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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 24, 1942

Page

2

Meeting at Goodwood Maiden and Greenmount Handicap

A fragmented racing page notes Meet You at Innl Syaw One Guksion Hack and Helena Vale at Goodwood with fields for the maiden over seven furlongs and the Greenmount Handicap. The entry lists include Flaming Kush, Mama, Lady Lorrie, Agility, Confidency, Northumberland, Toreing A, Terrific, Lochaleing, Night Amour, Em Koettlenall, White Tip, and others as part of strong weightier purses.

Guksion Hack Flaming Kush Mama Lady Lorrie O Neigh Potty Pawha Ituegy Channel Trecratic Nusdheun Merry Gea Northumberland Foone Singer Toreing A Springatia Vassene Greenmount Fen Sydney Jamey Ua Vine Amaui Enchaner Senate Koettlenall Berighes Lochaleing Aweith Jonathan Swit Mark Bride Yeoman Baty Cistergun YY Agrisan We Nicker Monnaie OX

Western Australia’s Future Wealth and its Outlook

A well illustrated readable piece by RX Sampson on WA future wealth. Covers trends, sectors, and policy signals. 44 pages. Copies available from The United Press Ltd, 71 Hay Street, Perth. Price 1 shilling plus postage.

Western Australia Sampson SLA United Press Ltd Perth

Selections for Kalamunda Maiden and Related Races

Kentucky style note lists entries for Kalamunda Maiden and related Sydney racing events. Breeders handicap features Reynaud Rags Molly Reilly Night Amour Bellevue purse includes Howie Wing Yohada Roselian Marbury Ellevue purse. Amplaind Maori Lass Nicker Rionbrook Helena Vale handicap Chanteclair Loyalist Sun Vin BassenDean Plate Sansa Flame Lady Owlet.

Reynaud Rags Molly Reilly Night Amour Bellevue Purse Howie Wing Yohada Roselian Marbury Helena Vale Handicap Chanteclair SUN Vin

Belle Vue Purse Horse Race Result Fragment

Fragmentary OCR summary of a horse race card showing multiple entries including Monarch, Rags, Sky, Rosetian, Howie Wing, Olympian Lady, and others. Details are illegible and inconsistent, but the text implies a purse race with several named horses and riders noted in a historical Bellevue event.

Bellevue Brio Assaud Monarch Rags Bine Sky Rosetian Howie Wing

Melbourne wartime revelry shocks observers with open vice

In conservative Melbourne wartime excess spills into public scenes of hard drinking and open love making. Couples cuddle in doorways as hotel lounges fill with desire while authorities and Sir Frank Beaurepaire push for a city clean-up conference to curb immorality among soldiers and young women.

Melbourne Frank Beaurepaire

Widow Talks With Dead Novelist From London

Jane Oliver, widow of the late Flight Lieutenant Rhys, reportedly holds telepathic communication with her husband after his death. She claims to have received messages confirming his Hawthornden Prize award, saying they spoke during his lifetime and continue from beyond.

London Jane Oliver Flight Lient Rhys Greer Mentages

Explorer Succeeds In Telepathy Tests

Sir Hubert Wilkins, a former explorer, performs telepathy tests with Harold Sherman in New York over five months. He claims about 25 percent of messages were clear hits, with Armistice Day 1937 telepathic readings during a Regina Saskatchewan ball noted in records.

Wilkie Arctic Harold Sherman New York London Evening Standard Wilkins Shermay Hat Sherman Mobert Hebert Regina Saskatcheway North-West Mounted Police Sterming Challe Herman

Healer Triumphs With Invalid Ills and Spiritualist Cures

Annie Sregers of Great Dalby, Meloor, pursued healing through a spiritualist healer after injuries and medical failure. The article notes multiple operations and ongoing treatment, with Gregory characterizing her progress and a hopeful outlook as she attended sessions and remained optimistic about regaining sight.

Annie Sregers Yi Great Dalby Meloor

Throwing Un From Glass Houses War Tone Debate

Fragmentary quotation rails at party government and wartime powers. It contrasts past National Security Act with later democratic forms, arguing ministers act unrestrained without checks. The Australian public is urged to wake up to governance by one minister and lack of accountable committee oversight.

Sign of the Times Women Earning Six Pounds Weekly Sell Insurance

Report highlights women earning six pounds weekly as insurance sales agents across districts. Jane Young, Guicord MLC representative, says door to door canvassing is not typical and that many women juggle work with family. Mrs Vinny and Mrs Joli Had describe balancing duties with children and skeptical views from spouses. The piece notes around 350 homes in a week and mentions Miss Moga and Mr Tsui line referencing theatre work and regional employment in NSW.

Mies Jane Youn Guiciord MLC Iyope Tsui Wharton Nsw Wharton Rune Monarch Macquarie Picture Theatres Wellington

Promise Kept Shipboard Drama Of Sailors And Shark Menace

Commodore Purasey Phillips retells a wartime tale in John Bull of a sailor’s dead sister guiding rescuers and sealing a grim pact amid torpedoed waters. A U boat, a torpedo, and sharks drive a stark drama where survival hinges on a sister’s message and ruthless odds.

Commodore Purasey Phillips

Taxation Returns Fragment Describe Lodge and Exemption Rules

Fragmentary text outlines lodging and income tax procedures with references to exemptions and dependents. Mentions hospital tax and exemptions tied to names or places, noting due dates and possible issues with filings. Contains unclear placeholders, scattered dates, and partial phrases about regional taxation obligations.

Cornish Pasties Recipe From Early Cookery Note

A dated recipe outlines making Cornish pasties with onion, parsley, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Mix spices with chopped onion, shape pastry into ten portions, fill each with a round of pastry, seal, brush with egg or milk, and bake about 38 minutes in a hot oven.

Classifieds and Inserts Layout From a Multi-Paper Display

Apparent OCR of a colonial-era newspaper notice page shows market place insert costs, buyers urged to scan papers such as THE EASTERN REQU EUE N and THE AVON ARGUS for advertising space. It mentions multiple papers and regions, with generic guidance on where ads may appear.

For Sale Hotel Visitors' Register Book Listing

A damaged advertisement fragment offers a sale notice for a hotel visitors' register book. It mentions shipping details from Perth and an itemized price of 7/6 with freight paid. The fragment names J Carson, Fairfield Orchard, Gosnell and references the United Press Ltd. in Perth.

Bagintay United Press Ltd Hay Street Perth Trn Pater J. Carson Fairfield Orchard Gosnell

Where to Stay King Edward Hotel or Wat and Pier Streets

Advertises hotel lodging and meals with mentions of comfort and modern arrangements. References Australia Hotel and Parson’s or Fane Guilpotte as proprietor, with tariff details and weekly rate hints.

King Edward Hotel Wat Perte

Glendenning & Co Market Firm Ad Promises Returns

General fruit growers urged to maximize fruit and vegetable yields through Glendenning & Co Metropolitan Markets. Advertising mentions charity tickets, clients, and services for watches and repairs at 36 Dunedin Street, with assurances of no cure and payment terms.

Glendenning & CO Dunedin Street

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