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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
2
A puzzled couple quarrels over duties and money while a lodger complains of overcharges. A landlady intervenes about wool, a mirror scene prompts a jokey exchange, and tense tension with a dog and a stubborn husband surfaces in this garbled dialogue.
Race card notes at Gloucester Park feature Easter Handicap events with many entrants. Prominent horses include Wandicat, Mandicar, and Arab Arabian, with patrons and medical sections listed among stalls and vendors. Officials announce handicaps and event timings, with entries from clubs and associations in Perth.
The piece presents a garbled, medieval tone about roads, forests, and rivers with stray phrases about a hidden side of the road, shadows, and a strange mood. It mentions Bel wont and various unclear places, with reference to watchers and a mood of awe and confusion.
A narrator recalls a missing Dexerton dog and a shaggy creature that vanished into a pool. Sam Trevalyn reports no dog remains, while villagers question Dexerton’s claim, and the tale ends with twilight over the woods and distant church spires.
A narrator recalls dawn sightings of a mysterious creature nicknamed the Hellhound prowling through a forest. Sam is found dead with a torn throat after a frightening chase, leaving the speaker shaken and questioning Sam’s fate and the creature’s nature. The scene ends with the narrator discovering Sam’s body and the axe later.
The Associated Opticians Go.G. W. Fist, temperist, of 25 25 Central Arcade, Perth, maintain a reputation in Statical Service which is guaranteed. Established 1908 Telephone BI33S.
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