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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
13
Bees learn the scent and dance language to locate flowers. Karl von Frisch tested bergamot and syrup, noting the hive’s waggle and odor cues guiding 216 bees to the bergamot scented card within an hour.
Bee keepers use a simple bait to attract bees to red clover. Feeding a few bees syrup from a dish atop clover blossoms triggers dances and scent signals, urging others to pollinate the crop and boost seed production.
A mixed page fragment shows crossword clues with mixed garbled entries and odd local notices. It references Port Jervis New York reporting motor cyclist Clark Ponnell’s deer collision and a Wisconsin Deerfield marriage note with a quirky sale ad for corncob pipes and a home brew outfit.
Editorial notes the 1948 49 wool cheque reached £213 million, up from £164 million the year before, underscoring the sector's economic importance to country districts and the dollar crisis impact. It warns of tougher dollar restrictions and a hard fight ahead, while praising rural Australians' resilience. Also mentions Nathan Pinsky and Henry Schrier convicted of bookmaking, claiming they were turf counsellors.
In a humorous exchange a professor named Deevey argues that Ireland’s snake absence is a result of Pleistocene geography. The tale recounts St Patrick driving snakes to sea and explains postglacial isolation of Ireland from England. Hedgehogs shrews and stoats allegedly crossed a land bridge before seas rose.
Jean Desse presents a 1949 revival of the Russian blouse featuring a pleated panel falling from a long waist to below the hip line. The blouse is paired with a pencil straight skirt that buttons down one side.
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