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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1942
Page
3
Guidance for traveling with infants outlines keeping milk warm and safe, using fresh bottles, and preparing formula properly. It covers when to switch to dried milks, maintaining sterilization, supplying hot water, and feeding older babies with steady meals. Also mentions dairy imports and cheese production policy changes affecting supplies.
The article asks readers to mention this paper when writing to or dealing with Avertisere, underscoring local awareness and formal courtesy in communications.
Minister for Commerce Mr Scully announced on December 15 the government approved the first advance on the TM1-A2 wheat crop at reduced freight rates for bagged and bulk wheat. He outlined payment machinery, with 142 million bushels slated for acquisition this season, including 80 million bulk and 62 million bagged, noting export difficulties and human consumption needs.
An opinion piece argues against drawing civilians from WA for Easter State deployments, urging trained Western Australian staff remain to support wireless, telephone, and clerical roles amid fears of overtaxed interstate transport. It lauds General Wavell's bold blitz tactics while criticizing common military leadership faults and the tendency for officials to withhold explanations.
A Melbourne note reviews Victor Courtney’s Random Rhymes from Waterson's Printing Press Ltd. The piece praises Courtney’s fusion of journalism insight and poetic spirituality, noting patriotism and depth in solitary souls. A humorous foreword defends publishing verse, and the bound volume priced at 3/6 is advertised for sale via newsagents.
The speaker issues coercive threats about using a Japanese laundryman to deter resistance, claiming affiliations with “Son of Heaven” and promising a purge of “white devil” roles. They offer a price and demand silence while instructing the target to surrender and accept relocation, suggesting brutal intimidation and ethnic targeting in a wartime setting.
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