This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
13
Experts deem the wool versus synthetics clash decisive with wool hailed as the best natural fiber. Industry blame for synthetic gain is noted while wool’s few strong holds like lightweight tropical worsted face erosion as cotton and rayon gain due to improved creasing resistance.
The report notes mixed results with flaw bonuses in testing. A large portion of units passed while a few larger models failed. The commentary emphasizes that testers focus on safety and reliability in evaluating the vehicles and services.
A 1721 report describes a British inventor building clocks that imitate birdsong so convincingly that observers doubt the mechanism. He also devices musical automata that play flute and instruments, plus organs for psalm tunes, useful where local organists are scarce.
Police in Long Beach California search for two elderly women after a footpath incident left a 79 year old woman dead. The event involved their electric mobility chair riding along a path and causing the fatal injury.
An industry head notes rayon gains foothold in summer suit production despite drawbacks such as needle marks and moisture absorption. With wool scarce and costly, rayon survives as wool farmers face low sheep populations from heavy January snows and a Gallup poll signals reduced flock numbers. A quirky closing line mentions buying a herring from a fishmonger last week.
Editorial lauds Premier T. Playford during his South West visit. It emphasizes his noted ability and foresight, affirming his views on developing the region's natural resources without limits and predicting broad benefits for South Australia.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.