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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
1
All applications must be directed to the National Service Office in Bridgetown as the official address for submissions. Applicants are advised to use the stated recipient and follow any local guidelines for filing.
Nominations for the Legislative Council Elections South West Province will be received by Setturning Officer J. Shannon at 38 Coombe Street Collie. Nominations close on January 14.
The speaker argues that individual rights and sacred life must align with God’s laws, warning that neglecting Christmas meaning fuels inhumanity. Only through the Christian ideal can nations gain trust, reduce hatred, and avoid further world wars. personal responsibility is essential.
The following list shows donations received to date for the St John Ambulance Appeal for a new van. Previous acknowledgments included 177 1S 0 R. Rose and 220 crowd. 110 from Mrs W R Johnson and 1006 Greenbushes Road Board. Total £1182 19.
Bridge Town Boy Scouts entertained parents and friends with a community evening at the Playtox Theatre on Wednesday night. Attendance, especially from male guardians, was disappointing, but the program provided by the scouts was novel and amusing, and guests were served a dainty supper after the performances.
The notice states there will be no newspaper issue on Friday December 1 and that the next issue will publish on Friday January 7. It extends Christmas and New Year wishes to readers.
At a West Lus special meeting the Nelson Press office of the Italian Tobacco Growers Association closed from December 24 to January 33 1942. A no confidence vote against President BR Hall and Vice President A Fontin failed to trigger resignations, 102 to 20. Growers then elected G Tones of Yanmah as president and formed a provisional committee to pursue Supreme Court action to vest affairs in line with the majority.
A wartime column laments the fifth Christmas under conflict. It argues the world’s failing to live by the ideal of peace while urging strength and sacrifice, noting personal moves and social strains, and warning against elite privilege and factionalism as humanity endures suffering.
In our Social and Personal report on the State School concert last week we omitted two items. The fighting effects were by Mr. Jock Paleones and the management by Mr. C L Pillaze, in capable hands.
Mr F O'Neil and family along with Miss Lilley Mrs Booth and Mrs Rankine and family set off to Busselton for a summer vacation Thel Bridgetown and Scout Tron extend thanks to Mrs Therley for aiding a Morse Code Brexzer Met Nations of this type believed to aid training and are grateful for the gift.
Bob Nanier of the WAGR exits text work for Bimburs as Ton Clerk James believes things proceed smoothly. The message places Tinselhivest in Brice town near the end of the work period with movement in the Railway Department intact.
Fragmentary note discusses Japanese army style perhaps and age thresholds for military service. Mentions figures around age groups 0 to 20 and implies ongoing recruitment or conscription rules. Details are unclear due to garbled text but reference to military age and wartime context remains.
A detailed report covers Red Cross activities in Bridgetown including November receipts of £45 with sweets, cakes, and tea room profits. Volunteers like Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. Sawyer supported knitters and a Christmas tree event raised £14 for branch funds. Christmas exhibits, depot needs, and requests for regular weekly knitting are noted along with plans for a December show and a bread cutter for ten rooms.
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