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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
2
A comic scene unfolds at a hotel dinner where a millionaire leather maker harbors contempt for guests and mocks a Serbian hotel manager. A shouted exchange reveals tensions over knowledge of leather, with a wry aside about a third forgotten thing.
A fragmented excerpt shows characters named Jean Blanche and Wordsworth in a dramatic exchange. The text references proposals and relationships with scattered phrases about singing, marriage, and competition, set in a dated, informal tone.
Uneven OCR renders a burst of racing terms and names centered on the Richmond Park meeting. Mentions welcome handicap events, Fremantle bandical, Newmarket Handicap and related race cards with purses and entrants listed in a scattered, period-voice style.
Reports from Helena Vale track describe a rambling, uncertain meeting on Saturday with Monza and Saladin among the early improvers. Saladin, favourite at Belle Vue Breeders, led briefly as Kaspar and others chased, while Degensbey Vina Maiden saw Kirline and Lonman improve. Shraymont and Golder contested the run, but the page also notes unrelated trade and entertainment items cluttering the text.
Fragmentary OCR item describes Caulfield Futurity event with unclear names and figures. The readable text mentions a race, Saturday timing, and several garbled terms. Details on participants and results are not clearly legible in this segment.
A fragmented column comments on wartime fears and migration, noting US ambassadors abroad, a critique of scientific and commercial motives, and reflections on class, climate, and racehorses in Western Australia amid tension. It references Kennedy, Hitler, and shifting global dangers shaping public sentiment.
Fragmentary letters and comments on current events dominate the page with political insinuations about a by election and cameras. Amidst this text, hotel advertisements boast Perth country client rates and first class accommodations under various proprietors, listing Melbourne and Wentworth hotels with catering and personal supervision details.
Fragmentary notice describes a property at Averdean Street in Perth with references to Shrewsbury House and associated figures MacSwain Olive Tearpass and Finiched Roume. Details are incomplete but indicate a write for details and sale or occupancy context.
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