New A70 Austin Car On Display In Geraldton
A new four door ATO Austin saloon car, imported from Britain, is brought to Geraldton from Perth and will be shown next week at Sunshine Crooks & Brooker in Marine Terrace. The car, first of its type in Geraldton, features advanced ventilation, radio, extensive instrumentation, and a four speed gearbox with hydraulic suspension and braking systems. It has a top speed near 55 mph and an estimated 15 mph in town, with a price in Perth of £941 15s 6d including tax.
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Geraldton
ATO
Hampshire
Austin
Britain
Perth
Sunshine Crooks & Brooker Company
Marine Terrace
Mullewa
West End
Girling
Death of seven migrant infants shocks Albury hospital
Seven European migrant children aged one to two died of malnutrition at Albury District Hospital in recent weeks after arrival from Bonegulla Migrant Reception Camp. An official investigation is planned with observers monitoring migrant ships for voyage conditions. Doctors note children arrived in near death state. officials say food and care on some ships were insufficient. Authorities in Melbourne await department guidance before commenting.
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Canberra
Albury District
Bonegula
Commonwealth
Amond
Australia
Donegilla
Albury Hospital
G. Furlora
Banegilla
Sentimental Journey and More At Radio Theatre Tonight
Jobe Payne Maureen O Hara and Wil lan Bendix head the cast in Sentimental Journey at the Radio Theatre with Aliza a Gentleman also showing. Next Mon Tue Wed feature Out of the Past Stallion Road The Flame High Tide So Dark the Night and Man Eater of Kumaon with Woods Great Peppermint Cure listed among ads.
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Jobe Payne
Maureen O'Hara
Willan Bendix
Connie Marshall
Iadio Theatre
Ronald Reagan
Alexis Smith
Zachary Scott
San Francisco
Ronald Meagan
Alexis Builth
Stephen Lonsstreet
California
Larry Hanrahan
Stallion and Ranch
Steve Purcell
Rory Teller
Teller Ranch
Steve
Rory
Larry
Daisy Otis
Pegey Knudsen
Froderick Crawford
John Carroll
Vera Ralston
Robert Paige
Radio Theatre
Crawford
Lee Tracy
Don Castle
Julie Itishop
Anabel Shaw
Lee ‘Tracy
Steven Geray
Gilda
Ans
Micheline Cheirel
Dick Powell
Jeading Indy
Kumaon
Joanne Page
Wentell Corey
Sabu
Morris Carnovsky
Western Australia selects two quiz champions for interstate event
The two successful candidates to represent Western Australia in the first interstate contest of the 1940 Australian National Quiz Championship are Mr. C. McManter, an actor from Perth, and Mr. J. M. Groom, a taxation consultant from Perth. The contest will be broadcast on all radio stations between 8 and 9 p.m. on Monday next.
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Western Australia
C. McManter
Berth
J. M. Groom
Perth
Missing Persons Tracing Plans Discussed at Kiesingen
In Frankfurt on September 3, plans to trace over 210,000 World War I missing persons are being discussed at Tad Kiesingen. Delegates from France Italy Belgium Holland Luxembourg and Poland attend along with western occupation authorities and the International Tracing Service of the International Refugee Organisation.
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Frankfurt
Tad Kiesingen
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Poland
International Tracing Service
International Refugee Organisation
Tung Oil Tree Promises Rich Tung Oil Crops
An OCR fragment notes a Chinese wood-oll tree yielding tung off with many uses from corrosion-resisting paints to venous constituents. It mentions a bountiful fruit crop and each fruit containing about 50 percent tung oft, indicating a potential abundance of tung oil resources.
Contenders to Meet Top Scorers for Quiz Team Trial
Two contestants will face the two highest scorers from other States on Monday night as a four member team is chosen to challenge Australia's current quiz team on the 17th. The final broadcast of the current series is set for the 30th, with a grand championship to decide the winner.
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Challenge
Australia
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Melbourne
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Radio Theatre Talkies
Woods
Ional
ME J. M. Groom
MR. C. McMaster
Berles
Dowie’s Drapery
Specia Good Quay Co
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