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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
5
The Royal Show showcases refinements in existing agricultural gear after centuries of steady progress. Exhibits emphasize high standards and practical advances designed for broad acres and diverse farming needs, with many machines appearing almost unrecognizable from earlier models.
Report describes side show attractions at the Western Australia Royal Show with new features and demonstrations. Highlights include power farming implements mounted on tractors, a twenty run combine, diesel powered milking and processing equipment, and a hay loader shown with front and rear attachments.
The Centenary Pavilion hosts district displays from Central, Great Southern, Coastal and South-West. Exhibits show dairy products fruits preserves vegetables grain timber wines Abacco fodder and wool representing the State’s wealth. Prize money totals £100 plus a £50 trophy donated by West Australian Newspapers Ltd.
The Royal Show at Claremont draws strong public interest in military events. Volunteers for training surge as Light Horse attracts many youths from across Australia, showcasing skilled horse and rider coordination. Sideshow entertainments like the merry go round persist amid mechanisation trends.
The Royal Agricultural Society plans main sale days for this year with sales of horses pigs cattle and export lambs on Thursday October 5 and all sheep including sale stock on Friday October 6 in the sale sheep pens on the hill. The previous year’s arrangements are largely kept with minor time adjustments deemed acceptable.
The Royal Agricultural Society announces a major expansion to accommodate rising car use for the Royal Show from October 2 to 6. An additional five acres west of the members’ parking area will be allocated, previously stock holding paddocks, ensuring easier access from Fremantle and handling overflow from Perth via Ashton Avenue. Road improvements include a newly bitumened east end road and nearby works to address past grassing deficiencies.
A State Council forms to lead the Junior Farmers Movement in Western Australia. Murray Little named Executive Officer as Royal Agricultural Society aids the effort. Clubs expand statewide and plan Show visits, lectures, field trips, and factory tours to foster scientific farming and civic leadership.
A Melbourne meeting of County Party delegates on September 1 discussed stabilising wheat prices amid world surplus. They urged licensing producers and limiting acreage, with State legislation and Rural Credits Bank advances for fodder farmland. A conference with Senator McLeay on September 7 considered an Australian Wheat Pool and price guarantees while deferring stabilisation for at least a year.
Travel during the 1939 Royal Show is promoted with emphasis on Yellow Cabs the preferred transport. The ad highlights the Yellow Now fleet the “Checker” Cabs offering comfort and reduced rates in Perth. It notes hotel direct numbers and suggests Croydon Court Gat 3 Roleystone near Araluen and Canning Dam as holiday options with local beauty spots.
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