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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1932
Page
1
Auction or sale notice from V. Stevens at Railway Yard Goomalling offering 600 sheets of first class galvanized metal and 2 Tron items, with additional parts and orders. Details are unclear due to OCR errors. Potential buyers urged to apply at the listed yard.
A clearing sale of plant and fittings from the former J Gordon business will be held at 134 Fitzgerald Street Northam on Thursday December 1 1932 at 2 pm. Buick 6 cylinder car in good order offered with easy terms. Auctioneer Turton Fitzgerald Steel Northam phone 369. Also notice for Toodyay Herald office and United Press Ltd Perth availability.
Festive sale at Caddy and Wiltshire's features fancy boxed stockings, hosiery, perfumery, stationery, and Xmas novelties. A wide range of undergarments priced low with guaranteed quality. Also presents for men including novelty gifts and pyramid handkerchiefs at attractive prices.
An Anglican church group prepares for the annual Xmas Tree in the Town Hall while traders showcase festive goods in bustling displays. A missionary fete at Starl ing Terraces features Mrs. Deane Hammond recitations. Summer snakes pose odd concerns as a brown snake is shot after a glassware incident in Shellabear's store.
At the Toodyay Road Board meeting a letter from the Hospital Board sought reinvestment of the 430 annual aid subsidy to the local hospital. Several ratepayers protested funds tied to alleged neglect and urged an inquiry into hospital patronage in nearby districts. The matter is set for the board’s next meeting on 16 December.
The Primary Producer's Association met in Toodyay on the 1yth inst and discussed credit balance in the Pig Con Gemnation Fund with aim to reduce the levy on psa sold in Midland Junction. Mr Phillips will attend the Wheat Section Executive meeting on the 22nd inst and push for a straight out bounty. The group will ask Head Office to seek lower wire netting costs and note kerosene price rises. They will act to remedy producer victimization reports where possible.
A Thursday afternoon shooting accident near Culham killed Ernie Grey when a loaded .22 rifle reportedly exploded in a truck as he laid it in. The Road Board crew had resumed work after lunch. Grey was transported to Northam for X rays and surgery while his wife Mrs Grey received news of the tragedy.
Two starters competed as L Halland and ice roatsails did not finish. T Dora 115 yds led Ferguson 199 yds to win by twenty yards, with Donzi close third, Holland fourth, and Smith fifth. Track in fair order. Boxing Day aims for 1 mile and 11 mile handicaps.
A party of HLA Naval Reserves from Fremantle visited Toodyay over a weekend hosted by the Toodyay Kutiz Club. They danced Saturday night and battled Sunday in a keen shoot against the Leans the Jens' Shield team, winning by a short margin. S J Lee took the best individual trophy for Toodyay scare.
Dentists and townsfolk attend a social at the Neweweila Hotel then plan a forthcoming dance at the Town Hall. The event funds school activities and aims to provide an enjoyable evening for patrons, with the next dance on Sunday December vi.
Sunday services at St Stephen's Toodyay featured communion at Mothers Union and Evensong at Wattening with Rev FG Halloran Haas. A large congregation attended while many candidates were confirmed at the special service conducted by the archbishop.
A Toodyay Whippet Club meet Sunday morning drew a smaller field than usual as five top dogs disappointedly fouled during the final heat due to a warm day. Names, digs, and times appear in partial notes from official record keeper Alayo Fergie and associates.
A lively school ball at SOAveR featured students from Udy bee Tad Was the FIV Ut a Vienne HgN AM Wiehe vetehibee of ten tr foetal and Nhongit noted a jovial mood among attendees. Organizers and the supper team received collective compliments.
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