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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
3
Homewood consulting on eye diseases will start December 1 at Padbury House located at 170 St Georges Terrace in Perth. Hours are 9 am to hill pan. Telephone 13225.
At the annual meeting of the Wooroloo Welfare Fund led by Mr Sanmon MLA the secretary Miss Harold Dean MB E shared that the Sanatorium faced unavoidable cases requiring warmth clothing hats shoes and spectacles. Nearly £6 worth of wool was sent for patient use and gifts are given at Christmas. The fund urgently needs donations to continue aiding sick residents. Send contributions to treasurer Mrs FW Bourne 74 Beaufort Street Mr Lawley or Mrs Harold Dean 24 Bruce Street.
Christmas reading lineup features Gladys Lister’s The House That Beckons illustrated by Pixie O Harris and new stamp albums in multiple editions. Also highlighted are thrillers like Gail Lee Defectively Won Stewart and Westerns from N.C.P including Bonzer Lunes Fights and The Counterfeit Marques.
The passage describes a woman suffering from a blotchy face and lifeless eyes with sleeplessness and anemia. It mentions Dr Williams Pink Pills and the claim of restoring energy, aiding sleep, and enabling a ready-for-work day, reflecting historical patent medicine rhetoric.
A Brisbane or Australian article records Mr L. A Robb denying statements attributed to Nut reg and tree support for Mir Menane. Robb argues against fascism, urges constitutional controls, and defends Labour conditions within the Australian Constitution. He cites decorations from Queensland and South Australian branches of the Whiel Vewely flite rith 0 and warns against lowering League standards among veterans.
During the second week of January a service of lectures will be given at the University for visitors in town on holidays. Courses include physical training, education, testing, and various industries of Western Australia. Entries for Vacation Courses and Holiday Camp close in December. secretary contact details provided.
Political notes expose rifts over wheat policy with the Federal Labour Party pressing for stabilization at a fair price and immediate per bushel payments under the No. 2 Wheat Pool. The share page carries views from various groups as the Government faces farmer pressure and calls for action.
A fragmentary column notes Darwin oddities and an Australian fad of dramatic and political figures. It describes a window ledge suicide attempt recounted from the USA, mentions an ex-policeman on a tower, and praises Noel Coward for touring Australia with lectures and wartime showings while noting public commentary and political debate in Australia about wheat, Labour, and farmers.
The Australian Motorist urges a reliability trial for cars and commercial vehicles using producer gas outfits. A 2500 mile course linking Melbourne Sydney and Adelaide could mirror the 1905 Dunlop Reliability Trials, providing data valuable to designers and manufacturers of producer gas systems during wartime.
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