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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
14
An eminent geologist speaks on ancient vessels unearthed. A guest asks if the vessels were empty. The hostess guides a nervous guest to a haunted room, joking about a wraith versus a rate collector to ease tension.
An advertisement for Pure Thistle brand honey from Thistle Honey Co at 279 Lord Street Perth opposite Norwood Hotel. Includes phone B2338 and store location details.
In the Dora strip a gag shows an aviation instructor warning about a parachute mishap with a pun about jumping to a conclusion. A Company Sergeant tests new recruits at target firing practice as Jones stumbles with directions and jokes about the firing end.
A collage of rail travel mishaps and everyday wit unfolds. A distracted engine driver, a passer-by aiding a toppled man, a ticket collector quarrel over fares, and a sleepy traveler’s clever reply merge with jokes about a bottle, brandy and a hard wearing fabric.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines procedures for holders of Commonwealth Bonds of Inscribed Stock to act promptly. It instructs checking maturity dates on certificates or receipts and comparing them with a provided list, and notes possible steps via the minister and accompanying explanatory folder.
Investors may purchase Bonds for cash or stock from banks, savings banks, money order offices, or stockbrokers. Interest is 34 percent per year paid semiannually for fourteen years. The program guarantees the Commonwealth and urges security-invent today in the Sixth Security Loan.
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