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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
3
A Bank of New South Wales circular warns soil erosion and pasture deterioration are quietly devaluing land. It outlines causes including water erosion and continuous cropping, notes maps on stock carrying capacity, and provides prevention methods while listing nine years of production data and gold output figures.
A circulated report details 20d erosion patterns across Australia. It identifies regions dominated by sheep, dairy, and mixed farming, with three carrying capacity groups from high to low productivity. The maps show water and wind erosion, fodder decline, and urge urgent scientific study, farmer education, and a shift in land management attitudes by government and land users.
Western Australia last year set a record with a production of 1,167,702 finc oe valued at £10,364,023 in Australian currency. The output for 1038 created an all time high as the yield was worth A343, exceeding the total in the prior period.
The Rural electorate is urged to back the Country Party to secure industrial aid, fair shares from a growing industry, and legislative action. The message emphasizes enrolment, voting, and electing representatives who prioritize primary industries and state welfare amid past government contrasts and ongoing development.
Review highlights Albert, a full blood Arayan native from the Northern Territory, as a premier Indigenous painter. His watercolors of Macdonnalis ranges and Finke River scenes attract praise for color sense, light, tone, and realism tempered by imagination. Rex Batterbee discovered his talent during Central Australia travels, and Albert often sketches from a camel camp, painting birds, animals, and woodwork souvenirs.
Fragmentary OCR shows natives near Battle Hill involved in a clash with police. Authorities sent a valve, bodies fell, and the white man’s wrath is invoked amid tension and disarray as tribes resist encroaching forces.
Situation vacant notice seeks a local representative for a large international company. Applications must be confidential, include age, and be sent to Watkins, 109 Jamey Street, Perth. Also contains a dated poem fragment describing phantom black men and ancestral battles set in mountains and ranges.
In a government bid to cement policy by rewarding victory the National Party of WA announces Hugh K Marlean as General Secretary. The move positions him to influence appointments and public posts aligning with party aims.
An analysis of Labour Government actions highlights debts written off 65.35 million and land value reforms. It argues Labour has rehabilitated agricultural industry and asks rural electors to credit the government for improvements while suggesting opposition press minimizes praise ahead of the election. It notes appointments and internal party dynamics alongside debates on Agent-General replacement and ministry continuity.
A.C. Blower advertises in One Readers Market Flare a land block for sale near Norseman. The property features 100 fruit trees a garage and a four room building. Prospective buyers can contact A.C. Blower for details and pricing.
An aged travelogue passage describes Barlee Range near Mont Stuart Staines on the Upper Ashburton. It notes secret wells, balancing rocks, and granite caverns with ancient aboriginal petroglyphs, including depictions of humans with kangaroo tails and warriors, plus a later drawing of a white man in old world dress carved lower on the cliff.
A London paper reports ancient pennies dating from William the Conqueror to Stephen sold for £562 10s at Glendinnings. A modern state Pall-Crown ticket notes a £100 prize and a second prize of £50 in a charity consultation draw. Tickets are available widely, with a chance to win a showy gain on investment.
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