Helena Vale and Bellevue purse racing slate
The text lists names and entries for a Helena Vale Handicap with horses such as Lord Agra and Yeoman Hay, plus a Bellevue Purse second division featuring Madam Altair Idol Jane and Jungle Lady, indicating a mid century horse racing card with multiple stakes and runner names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Purse
Secend
Madam Altair
Idol Jane
Bassendean Welter
Welena Vale
Tongnaburic
Marcodava
Youslist
Carrile
Zerlardy
Ormadale
Peter
Altair
Jane
Printe Merah Lempian
Cairenes
Gold Tire
Santine
Urangaline Royal
Yalumba
Selections pull upset in town team comedy game
A quirky matchup under bright gym lights featured local players in a lighthearted exhibition. The crew from Mout and the Tompion Cable faced off in a humorous contest with missteps and playful runs, drawing a crowd and muting the usual scoreboard tension.
Comprehensive Home Defence Scheme details Australian draft plan
Sydney outlines a sweeping home defence scheme aiming for a 250 000 strong force with 120 000 new positions. The plan relies on 30 000 volunteers and universal service ages 18 to 23 and 24, with quotas by state including New South Wales Victoria and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Tasmania
Western Australia
Best Use To Be Made of Tradesmen
Tradesmen who have enlisted in the ALF will not be kept on duties outside their qualifications. Skilled tradesmen in reserved occupations may be accepted only where vacancies let them use their special skills. Enlisting under a false occupation is a military offence and harms ALF units. A man who lies about his occupation forfeits his right to reinstatement after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALF
Australia
Margaret Longmore
Public Shirks Department
Mano
Air Force Personnel Expanding in Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force strength nears 20 000 with about 18 400 ground personnel. At war start R A A F totaled 3 500 personnel, 3 200 ground. So far 123 624 applications arrived, 27 735 accepted, 15 777 enlisted. Skilled fitters reached 252 percent. 2 446 technical trainees, 2 765 mechanical trainees, and 1 458 rigger trainees have been accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Australian Air Force
R.A.A.F
Essendon Flying Facilities Taken Over
Air Force takes control of Essendon Victoria aviation assets including Royal Victorian Aero Club aircraft and No 3 Elementary Training School equipment. Flying instructors become Air Force officers and ground staff will maintain service aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essendon
Victoria
Royal Victorian Aero Club
No. 3
Air Force
Charcoal Kiln Technique For Forge And Gas Producer
Charcoal burning by the kiln method requires experience and care but yields large quantities with minimal equipment. The article outlines a traditional kiln setup, wind shelter, vertical stake, twin spars, and stacked wood to produce charcoal for forge and gas producers. Early attempts may fail. successful runs enable gradually larger kilns and multiple burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Stack Building Techniques For Charcoal Production
The article describes how to stack wood for charcoal by placing thick end down and packing tightly, then mound into a dome about ten feet wide at the base. It advises arranging two foot lengths around the stack like spokes, covering with brush, and finally sealing with a four inch layer of leaves or turf to guard against adulteration and aid lifting before bagging.
Errors On The Air Prompt Patrotic Ads On Radio
The piece condemns radio broadcasts during a wartime mood that mixed news gaps with ads for macaroni and margarine. It argues patriotism requires real national benefit and warns against profiteering from advertisements during the national effort.
Building and firing a timber kiln for charcoal production
Instructions describe preparing a kiln with a gas tight cover and air flues. A six to eight inch layer of soil is laid, leaving a top opening as a flue. Brushwood prevents earth contact, air enters from beneath, and firing begins in calm conditions. Monitor combustion, adjust air holes, cover with soil, and maintain until the outer edge reaches after about 24 hours, then allow cooling for two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart
Son
Horrow
Medical Sundries and Athletic Straps for Cyclists
Fragmentary ad listing sundries and health products for men including Cain's Tonic Pills and whirl sprays. Text is damaged with unclear pricing and incomplete phrases. no verifiable events or entities beyond generic product mentions.
Ode to Professors in Parliament Sparks Light Verse
In the Legislative Assembly Mr Mann of Beverley jokes about government by university scholars as a measure for tighter parliamentary control of the University of Western Australia looms. The verse lampoons both politicians and professors, imagining a future where educated minds may rule, while Crawley is noted as a provocative setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Assembly
Mann
Beverley
University of Western Australia
Viennese Ballet Troupe Performs Hymn in the Flag
A reviewer notes a late week end Viennese Ballet in South lerth featuring Hymn in the Flag. The performance drew strong applause for the Red Ensign display, though the reviewer found the piece cold and questions its purpose and political message amid empire sympathies.
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South Lerth
Hwon
Derby distance trimmed and Pop eye praises clash of opinions
A discussion on shortening a Derby distance to one ninth of its original length prompts praise for the change and a note that further equal reductions may be advised. The piece includes Judex's views as a personal opinion and invites brief, non libelous letters agreeing or disagreeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popeye the Sailor
Judex
Oneman
Our Australian Writers Mary Marlowe Works Week
Mary Marlowe, author of Psalimist of the Dawn, is a busy au th oress broadcaster and newspaper woman from Monday to Friday. Weekends she spends in a cottage near Newport with close intimates, while F E Baume travels overseas but continues his hobby of collecting opera programmes from Albania Russia Paraguay and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Marlowe
Newport
F. E. Baume
Tie
Albania
Russia
Paraguay
Philippines
A Bit Stiff Jokes About Rheumatism Remedy
A doctor advises Mrs. Fry on rheumatism with a quip about imagining enlarged joints. She replies she will take two boxes one for her butcher, joking he also suffers from cheumatism due to the doctor's remark.
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Helena Vale
Leeenmolnt
Gethie Ary
Lord Agra Finesse
Dey
Yeoman Hay
Crean Dutehdelim
Leland Monarch Teath
Coone Singer
Pee Imaroya Oy Sealion Picket
Marbury _ Selania Fine
Agrion
Bellevue
Helena Vale Handicap
Goldegan
Kalamunda
Iz Bravilo Gandhi
Fast Monk
Sumwood Gan
Seranta Cox
Prince Sandia
Ar ‘Graymoor
Jolly
Nick Kopje -Ene
Ify Amatol
Worthy's
Central Arcade
Perth
Trouchet
Consult
GEO Adams
Hobart
Geo. Adams
Charles Watsonzand
W.s
Barrack Street
Renu Ltd
Opp
Melbourne
Lipai
Penguin
Castlemaine
Penguin Stout
Lord Milne
Royal Artillery
Newfoundland
Commonwealth Department of Lnformation
New Zealand
Germany
Rottnest
Medical
Hy Jilin OD
Martin J. Cash
Alberts
Forrest Place
Crawley
W. Seed .O
George
Mee
Wrigley
P.K
Hampton Timber and
Wellington ST
West Perth
Queensland Insurance Co.ltd
W.A
Barnett Bros
Bennett ST
Rockefeller
G.W. Fist
Optometrist
Tom Parkinson
the Chicken King
Northam
Tel
Jurendine
Como Canning Highway
City
West Australis
AE Dolin
REX
Hay St
Seat
King St
West Australia
L. M. McKenzie
King Edward Hotel
Ee Aom
Het Close Cellent
Ghents
the Adelaide Timber CO. Ltd
Wilga and
Witchcliffe
Kalgoorlie ER Wilma
Royal Hotel
Wellington
Coombes & Fletcher
Goldfields Club
Cr. Pier
Wellington Streets
N. J. Hollingsworth
Wentworth
William and Murray Street
M. B. Thomas
Hotel Australia
GPO
Frank Guilpotle
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