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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
1
Public notice describes missing cross cow branded BPS from B Goyder's Riverview near Boyup. animal is a Brindle Shorthorn with heavy in calf, located at the Riverview property. Owners seek information leading to recovery with preferred contact details not provided.
The piece laments Sunday entertainment limits for soldiers in Western Australia, calling for organized leisure to curb misconduct and aid troops adapting to camp life. It contrasts church involvement and idle hours with the need for meaningful activities for Allied servicemen in Perth.
Miss L MacKinnon leaves for Geraldton visiting metropolis friends Cpl Cyn Turner RAAF H Wilks and Oliver Evans ASP group Ti Christie to city guest of E Little Mrs Lynne of Moorefield to move to Manjimup hosts for Home Bridge club farewell Mrs Lyon thanked attendees at RSL Ladies Auxiliary event and croquet club gathering gift for friendship expressed at their meeting remarks on leaving Bridgetown and games and friendships formed
Constable W Neville of the metropolitan police is holidaying in Pemberton with his parents. E A Smith headmaster of Pemberton State School returned from a VDC training course. District rainfall up to June exceeded 640 points with much overnight. Last month’s total reached 707 points. Only five young women registered when Major Hymus of the WANS visited Pemberton last Sunday.
A column critiques antiquated laws still on the statute books and warns they threaten liberty. It argues for defending free will, opposes totalitarianism, and urges church state harmony while stressing ongoing wartime duties and women’s roles in Australia’s food and labor efforts.
At the last meeting of the P and C Association it was decided to hold a street stall on Friday July 3. Parents are asked to send plenty of cakes and other goods, plus dressed poultry, for sale to aid the welfare of the children. The association has 176 members, and many residents have not yet sent their shillings to the secretary Mrs Haselhurst, though they support the work.
An entertainment of unusual interest will be held at Bridgetown Town Hall on Friday June 12. Around 40 children from Sister Kate's Home at Greenbushes will participate in an intertainment programme featuring rhythmic dancing campfire songs a percussion band acrobats and vocal items. Children’s amateur trials will be a highlight along with community singing. Mr J P Henderson leads the programme and expects a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Proceeds go to Sister Kate's Home at Greenbushes where 80 children are in residence. all supportive of this worthy cause are urged to attend.
Urgent call for scrap aluminium to support munitions production at the depot. Authorities seek quick collection and delivery to bolster wartime supply.
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