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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Oct 06, 1949

Page

11

Editorial Migration Policy for Australia’s Postwar Panel

The piece argues Australia needs a planning board of experts to shape migration absorption and industrial placement. It emphasizes avoiding delays and public objections by using specialists like John Storey and Essington Lewis to achieve effective peacetime employment of migrants and smooth assimilation. The goal is urgent for both nation and city.

Australia Board of Planning John Storey Essington Lewis

Man Maintains Neon Tomb With Open House For Visitors

Roy Acklin, 54, keeps an illuminated tomb for his wife featuring neon scripts six inches high behind the casket. The room like shrine includes a wire recorder, lights and 1800 visitors who signed a registry. Acklin hosts weekly open houses explaining the display and the smoking on the tomb.

Acklin Roy Acklin

Kids Capture Snake at Clovelly Pool Tragedy Follows

Two children in Clovelly attempted to capture a snake at Clovelly Pool last week. John Le Bre ton, 10, and Joyce ierimage, 13, were bathing when the snake swam toward them. Joyce grabbed a piece of broodable on the sand and handed it to John. The 27 inch yellowish snake died later that night.

John le Breton Boundary Street Clovelly Joyce Ierimage Ocean Street Clovelly Pool Joyce John Yeleaten

Bride Snide Houston Case Seeks Annulment After Disappearance

A Houston Texas groom asked for annulment six days after his marriage when his bride vanished with a box of cigars a carton of cigarettes 15 pounds of meat and 40 pounds in cash.

Houston Texas

Tea for Four Chimpanzees On Transatlantic Flight

Esther Robinson flew from Dakar to London with four chimpanzees named Bobo Mendy Bill and Sam They held hands for most of the 2500 miles and sipped tea though Bill grew air sick and Bobo grumbled. A Bristol Zoo visit ended badly for 74 year old Mr Faltry who was bitten by Ferdinand the bison and injured his hand.

Esther Robinson Dakar London Bobo Mendy Bill Sam John Faltry Bristol Zoo Ferdinand Mr. Faltry Sheffield

Burglary worries as village probes odd sightings

Neighbors report several break ins while police follow inquiries. A villager jokes about a man at Friday’s village concert stealing rabbits from a beard. A boarding-house keeper warns guest Mr Higgins to stop wiping cutlery on napkins to avoid dirty serviettes.

Mr Higgins

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