Veterans suffer first defeat to RAOB Lodge team in Toodyay cricket
Last Sunday the Veterans were bowled out for 54 chasing the RAOB Lodge XI who posted 156. Notable performances included Jeff Smith retiring on 28 for the Buffer side and three generations of Donegans playing in the match. W Donegan led Veterans with 34 and G Wing starred for the Lodge with 4-5.
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Butts
Vets
Toodyay
Buffs
Association
Jeff Smith
W. Donegan
Roy Donegan
Bill” Donegan
Brother George
G. Wing
Donegans
R. Donegan
C¢. Donegan
Veteran Cricket Club Plans Sunday Match Trip to Jennacubbine
On Sunday December 7 the Veteran Cricket Club travels to Jennacubbine for a social match. A bus leaves the Toodyay Post Office at 8 0 p m sharp. Team selections include G Donegan as captain and R Donegan as vice captain among others.
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Jennacubbine
Toodyay
Real Status Judge Deflates Desertion Claim in Court
In court a detainee denies desertion asserting instead he is a refugee after being charged with leaving his wife. The judge questions the case’s facts and the prisoner clarifies his status.
Bush Fires Modestly Threaten Toodyay Farmland
A Monday fire near Toodyay’s Race Course turn-off spread through about 10 acres of pasture after embers blown by wind ignited grass and a stall. The blaze crossed the main road and reached a sell-sown crop before residents and early calls contained it. Nearby fires burned a few acres of grass and an acre of barley, traced to ashes left overnight at a house.
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Toodyay
E. Lee Steere
W. A. Hoigkinson
Expression of Thanks Advertisement Rates
Announcement of charging policy for letters and statements at 4/- per inch per insertion for various events including fire flood sporting patriotic and church announcements. Forthcoming event notices charged at same rate. Patriotic donations in balance sheet form charged as 4s per inch. WA method followed.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Aid Kidney Function
Recognizes backache as a signal of kidney trouble. Describes kidneys filtering blood every three minutes and removing acids and impurities. Recommends Doan's Backache Kidney Pills to relieve symptoms and support kidney health, claiming wide use and quick relief.
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Recipe fragment for Bran Cake with Spices and Glaze
A partial, mixed text recipe describes Bran cake with brown sugar treacle golden syrup and spices. It mentions bi carbonates milk or hot water flour gins powdered cinnamon ginger nutmeg and butter. Sugar and syrup, bake, cool, coat with powdered cinnamon.
A Spot of Humour From a Small Town Lecture Night
A speaker in a small town tests local interest by visiting a grocer's shop to ask if any entertainment is planned for the evening. The grocer replies he has been selling eggs all day and hints the lecture may be the event. The piece stacks quips and sketches of everyday life with light satire.
Red Cross Appeal Seeks Bottles for War Relief
The Red Cross Society urges donations of empty wine spirit and beer bottles to raise 2500 pounds for the sick wounded and prisoners of war. Bottles previously containing kerosene are useless and may be left at the railway station for forwarding to Perth. A theft of cutlery from the showgrounds on Sports Day is being investigated. A Christmas hamper has been sent to the Repatriation Hospital.
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Red Cross Society
Dawson
Perth
Rainfall totals for Toodyay Post Office in November
Rain measured at Toodyay Post Office reached 131 points in the past month, 75 points above the average. The yearly total is 2 058 points across 114 rain days. November rainfall included 38.3 on Nov 14, 6 on Nov 15, 4 on Nov 15, 11 on Nov 16, 13 on Nov 17, 84 on Nov 15, 1 on Nov 19, 1 on Nov 28, and 8 on Nov 29.
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Toodyay
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A.L.F. Casualties in the Middle East Report
The Minister for the Army Mr Forde announced ALF battle casualties in Cyrenaica Greece Crete Syria and Palestine totaling 12950. The breakdown lists officers and other ranks killed wounded missing and captured with updated figures for September list of prisoners of war and missing persons.
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Forde
ALF
Middle East
Cyrenaica
Greece
Crete
Syria
Palestine
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Bath Soap Sale Offers Mixed Bundles
Local listing advertises bath soap bundles including three cakes for one free corn, a large two pound bar, five cakes of sand soap, and a seven and a half pound jar of S P Polish at a quarter.
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