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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
2
A serialized comment questions vast topics from a German Jewish writer linked to Mein Kampf and a jungle exile to Antipodean politics. The piece playfully critiques civilization myths and contemplates Australian constitutional limits during wartime while noting the Apple and Pear Acquisition Boards were created under difficult early conditions.
A reader column recounts episodes of officials and policemen being pelted with fruit while discussing plans to handle a crop issue. The author criticizes lax handling by authorities and calls for producers and their organizations to speak out, aiming for wise, peaceful industry management and future orderly growth.
Easter Trotting Divisions of the Easter cup will be run at Gloucester Park on Saturday night. First and second horses in each division will qualify for the final to be decided on Monday night. The distance is one mile and three-quarters for 220 and better class performers.
Racing followers are offered a serene programme at Headquarters on Saturday and Monday with the Easter Mile on day one and the Easter Cup on day two. Excellent entries bolster supporting events while results from last starts are shown for each horse up to ninth place.
A sequence of race notes lists horses and runners such as Skylark, Wave, Warden, Heath, Goodwood, and Belmont, with placements, lengths, and times across multiple events. Key performers include Wave 2S, Skylark, and Great Treat, with various stakes and matchups noted.
Fragmentary advertisement for medical and wellness products lists items like athletic straps and whirling sprays. Mentions firms such as Friennas and T. Agency Supply and locations in Perth.
Easter tennis state championship details are incomplete with garbled text. Names such as Ty Haile and several placeholders appear alongside references to venues, rounds, and dates. The article hints at Good Friday finals but lacks coherent structure or reliable dates.
Fragmentary OCR text notes authors Eric Curry and Leslie Turnbull delivering satirical history about Governor Phillip and early New South Wales. It satirizes misstatements, colonial myths, and a parade of quirky historical figures with playful dialogue and humorous asides.
War service appeal launches April to aid YMCA relief efforts across Perth and rural towns. Volunteers assemble at Ystretch to collect donations and enlist community backing, with state leaders and allied groups coordinating the drive.
Leaders and officials from the Military Charity Association gathered in Hust for a fundraising event to support wartime relief work. The program included speeches by state and local figures, with donations and confirmations noted, while calls were made for continued support and regional cooperation.
Ji Associated Opticians Co. of 23-25 Central Arcade Perth offers optical service with a guaranteed reliable reputation. Established 1908, telephone 4333.
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