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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
2
Claudette the firmed staying mare leads a field forecast for the Melbourne Cup with Nightbeam Sirius Mayfowl Peter Spearmain Queen Midas Tranquil Star Huntingdale and others. Spearmain could upset and Tranquil Star eyes a hat trick of Cup placings after Cox Plate success.
The article outlines six divisions of the Summer Cup with a final on December 2, featuring top pacers from the state. It lists entrants and odds in multiple heats for the one mile five furlongs races plus a W.A. Breeders' Handicap and other stakes, with purses totaling £5,600 and £1,750 for the final.
Gloucester Park offers races across the W A breeders handicap and several Summer Cups. Entrants include Peterette Mecca and Dixie Lawn in the Summer Cup series with entries like Royal Bedouin Padlock and Vantage Wind Bound. The field also features Little Sheik Siren Forest Dixie Lawn Wise General and Antique Pride among others.
London shareholders of Edjudina Consolidated in Western Australia press the board to act. A director Herman Mandelstam had planned a visit to the mine but has yet to reach it. Ore reserves are estimated in the hundreds of thousands of tons and funds have been advanced, with operations suspended since July 1937 due to capital needs and wartime restrictions.
The annual gathering of the W.A. Sportsmen's Organising Council for Patriotic Funds in the Adelphi Hotel, led by J. P. Stratton, honored by Sir James Mitchell and other dignitaries, presented substantial donations to multiple patriotic funds including £3,500 to the Sportsmen's Hostel and £2,500 to Sportsmen's Home Fremantle, among others. The report credits the council's efforts to support services for the armed forces and Red Cross work, highlighting collective, community-driven support during wartime.
An article notes smoking ruins health and shortens life and promotes a plain language booklet on smoking risks and tobacco illness for men and women, urging cessation through a stamped envelope for details.
In November 1834 Norcoll of the Western Australia Mounted Police led trackers Munday Migo and Shake spere Hall from Mandurah to search for a six year old boy who wandered from his home. The search followed dune lines thickets swamps and coast as the trackers pursued the boy to the beach.
An English dispatch recounts a search for a lost child, noting a collapse near the sea and a surprising tracking account sent to London. It discusses Governor Stirling and policy shifts on employing Black workers, implying racial tensions in colonial administration.
Sir William Mullock, described as a father of the Empire, aged 100, is cited along with other long lived Canadians. The text also notes a man reputed to hold an Engare record and mentions a Fitzpatrick reaching the nineties, reflecting widespread claims of exceptional ages.
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