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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
9
The editorial wishes readers a hopeful start to 1948 while noting uncertainties abroad and urging cooperation at home. It highlights Australia’s postwar stability, jobs, living standards, and record prices, concluding with a confident wish for a prosperous year ahead.
Cyril Griffiths of Bar Beach New Castle operates a personal weather bureau forecasting short range weather as a hobby. He studied scientific texts and added a barometer humidity gauge and thermometers to predict conditions, noting the weather term on instruments often misleads. He believes meteorology could aid surgeons and says newspapers frequently report death notices after rapid air pressure changes.
A 1940s note on how televisions in bars alter drinking culture. Bartenders complain crowds of youths and marginal drinkers crowding Kerrigan's Kazy Korner and the Stork Club. Proposals include extra staff, rearranging seating by drink pace, or higher prices during tv hours.
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