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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
2
Local trotting notes recount tight finishes and standout performers. Red Mavista, Storm Cloud and Globe feature in close placings as Logan Derby and Mang Us deliver strong efforts. Arabian Lass wins Beaconsfield Handicap after strategic changes, while Royal Heather and Baron Antique run notable races with future betting potential.
The Daily News sees a guaranteed mutual safety pact between the United States and the British Empire as a path to lasting peace after the war. It argues such ties would deter Russian expansion and reduce the likelihood of future Anglo American conflict, hinting at a century of security through unity.
A tribute to Britain's persistent resolve in 1940 1941 showing that endurance sprang from the people not the rulers. It lauds Admiral Andrew Cunningham Bertram Ramsay Sylret Burrough Burnett Somerville Lyster Warburton Lee Sherbrooke and other seafaring leaders shaping naval defense and convoy successes.
A preliminary report shows Canada’s gross value of agricultural production for 1942 at 2,078,954,000 dollars, the highest since 1919. The gain, about 45 percent from 1941, is led by field crops with livestock up 20.6 percent and wool soaring 277 percent, with most other products increasing as well.
Amethyst ran solidly to take third in the Beaconsfield Handicap. Alamein’s winning streak began January 8 with a breeders’ race win and continued with the Spearwood Handicap over Vocalist and Rare Queen. General Mavista shows promise, while Vocalist, slow away, was checked when Idoled broke. Dixie Lawn, in racing since October, has three wins and a third from eight starts, winning the Lawn Derby last week driving by Frank Kersley. Back Dixie Lawn for another win next start. Silver Emblem a place prospect. Balgay Lass to return, Tony Queen’s Gift needed the run in the P. J. Heveron Handicap but should pay soon.
The CBC Geraldton reports Leaving and Junior Certificate results for 1943. Students across sub-leaving sub-junior and first-year junior classes posted multiple subjects and distinctions, with names and scores listed for many students including English Latin mathematics physics chemistry drawing and bookkeeping. The college reopens on Tuesday February 8.
Thirteen days after failing to return from an operational sweep in a Lockheed Lightning, Lieutenant was found safe after air observers and Aboriginal natives located his force landed plane. He evaded enemy fighters, navigated by cloud cover, and walked to the coast for rescue.
London correspondent for the Wall Street Journal notes Churchill's victory boosts his prestige beyond any postwar predecessor. The piece suggests most Britons will look to him as a steady leader during the shift from wartime to peacetime.
A wartime opinion piece urges Prime Minister Curtin to reexamine pacifist trends and shifted defence focus. It questions idealized island bastions, warns against overdefence, and argues that Germany and Japan, though best prepared, are doomed to defeat.
The Deputy Director General of Manpower Mr. H. T. Stfford stresses the deadline for rural labour requests and urges farmers to forward applications promptly. He notes that civilian labour must be exhausted before approving soldier releases, and that the War Agricultural Committees and Manpower Department will review all sources before Army releases.
A 13 year old girl pregnant, told by the NSW Children's Court reformer Rev Gordon Smee that there is an alarming rise in such cases over the past two years. Anglican chaplain cites education as influence. Dr Booth notes VD notifications and support for birth control education to inform families and steer life plans.
An American air correspondent notes a diverse Allied force group including English, Scottish, Irish, German, Polish, Indian, Italian, Scandinavian, and Hawaiian members. The average age is about 22, with a manchester accent described by the correspondent.
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