Combination Chop Notables At Perth Royal Show
Secretary Mr J B Marshall says nominations for the show are excellent. Heats are on Tuesday October 5 and finals on Wednesday October 6 People’s Day. The Combination Chop, first seen in 1947, remains popular and will be repeated. A double handed sawing time trial debuts at Perth Royal Show with two daily chop sessions near the log chop arena. A London tipster was found to have earned £3000 to £4000 annually for years while admitting no bets in 10 years.
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J. B. Marshall
Marshall
Perth
Record Royal Show forecast by society secretary
Everything indicates a record Royal Show this year says J B Marshall secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society. Exhibitors standholders and commercial houses are very enthusiastic and space applications have been exceptionally heavy. Closing entries for horticulture are 2pm Saturday October 2 with late entries not accepted.
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J. B. Marshall
Royal Agricultural Society
Western Australia
Oil Well Rejuvenation Through Novel Firearm Tech
The article reports use of a perforator gun to open old oil wells by firing bullets that pierce steel and concrete, enabling new flow. It notes 5000 companies adopting the system and compares US per-well output with higher rates in Arabia, signaling a large potential for U.S. well revival.
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MN US
America
Arabia
States
Forbidden gramophones spark Lhasa electrical craze
In Lhasa a small electricity works enables wealthier residents to own electrically powered gramophones. The older mechanical models remain troublesome, while the new devices sell quickly in the so-called forbidden city, reflecting a surge in consumer tech adoption.
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Tibet
Lhasa
Mystery Iris Thebes Furnace Claim Looms
A fragmentary note hints at a personal rift involving a girl and a furnace metaphor as financial pressures loom. The incomplete dialogue suggests relationship strain amid attempts to balance ends meet.
Australia’s Chauvel says 40,000 Horsemen revival a world class hit
Australian producer Chauvel reports the film 40,000 Horsemen has been revived nine times in seven years across Lithgow theatres and shown five times in one Brisbane house. Dinah’s improvised “Now I Know” chorus amuses fans but fails to satisfy requests as Australian audiences keep flocking to the picture.
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Australia
Chauvel
Lithgow Theatres
Brisbane
Baby John Newman Receives Blood Replacement Therapy
In Sydney a seven month old baby, John Newman of Bankstown Anzac Street, was treated at a hospital after being born with erythroblastosis. Doctors drained his blood and replaced it with donor blood to correct the condition aided by his RH negative mother.
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Sydney
John Newman
Anzacst
Bankstown
Family Picnic Provisions for Royal Show
Family parties at the Royal Show will receive free hot water services tables and forms at several grounds points to aid picnics. Tenders are requested for paper lunches and itinerant sellers will operate across the grounds near the hot water service zones to distribute to visitors.
Successful idea proves popular with thursday children days
The plan proved successful when tried last year especially on Thursday children days. The Society had no hesitation in continuing with it for the 1/48 fixture as family picnic parties were very popular in pre war years.
Sartorial Sleuthing in Paris Fashioned Detectives
Scotland Yard asserts a dress code for detectives as best dressed claim grows. An order raises their lounge suits and silk ties, with evening dress on night duty, retroactive to July 1947. How to apply retrospective attire remains questioned.
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Paris
Scotland
Yach
Birth miracle baby survives with blood transfusions
Mrs Newman recalls a newborn whose life was saved by a blood transfusion after being gravely ill at birth. Doctors call him a medical miracle with seven scars from the operation and describe him as a bonny vigorous baby who has never had a day's illness.
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Newman
John
Family recounts RH babies in Newman household
Mrs. Newman recalls her other son Robert aged 4 also an RH baby. She says Robert had ordinary blood transfusions over 4p tied of months and was in better shape at birth than John. It took him 12 months to reach health while John forged ahead after his blood was changed.
Blissful Though Married in Paris
Alfred Formet and his wife celebrated a diamond wedding in Paris with the wife sharing five rules for marital harmony. She urges understanding, minimal drinking, acceptance of children’s sex outcomes, private family gatherings, and independence from children, noting their long marriage.
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Alfred Formet
Paris
Alfred
New design planned for wheat display at Royal Show
Mr J B Marshall says the 1947 wheat exhibit will be rebuilt with an improved layout to draw crowds. The display will feature miniature farms, railways, ships, and trucks tracing the journey of wheat from farm to store to end consumer across about one hundred square feet. Organisers expect the exhibit to offer strong educational value and plan it for two cooperative groups.
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J. B. Marshall
Marshall
Arta
Gustwudinpe
Co-operative Balk Handling Limited
Soccetion
Exhil
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