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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1940
Page
2
Officials confirm Goodwood will hold racing events on Saturday with spectators advised to arrive early and follow safety guidelines. A light drizzle is forecast, but track conditions are expected to be suitable for the daytime program.
Sixty horses are weighted for the Goodwood Purse at Kalgoorlie with heavy withdrawals risking a split. The card includes a hurdle race a Plate of one mile and a Welter Handicap of six furlongs. Notable entries include horses such as Palissy Gunga Das Silent and Lord Agra among many others competing across multiple events.
Opening meeting marks the start of the trotting season at Gloucester Park on Saturday night. Well balanced fields are entered with many horses returning after a layoff and speculation runs high about form.
The column blends domestic prices from Elizabeth Wilmot on farm rations with critique of wartime leadership and social attitudes. It contrasts Petain’s views on drink with Australian sentiments and notes a British dividend debate as a metric of war-time sacrifice and governance.
A fragmentary item notes a looming invasion of England unlikely to occur that day while reporting a savage 20 000 square mile invasion in Queenstown area. It mentions heavy defender casualties and food shortages as Australian forces engage the advancing enemy.
Historical racing entries list handicaps for Moora and companion meets, with horses like Desert Princess, Realm Queen, Admiral Pronto, Silver Emblem, Siam's Beauty, and Linya Lady. Promotional items include medical sundries and cycling straps as catalog notes.
ARP guidance promotes Wrigley’s chewing gum as a calmative and potential aid in gas-proof rooms. Article notes expectant details on protective clothing, nervous tension relief, and fast blood absorption claims, urging practical use in daily life despite uncertainties.
Mr McPherson of the Australian Wheat Board reports progress headway but sales totals 1221 millions and shipments lag. Delays in captor steamers hinder stock removal while a probable drop of about 100 million bushels is forecast for the upcoming season. Weevil education efforts begin in WA and extend to other states as global conditions vary.
A historical note discusses the United States expanding a cost of about 5,000,000 to meet a national defense emergency. It contrasts with an English criterion of patriotism being profitable and invites readers to question viewpoints. The paper clarifies that Judex's opinions are personal commentary not the newspaper's.
Wheat and Barley growers able to take parts of their Cormack requirements in the next weeks should inform Distributors of the Australian Wheat Hoard. Early delivery protects against overseas displacement with no extra costs for growers at Hitcrest. sacks and railage costs will be deducted from wheat or barker advances.
An advertisement touts a 190 RENU pocket radio claiming no tubes no electricity and a weight of three ounces. It markets the device for hotels boats and travel, promises long-range reception and a 5 year guarantee with price noted as 43/ plus 182 valve dynamic speaker and portable design from A/ TRG. The notice cites Richmond Sun Melbourne as sourcing and mentions a 40k spin stock and other technical claims.
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