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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
4
Cricketers score over 350 runs on Toodyay ground Sunday with Mercantiles making 257 for 9 as M Leeder 06 D Godfrey 52 and G Leeder 49 top the totals. Toodyay save defeat finishing 7 down 105 at stumps with Rayner 40. Next Sunday Coondle faces Mercantiles at Coondle.
Fixture dates set for December 8 between Coondle and Mercantiles and December 15 for Toodyay versus Coondle with Mercantiles in a bye. Local clubs prepare for matches, schedule implications and travel plans noted.
Veteran Cricket Club members visited Calingiri on Sunday for a full team match that ended in a draw due to time. Calingiri scored 187 in their innings with Shedidan 53 and Bagot 17. Roy Donegan led with 60 not out while Bill Donegan retired hurt. West Perth club’s bowlers contributed in a tight chase, Ellery and McNamara among the bowlers for Calingiri. The next match is scheduled for December 22 against a Clackline and Toodyay railway team on the local ground.
The National Emergency League Executive Committee discussed war effort programs including a December 15 concert by Keep Fil movement members. Proceeds go to Combined Charities Council, with December funds suspended. A New Year’s Eve dance at Town Hall will donate profits to the council, with Red Cross help for the supper. A January start for a war funds program includes an old metal drive and an upcoming auction. The league seeks support to aid soldiers dependants and parcels to troops, plus a total money raised report.
A Toodyay bus party set out for a Jennacubbine barn dance but kept traveling to unknown destinations. They returned to Toodyay in the early hours with little idea where they had been. The Goomalling Gazette notes a Quelqueling barn dance planned for Saturday to raise air raid funds.
Bolgart hosts a local tennis match with Wongan Hills Vennis Club the visitors from Calragiri plan to play next Sunday in Olgart. A community concert at Belgart Hall supported Red Cross funds with Miss Keamy and Mr Brechin praised for teaching. Local hospital patients J McKenzie Max Cook and E J Gaunt improving. Inspector Box visited Bolgart schools last week.
A large crowd gathered at Calingiri Hall on November 30 to bid farewell to Mr Syd King of Chandling Estate. The evening featured dancing, music by Miss Brennan, Miss Glass, and Miss O'Dea, and a supper provided by local ladies. Mr H Hill of the Returned Soldiers League praised King for his upcoming service, and presentations were made by Miss O'Dea and local officials.
The Calingiri sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League held its November meeting with Mr. H. Hill presiding. Farewell to Mr Syd King planned for November 20. Poppies sold. A fund for tennis equipment for local schools announced with a 10 donation from the branch. Petrol ration tickets discussed for Voluntary Defence Force parade attendance. A call for more outside support as current membership lags. The parade for General Chauvel’s inspection on December 15 noted. Annual meeting scheduled for December.
This ad claims backache is often from tired kidneys and promises relief with DOAN STICK ACHE. It describes kidney function removing waste and links symptoms like burning urination, swelling, and headaches to kidney issues, urging readers to use the product for relief.
A fragmented notice hints at a quiet scene where victims are mentioned alongside a peculiar sale and a phrase about born dancers tripping the light fantastic. The readable text blends vague terms with a sense of local incident and cultural reference.
Churchill and Bank of New South Wales chairman urge unity of industry and sacrifice to win the war. They warn that fewer civil jobs and more military work are needed, with income and taxes used to fund wartime needs while inflation is kept in check.
A fragmented verse recalls a steady subscriber who pays in advance each year and attends to money gladly, with a recurring motif of persistence and refusal to stop. The garbled text hints at office life and foregone expenses.
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