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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a series of names and terms such as barhensda tan, eastern courier, and northern miners. It reads like a garbled newspaper snippet with scattered proper nouns and locations, lacking coherent events or clear subjects.
Fragmented OCR item notes a property listing with unclear addresses and misread terms. The readable bits mention Rockingham, Parkins Street, a block land parcel and a quarter acre, with distorted street names and phrases. No clear event or outcome is evident.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an employment agency and a farmer, with scattered names and terms. The legible items include references to a tractor, a general film, and a bank or seed ton, but specifics are unclear.
The article traces early motor sound devices from electric bells on doors to horn design shifts. It notes petrol cars demanded louder signals, early rubber horn reeds wore out, and fanciful French horn designs appeared. It highlights electric lights, batteries, and added gadgets like radios and fans shaping car noise and pedestrian awareness.
The article traces the progression of car horns from a friction-driven setup linked to the flywheel to the first electric horn, noting the Klaxon’s popularity and Greek origin meaning to shriek. It describes later designs as phonograph-like diaphragms and mentions mounting on the dash while few early variations endured.
A fragment from The Young Companions Club notes Uncle Hugh’s letter full of playful remarks and readers’ replies. Messages praise neatness in entries for a Word Square contest and invite new members and gifts such as wildflowers and a bicycle. The letters mention members Amy Flavel and Tam, plus a hockey season and Perth visit.
In a vivid sea rescue tale, Bob and companions crash land near an ice floe. A mysterious craft with yellow faced Orientals approaches as a Japanese officer orders aid denied. Tighten the escape, they are bound and taunted, awaiting a grim choice as the story continues.
Readers are invited to solve a hidden word competition with a June 25 closing date. Each sentence hides a word of specified length, with caps indicating the concealed term and spaces allowing letter breaks. Prizes awarded for the best solutions based on accuracy and word placement.
A historical survey traces the progression from early klaxon-like horns to electric and vibrator models, noting the shift from loud, alarming alerts to aesthetically integrated devices. It highlights milestones such as the Gabriel horn, band horns, vibrator hubs, and radio-inspired microphone horns, ending with modern designer front-terminals.
Several readers request pen friends aged 9 to 14 in varied towns including Mumbai Banjil Carnamah East View Farm Southern Cross Wilga and Cranbrook. Interests range from cricket football tennis writing cycling reading and animal fun with responses promised.
In a lengthy analysis, Commonwealth Government Geologist argues Lasseter never found a gold reef in Central Australia. He contends Lasseter likely drew on sensational tales and fictional works, while indigenous knowledge and field surveys point to a mythic claim. The piece outlines Lasseter’s travels, investigations, and a proposed westward area where gold could occur, voicing skepticism about the reef's existence.
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