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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
4
Toodyay Valley Co op seeks a female drapery assistant for Belgart Store. Good wages offered to the right person. Apply now for immediate consideration.
Classified ad notes a 1947 Austin Tourer for sale in good condition with well shod wheels and terms arranged. Inquiries directed to this office.
Public notice announces intention to apply to the Toodyay Road Board to close a road. It describes starting at the southern boundary of Location 5 Bolgart and running north to the northern boundary. Signed by R Travers dated 12 12 50.
Mr. Leslie reports the Prime Minister refused payment of the superphosphate subsidy for orders not dispatched after July 1 though paid for. WA Country Party MPs press for reconsideration, noting growers faced delivery delays outside their control. Minister J McEwen will review and reply soon.
Amid a cyclonic storm in the Newcastle District the Wa atah Mayfield area telephone system failed. The Mater Misericordiae Hospital relied on a hospital ambulance radio link, with 2KO broadcasting hospital calls to Hamilton Ambulance Station. Ambulance officers manned the car all night in rain to relay patient updates and blood donor appeals until normal service resumed by 9:30 a.m. The 12 hour continuous operation nearly drained the battery, later replaced.
A lyrical meditation on sleeping pioneers beneath a moonlit pine landscape. The poem contrasts their years of labor and loneliness with a hoped for dawn of awareness, faith, and charity guiding future generations. The verses reflect longing, quiet labor, and a lullaby-like tribute to those who toiled in the past.
The BBC used a Marconi Image Orthicon Camera in a Bristol freighter to televise aerial views of London. Despite vibration and noise challenges a propeller induced interference was fixed after an early weather setback, delivering a successful second broadcast to British viewers.
Federal Member Hugh A. Leslie confirms that the Australian Wheat Board will refund the No 11 Wheat Pool tax to wheat growers. The total tax of £16,400,000 plus interest will be repaid, boosting growers’ returns by more than a half penny per bushel. Minister J McEwen plans to introduce the Recert Bill this session to implement the refund.
Dorrien Mason recalls her husband’s hobbies of cave exploration and archaeology on a BBC program. She describes his careful work under the table to piece together pottery fragments that might have shattered at any minute.
The Herald offers comprehensive printing services with emphasis on reliability and prompt delivery. Advertisements highlight office needs for brochures, posters, business cards, and stationery.
Goodyear experts report air remains essential for truck tyres at high speeds on paved roads. Water filled tyres show cooling but lack necessary flexibility and cushioning, increasing tread wear. water inflation not recommended for truck use despite claimed cooling advantages.
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