doctor for redness. It covers light protection, shading the head, crib placement, sun exposure, navel care, and cradle cap treatment using simple home practices and basic substances.
A historic cooking note details making savory filling with two sausages, milk, and parsley. It instructs rolling the sausages five minutes then skinning and breaking up, and mixing with potato and other ingredients for a finished dish.
A Muswellbrook reader reports relief from nervous fatigue headaches and irritability after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says symptoms vanished, energy returned, appetite improved, and daily tasks resumed, praising the pills for revitalising strength and nerves. The ad notes availability in chemists and stores.
The Stockholm Times correspondent details how Russia hid its preparations for war by restricting travel and expanding vast industrial complexes. Factories focused on defence could operate largely out of bomber reach, with key industries shifted eastward eight years earlier toward the Urals and Kuznetsk coal region.
On August 20, Mr. T W Marwick asked the Minister for Commerce in the House of Representatives about funds paid to State authorities in Western Australia New South Wales Victoria and South Australia for rehabilitation of settlers in marginal areas and the number rehabilitated within or beyond those districts. The Minister for Commerce Sir Earle Page began his reply with the stated amounts.
A historical note explains cow pox is a viral disease with no cure. It recommends keeping affected areas clean to avoid secondary complications and urges milkers to wash hands with soapy water plus disinfectant. The text mentions transmission to humans and outlines general warning signs and tentative treatments, though details are incomplete.
A fragmentary column notes wartime wear evolving as fear of influenza lingers and combat fashion shifts toward padded shoulders and trenchlike coats. It jokes about moustaches, boots, and volunteers glamorizing anti Hitler rhetoric in mock-heroic fashion.
A column critiques the Perth Church of England Synod stance on using lottery funds from the WA Charities Commission to feed clothe and house orphans. It questions clergy salaries and praises the Wheatgrowers Union conference for its outspoken support of farmers, noting the energy and sincerity in its causes.
The record lists financial totals for New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia up to June 30 141 with figures for rehabilitated and removed settlers. It notes cases approved completed assisted transfers and state fund support, detailing marginal area rehabilitation and district removals across the states.
A wartime parody of Rudyard Kipling’s If by a British aircraft factory worker, circulated by War Savings League. It urges workers to join the savings group, pay their subscriptions, and steadily build wealth through weekly contributions and certificates, linking personal thrift to victory in Australia’s war effort.
The guide recommends consulting a trained veterinary officer for toxemia in animals. If unavailable and the animal is conscious, a home remedy of calcium chloride one teaspoon, ammonium chloride one teaspoon, and four to one pint of water may be used. For affected ewes, udder pumping with air might be attempted.
The notice sets final lodgment dates for salaries and other income on Form HA by July 31 1941. Trading income uses Form H or HFA by August 31 1941. Land Tax returns due by August 31 1941. Penalties range from £2 to £100 for late lodging. Eligibility depends on gross income and dependency status with various forms for federal and state taxes.
Report notes delegates kept discipline during a February conference amid opposition to auctioning a Kulin farm by a creditor. Auctioneer reportedly thanked the crowd as the sale was halted, a move labeled hooliganism by some, while ties to the farmer and broader eviction relief were discussed.
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