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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
2
An advertising note on the page explains that promotional placements are available through a special arrangement with The Swan Leader. The blurb promotes local business support and highlights the paper’s role in helping commerce function smoothly.
A garbled racing list includes many horse names such as Dae fille, Turlongs game 11s, Sarva tack Uyee, Avonin Shier Boy, Winged Eagle, Black Clasp, Salty, Parcy Gavemedes, Mirador Great, and Penang among others with scattered references to trainers, venues, and possible placings, rendered in a fragmented OCR style.
Races include W.A-T.C Winter Hurdles and Empire Handicaps with contenders like Star Raid Lord Absiara Lord Wuisn. Dark David drives ROE STAKES and Mandurah Handicap features Kasington silver Ure and Beataloy Island. Daisied narrowly trails Gallant Airman as Star Raid breaks down. Best Cure dominates Pacific Flight in the Plate. Insolent placed second to the flying quartet. opening odds favored pace and proven form.
Belmont Park Links hosted a bustling meeting with few scratchings. A. L Armamento impressed with Teding, Valiant, and Resource delivering strong performances. Gallant Airman led a bold fence run to victory, while Pastic Blights and Lexam posted notable finishes. Paul Leonard steered Daisied to the lead before a late miscue after six furlongs. Bindoon also ran well, finishing six lengths back.
A promotion promises three £1000 prizes with a small 2s 6d entry. Readers are urged to buy tickets by mail to secure a chance at a large cash reward and the thrill of receiving a prize notification. The ad notes the appeal of winning and encourages participation.
Report summarises a chaotic race day with multiple horses described and positions noted. Mentions Swan Lily Don's Whiskey Aria and Leowner among others with various placings and near finishes. The text records a dismissed appeal and contrasts several horses' performances and weights, highlighting early race struggles and late surges.
Readable fragments describe a fishing effort and a race where Serbury and others vie for the win. Calls to Margins, a young apprentice, and several unnamed competitors appear, with incomplete phrases about pacing and a late surge.
The reviewer lauds Mason for maturity and vivid writing in a romance centered on Michael Crowther. The tale follows his rise from captain in Burma to monklike pursuit of a stolen sapphire, with Imogen Cloud and Martin Leg watt as subordinate figures. London scenes frame the pursuit and Crowther’s transformation into Vijaya, balancing humor and pathos as merit and duty drive the plot.
The report notes Tak Sharkey, the heavyweight champion, preparing for a bout in New York. It mentions Canadian locations and a seating arrangement at an event associated with Prime Carrera, outlining a planned evening appearance and contest details.
The article critiques Australia's wartime and economic plan, highlighting Canberra's spending on offices and munitions, a proposed yet contested canberra housing program, and a Geneva wheat conference stance. It argues government policy favors negation over proactive aid to wheat and wool growers, risking national distress without financial support.
Jasma cosmetics for women spread in Australia with compact powders rouges eyebrow pencils and lipsticks in small containers. Jasmine scented perfumes accompany the range and are marketed as affordable yet of high quality rivaling Continental brands.
Land on the Sterling Park Estate near Perth invites buyers to settle and build near two markets Perth and Midland. Suitable for dairying pigs poultry market gardening tobacco and peanuts. Electric light and ample water available. Take up on easy terms deposit £2 per acre balance at one third per acre per week. Full particulars from Lore and Co sole agents Bayview Bayswater and 62 St George Terrace Perth phone B6679.
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