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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
9
Australia should increase food production to aid Britain as farmers stress the need for machinery and supplies. The piece notes Britain could supply bulldozers tractors wire netting and other equipment in exchange to boost Australian farming and bolster food shipments overseas.
Goodyear demonstrates a testing machine that subjects tyre cords to temperatures from 20 F to 400 R while wet and dry. Cords failing the breaking test under any condition are deemed unsuitable for Goodyear tyres, underlining the brand's claim of reliability for the 33rd straight year.
Livestock entries for the Sydney Royal Show are heavy with more than 200 animals to be boarded out at emergency venues including Victoria Park and Kensington racecourse. The exhibition hosts 813 horse stalls for 914 horses and 1489 cattle stalls for 1603 entries, with total costs around £100,000.
A record influx of horse entries marks the Sydney Showground event with 5462 entries catalogued. Despite a general decline in stud horse classes, overall participation rises aided by interstate exhibitors and strong support from Victorian breeders and users of eight horses. The thoroughbred section shows notable numbers with three mares and stalwarts, compared with last year.
The article lists large counts for exhibition classes including Arabs troiters ponies and draughts. It notes totals for saddle ponies harness ponies and new pole pony classes and reports declines in trotters due to night trotting in other states.
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