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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
1
Wartime restrictions limit installations and require clients to ring Bridgetown 85 before 8 am and alter 11 p m daily for apartment communications. The notice emphasizes reduced service hours and urges adjustment to ensure contact before curfews.
The article laments postwar policy failures that starved primary industries, urging rapid release of workers from the armed forces to restore farms. It argues agriculture will drive recovery, warns against overreliance on factories, and calls Australia to flood global markets with food and raw materials to aid devastated nations.
The speech urges Australia to accelerate government action to harness the nation's vast primary production for wartime needs. It warns that delays could prevent Australia from contributing its full share to victory and postwar rehabilitation. The speaker stresses time is vital to winning the peace and maximizing the nation's industrial output.
Bridgetown traveled to Manjimup on Sunday for the first round, playing amid challenging conditions from Guildford Grass. The match was tightly contested with sound defenses on both sides. Marg Dunn scored the sole goal after a smart pass from the water wing, but Manjimup held on to win 1 0 as Bridgetown could not find an equalizer.
Deanmill hosted Jardee on Sunday afternoon and dominated with a 3 goal to nil win. The home side controlled play from the start, securing the victory behind strong teamwork and finishing.
Bridgetown will host Jardee on Sunday with all second round morning games played at Bridgetown.
Members note the annual Red Cross meeting will be held Friday July 2 in the Lesser Hall with an afternoon session. Bring a small plate and tenpence. Miss Parker reports a price increase to two shillings for a specific membership, not local. Housewives are urged to knit cardigans pullovers lounge covers and jove covers with washable material. Mattress and cover sizes are given, with tape ties. The Red Cross hopes rationing changes will not hurt funds and anticipates the film In Enemy Hands to illustrate prisoners of war reliance on Red Cross services.
The correspondence complains of inconsistencies in electric light accounts. A sample compares two consumer bills for the same month showing 2d for electric light only versus 23d for electricity wireless refrigeration and light. Also raised is the administration of the discount rate with some paying by month end and others at any time.
Residents of Boyup Brook are urged to attend a charity variety concert produced by Pop Henderson and a troupe from Bridgetown. The show, hailed by critics as among the best vaudeville acts of pretalkie days, will be at Boyup Brook Hall on Saturday July 2 starting at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the Merchant Navy Appeal, sponsored by the Bridgetown Repertory Club.
Fragments show scouts at a Sunday event with cheers and praise for good behavior. Mentions include a scout who jokes about wanting them all, steam rollers as a game reference, and a boy named Jost known for directional knowledge. Subplots touch on hospital and holiday themes with algebraic misfires.
Stableford competition at Bridgetown Links on Saturday June 19 saw coed entries and many cards returned. Champion C Moyes posted 20 15 351 while other top scores listed include F L Mittebell 15 181 334 and IP McInnen 14193233 with several entrants like Salvair Randell Jones Wheatley noted among scores. Tomorrow's competition is scheduled.
Warren District defeated Nelson in a Bridgetown Show Croands game Sunday afternoon. The play was intensely fought with strong defense and excitement exceeding the final score.
The Bridgetown RSL organized a Sunday working bee to provide firewood for prisoners of war and missing soldiers' wives. About twenty men and seven scouts mobilized, with two mobile saws cutting logs for nine toads of firewood delivered to homes districtwide. A volunteer suffered backfire injury but recovered. another twisted thumb while loading wood. All who assisted are commended for supporting service families.
In a dramatic rescue, members of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps guided a distressed American fighter toward a lit nearby airfield. Despite observers relaying the location, the pilot veered off and crashed, yet VALOC posts provided crucial movements data aiding the rescue effort and post-crash observations.
Evangelist Howes at Bridgetown Hall discussed the state of man after death, arguing the Bible teaches immortality is a gift from God and only Jesus can grant it at His return. He contrasted popular beliefs of immediate reward after death with scripture on the dead knowing nothing and resurrection at the second coming.
A devotional tone discusses Christian belief that death is sleep and conquered by Jesus. The text references awakening to eternal life, with scattered lines about faith and the afterlife. Includes fragmented names and dates from a church or community program.
A fragmentary report recounts social and local happenings and names several individuals and sequences of activities. The text mentions a memory, hosts, a hedge, and multiple persons with unclear roles, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century style of casual community notes.
Mrati and Mrs Ryn Hayes returned to Pemberton after an enjoyable holiday, sharing stories of sights seen and time well spent with family and friends.
A local obituary notes the death of a resident, with the community expressing sorrow for the loss. Parents are highlighted as grieving, reflecting the deep impact on family and neighbors in the Fernamu district.
Fragmentary notice describes wartime events and potential surrender context. It mentions Churchill in the House of Commons and references a disturbed strategic situation. The readable content is limited and lacks verifiable specifics.
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