Farmers face hard truth on bacon price boom in 1941
The Bridgetown Advocate reports on wartime farm policy warnings about swine as a buffer, noting overproduction risks, storage and shipping limits, and the need for realistic profit expectations. It cites price volatility, artificial market controls, and calls for producer unity as foreseen by local farmers and traders.
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Australia
Prosser
Bacon Vries
London
Fritch Ministry
Traffe
News Notes from Bridgetown and District
Community notices cover wartime fund drives, school and church events, hospital and health centre updates, road board matters, and local council apologies. Details include Spitfire fund donations, water supply planning, repairs to the Post Office, health service extensions to Balingup, and civic sympathies for local residents. Includes youth activities, patriotic dances, and police court brief items.
Obituary: Mrs Mary Mulnities Inglewsaxt Passes March 25
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Mary Mulnities Inglewsaxt on March 25 at St John s Hospital. She was the mother of MT Melunes of Hodge town. The funeral mass followed a requiem and service at Hallows Church on Wednesday morning.
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W. L. Nelson
P. A. Ewing
Wheatley
Town Road Board
Road Board
Yt Wpover
ML Lake
Jubsembers
Carnirally
Harry Draper
ADF
Fesrwearacen
Mr. Draperkadore
Wednewkas Mumung
Moses
Weaver
Bridgepuyn
Mary
More
Hurbely
Davida
Zien
McDonald
Urquhart
Bazeley Jones
HC Jones
Igel
Briggs Darling
Bailey
Mary Mulnities
St John Sf Gud Hospital
Nother i MT Melunes
Hodge Town
Karragata Vamuiry
Hallows
Chucek
Special Evangelistic meetings and community notices
The Bridgetown area lists Church of Christ services at Reperory Club Hall March 30 and Methodist Church events in Bridgetown, Nannup, and surrounding towns. Advertisements call for seamen’s wives, families, and local helpers, plus notes on social lectures and charity drives. reports mention police matters and a court case in a broader community update.
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Church OF Christ
Sutyert
Christ
L. G. Burgin
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Unclear fragmentary text from local column
Text is fragmented and contains multiple garbled names and places making a coherent summary impossible. Core entities and events cannot be identified reliably from the provided OCR segment.
The Flags Are Flying Half Mast and War Sacrifice
Fragmented tribute text laments fallen soldiers and wartime sacrifice. It references flags at half mast, names and places obscured, and a call to remember The Sacrifice Supreme as emblems of the dead shine in dawn. The piece evokes national sorrow and youthful sacrifice.
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Te Lidge
Teliowny
Chrivian
Emdenvum Surety
Bilder Sraith
Dongebrook
Misty Wowil
Theiry
Jpmipings Mill
Ndeavimy
Busselton
Bunbury
Collie J
Wridgetown Pry
Fenearer
Maine
Heru
Correspondence on Views Published in the Paper
A brief correspondence notes that the publication does not commit to the views expressed, stating they are the writer's personal opinions and not official policy of the paper.
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Tin Piper
Water for Bridgetown urgent supply debate
A letter to the editor argues Bridgetown's water crisis requires immediate public input. It lists five schemes including an extended present system, Scott's Brook, Pipe Clay gully, Bolton's Brook, and Lake Mercia, and calls for expert feasibility checks and a townwide meeting to decide on a cheap, universal solution for homes, industries, parks, and streets.
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Bridgetown
Scott
Bolton's Brook
Lake Mercia
Scott's Brook
MacKinnon Beinie
Mt Snell
Suid Stey
Helen Vumlarts
Mime
Mew MacKisen
Mymihers
Mer MacKinnon
Moiel WY Hs Ming
Bevlyrtown
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Parents and Citizens’ Assn
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CWA
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Mark
Lange
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HL Davies
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Nirsnention
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Maretucs
Taduetown
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Somme
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Manjimup Dairy Co. Ltd
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Pruit Regulstres
Winterbottom Motor Co. Ltd
Austin, de Soto and Dodge
Adelaide Timber Co
Western Assurance Co, Ltd
Wetter Bieves
Meptane Gil Depot
Yampton
Miss Pixie Henderson
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W. L. Neccon
Joan Scott
Perth
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