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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1940
Page
4
Coondle opened its season with a 43 run victory after Mercantiles were all out for 134. In reply Coondle reached 8 for 121 before the last three batsmen added 50 to secure the win. Next week Coondle meet Towlyay at Toodyay for a likely tight clash.
Fixture list for December and January shows Toodyay versus Coondle Mercantiles with byes, a recess on December 22, and a fourth round. December 29 Toodyay faces Mercantiles with Coondle bye. January 5 Mercantiles versus Coondle with Toodyay bye. January 12 Coondle versus Toodyay.
A send off was held at the station for driver Bill Queen who is transferred to Midland Junction after leaving Thursday’s train. Fireman Verteaux also moves to Northam as is one of several depots. Lectures and speeches praised Queen and Verteaux, and Railway Venus Club members noted their popularity and work. Plans include wheat loading at Miling and barley and oats shipments. A cricket match next week against the Veterans looms, with Bill Silich and Charlie Fawcett highlighted.
Miss Gwen Camerer of Wattening left Monday for nursing duties at Perth Hospital. Gloucester Club Calingiri beat Bolgart at Bolgart in a Sunday tennis match with Bolgart taking most sets. School quarters being built to be ready when school starts next year. Max Cook discharged from Northam hospital and headed to Kalgoorlie for a few days. Frank Young of Calcarra currently a patient in Northam Hospital.
The combined Country Veterans team will play Perth Veterans on January 19 at 11 a.m. at Toodyayo. Players will be selected from all surrounding district clubs with a return match in Perth about a month later. A Sunday December 22 league game against a Railway team is also arranged.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills to cleanse 15 miles of kidney tubules and filters, remove excess acids, and ease symptoms said to signal kidney trouble. It claims quick relief and widespread use by millions and urges readers to buy at chemists or stores.
Capitol Gardens Northam screens The Secret of Dr Kildare on Friday and Saturday with Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day in the lead. The Amazing Mr Williams with Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell follows, plus Nurse Edith Cavell with Anna Neagle on Monday and Tuesday amid a Laurel and Hardy short.
Federal Treasurer A W Fadden will visit Toodyay on Tuesday next December 17 in support of Country Party candidates for the Swan by election. The 3 p.m. Town Hall meeting may include Sir Earle Page Senator Johnston and L Thorn mta as speakers.
The National Emergency League sponsors a grand dance at Toodyay Hall on New Year Eve with Red Cross Toodyay branch serving supper. The event aims for high community interest and success. Receipts include £1034 previously acknowledged and £174 20 in total from various fundraising activities for children’s kindergarten and soldiers’ dependents.
Event items list shows a Grand Dance and patriotic Carnival by the National Emergency League with card parties on multiple dates. The fragment mentions a Monster Card party and a series of NE L events including a carnival and dances.
Deputy Director J G Kilpatrick urges posting by December 13 for Eastern States and by December 17 for local deliveries in 1940 to ensure Christmas arrival. He warns late mailing strains Post Office capacity and that many packets reach Dead Letter Office undeliverable. Include return address and name on each packet.
The Primary Producers Association held a Wongan Hills council meeting on November 23 with a large wool section turnout. Delegates urged road transport for fat lambs, pressed for partitions in bogey sheep trucks, and sought to back petitions to restore the Watchman program and to adjust Wheat stabilisation schemes.
An energetic committee organises a Toodyay Town Hall concert on Wednesday next December 18 to aid Home Charities. The programme features carol singing school children items squad drill men's quartet duets and solo items. Proceeds support Home Charities and admission is reasonable.
A listing of district and provincial members and officers for Toodyay and various local organizations. Includes names for Toodyay Road Board state bodies agencies clubs societies and volunteer groups with secretaries and officers such as Red Cross postmaster schoolmaster and police and fire brigades.
The paper is printed weekly on Friday mornings Contributions should arrive early in the week as publication cannot be guaranteed when received after noon Thursday Alterations to standing advertisements must be submitted by Wednesday nights This rule will be strictly enforced to balance the working week
Local secretarys and club leaders are urged to inform editors of progress and upcoming events. Submit notices of meetings to district papers to build a valuable record of community doings and land and stock matters.
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