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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
2
Classic Gloucester Cup final features six pacers including Santa and Dixie Lawn in a £1500 one mile five furlongs race. Contenders Mecca Mahdi Leo's Choice and Wirra Roseitta vie for place bets as rehandicap penalties shape the field.
DITHERLIST wins the 74% furlongs Maden in fine style and will pay to follow. AUSTERITY MAID beaten by Ditherlist but mare should not be long in making amends. MADDINGTON relishes middle distance and should be watched for 10 furlongs. TEATIC ran second to Maddington after a spell. FAUSTUS, hindered at the barrier, finished third in the middle distance purse. GARAWIND hung on for a place. GLOAMANE started poorly but finished fourth in Yarloop Purse. OPERA HOUSE looks a winter winner after second to Venstage. HARMIAN lands a betting plunge in Yarloop Purse (2). ROYAL TITLE easily won Handicap. BRIGADEL defeated Mellain in 7 1/2 furlongs Trial. SHADY GIRL finished third in 74 furlongs Trial. EUDACAR fourth, a hint for next time. ATORNA back from a spell just out of money. SANCIFIER in brilliant form and worth following.
Professor R G Cameron discusses Big Ben as a symbol and urges Australia to plan for handicapped children. He cites Britain’s Ministry of Education list of pupil categories needing special educational treatment, including blind, partially sighted, deaf and partially deaf, delicate, diabetic, educationally sub normal, epileptic, maladjusted, physically handicapped, and speech defect pupils.
London report says a massive youth centre will rise in Stalingrad amid ruins, including a 1000-capacity hostel, stadium, theatre, gardens, and pools. The Soviet Youth Anti-Fascist Committee seeks global funding, with Britain aiming for 540600 pounds. John Platt Mills chaired a fundraising meeting with Soviet officials and Brigadier Fitzroy McLean attends.
Mr H A Hall owner of Duomint commemorates his Australian Hurdle victory by making a £35 payment to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Birthday League Endowment Fund, securing membership for the horse in the fund.
Selections for Gloucester Park list multiple races and entrants. Notable names include Petterette, Stretanex Pegaway, Radiant Warrior, Dixie Stratta, Petot, Courageous Eurolie, Ruling Maid, Huon Quest, Rowland's Boy, Padlock, Kwobrup Belle, Dallingwo ol United Handicap entrants Wirra Forest Dixie David Dixie.
The Commonwealth rejection of a 10 million pound annual grant shifts education financing to state reimbursements. Tasmanian Premier Cosgrove warns costs rise with higher leaving ages, more teachers and buildings needed. Dedman notes large Commonwealth education spending despite no constitutional responsibility. The piece argues more investment is vital for Australia’s future, with global education importance rising. It also surveys postwar Asia, citing a Moscow treaty and Potsdam outcomes affecting Manchuria Korea Outer Mongolia and Sakhalin, amid risk of civil war and renewed reliance on peaceful dispute settlement.
The passage notes Harry S. Truman as a U.S. Senate member for ten years prior to his November 1944 election as Vice President. It records his ascent to the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on April 12 1945 and mentions his World War II service and rank progression.
Father Braun, pastor of Moscow’s sole Roman Catholic Church, was found guilty in July by the People’s Court of assaulting a Russian janitor at the French Embassy and fined one rouble. A judge’s panel overturned the ruling, annulling the court decision.
The text outlines advertisement column widths from one third to three inches, with word counts per insertion and the note that ads appear across all papers. It mentions two dimensional rates and exceptions for royal government notices, election notices, auctions, entertainments, and similar casual ads.
Advertise poultry plants implements or household items in the Readers Market Place. Describe size condition and price briefly to reach buyers across multiple regional papers including The Eastern Recorder and The Toodyay Herald. Listings appear in Kellerberrin Bridgetown and Merawa editions among others.
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