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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
On Saturday afternoon an attractive programme will be conducted at Belmont Park with six furlong Breeders event and three purse horse races. Portillo, winner at Goodwood recently, is a likely starter in a competitive field.
A list of Belmont Park entries including breeders handicap Belmont purse and related runners. Names include Roselian Gothic Art Flame Lady Star Lad Winter Handicap Amalion Symbolett, Sun Vin Chanteclair, Sanctifier Marbury, Roseilian Euro Belmont Purse, Night Amour Nicker Maori Lass Belmont Handicap, Portillo Owlet Orimadale Flying Welter, Loyalist Nina A7oth Sun Vie Karawea Sydney James Firest Wave.
A bygone wartime feature on carrier pigeons, detailing their vital role in communication when telegraph and wireless failed. The piece highlights medals awarded to birds, British and Belgian recognition, and dramatic feats such as messages from Holland reaching East Midlands and crosses over land and sea, plus training and use in air crews.
A Melbourne professor demonstrates a new instrument at an Air Force training camp to measure eye and muscle coordination in pilots. The device, used for two months, issues a joint eye hand control score linked to joystick and cockpit actions. Higher coordination suggests greater flying potential, while a low score does not guarantee failure.
In a clipped and garbled notice about the Grand National Steeplechase spectators express concern and reassurance as participants discuss what might unfold. Readings suggest anxiety about outcomes and a sense of endurance amid uncertain events.
Incomplete text describes a worker with bandaged fingers and a foreman remark about an aching sound. Names and full context are unreadable. The fragment hints at family security concerns and a factory setting but lacks clear events or identities. The piece requires more readable material to form a coherent item.
Wen presents a detailed illustrated work on iron and steel. The 44 page publication is advertised as thoroughly stadable and of outstanding interest. Copies are available from The United Press Ltd at 671 Hay Street Perth for 1 shilling plus 1d postage.
European wheat supplies suffer as reports warn that production curbs worsen food shortages. Australia trims military calls and wartime training to keep output steady, while Europe endures a record cold winter with heavy snow. The linked crop bulletin notes a potential poor harvest in 1942, with widespread damage from cold, lack of fertilisers, fuel, and farm labour.
Practical guide on strawberry culture noting high yield for little effort, plants thrive nearly anywhere, and jam making use. Describes spacing 18 to 24 inches apart in staggered rows, with a three row middle setup for optimal margins, and weekly liquid manure after first runners establish to improve flavor and vigor. Mentions varieties Hawkesbury Creswell's Seeding Phenomenal Hawarra Fenliven Houygins Special and Vonuet as examples.
Amid wartime disruption Europe confronts a collapsing wheat supply as harvests fall and reserves dwindle. Yearly production in 1938 reached 1.848 billion bushels while 1941 figures show a drastic drop. hunger looms before any potential postwar relief. News recounts disrupted transport and food strain across affected nations.
An American states that four have gone to England for twenty years while two died in a smart business in New York. Che Enellahman was wristed and he says your will bind that son and it is on here.
A rural proverb from Country Life in Canada discusses feeding livestock with milk and meal. The text questions the value of a weaner price and implied market dynamics, noting skepticism about producer profits and price signals.
A satirical mock classified ad urges readers to advertise by promising easy money and claiming a range of household goods and farming items can be sold. It cites multiple real and fictional newspapers and supplies marketing jargon to create a spoof recruitment for advertising space.
The notice outlines broadcast times for the P.P.A. and Country Party talks. Station 6AM Sundays at 6:45 PM and stations 61% 6WH and 4MD schedule the first Sunday in July at a set time.
Land block at Armadale Lot 66 Clarence and Railway roads area with two roads 29 perches frontage 200 links to Railway and 343 links 13 Clarence road cleared for 32 pounds 19 shillings Terms include 2 pounds deposit and four monthly payments free of interest with 10 percent cash discount.
An assortment of fragmented lines advertises clocks and watchmaking with assurances of good workmanship. Mentions H Victor of Dunedin Street Mt Hawthorn and Glendenning & Co. plus mentions Charles Watson and Co and a sales offer. The text is garbled and contains inconsistent wording.
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