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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
3
The Queen Carnival gains strong backing for Dorothy Von and Miss Pott as country districts rally behind candidates. A series of fundraising events across Bruce Rock Northam Wagin and other towns are planned to sustain campaign momentum. Northam hosts a community concert on Tuesday October.
A long fragment discusses wartime sport, authority, and morale. It mentions the Army Minister, the balance between athletic activity and war needs, and public sentiment on maintaining games during air raids and strain. It also references officials and meetings addressing disruption and loyalty debates.
The notice urges special donations and auction participation to crown the “Co operative Federation Queen” on October 2 with Carnival closes October 7 and Super Competition October 4. Contributions for Miss Port are sent to Box M978 GPO Perth by September 30.
The review praises Will Lawson’s Red Morgan Rides as a well researched historical novel based on Daniel Owen and Marean figures. It highlights morbid upbringing and exhilirating events, calling the book an integral part of Australian history with strong storytelling and historical backing. The New Century Press of Sydney is noted as the publisher and the price is 4 shillings 6 pence.
OCR fragment shows mentions of nervousness low spirits bad headaches and backaches with garbled names and unclear context. No clear event or entities fully readable.
An old advertisement promotes Hilenzo as a nasal antiseptic claimed to relieve colds croup and throat discomfort. It offers a two shilling bottle that, when added to water, supposedly yields a pint of remedy and markets itself as a money saver.
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