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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
2
The Toodyay Herald lists its capabilities for job printing requirements including newspapers, posters, and promotional materials with emphasis on local business needs and timely production.
The report notes a successful lunch day with sixpenny lunch packets, hot pies and pastries, cakes, biscuits, and coffee. Sports seen as girls leading in senior races. inter-school sports planning discussed. Tony Reever aims for West Australian schoolboys selection. films shown in visual education. class notes cover tuck shop on June 6, sports day Friday, ball on July 21, and exam prep progress.
Market reports show Market Reports Elder, Smith and Co Limited held a fortnightly pig sale at Nor tham on Tuesday May 30 yarding 609 pigs. Competition remained strong with baconers light in supply and firm values. Choppers heavy £14 10s to £13, baconers heavy £11 10s to £13, night £8 5s to £10. Slips and slips etc. Weaners and other classes listed with specific price ranges.
The Adelaide hills and valleys lead in celery production with about £250,000 annual value. South Australian celery is praised for quality, taste, and nutritional value, aided by local seed strains and careful cultivation. Doctors and dental groups note celery’s health benefits and chewing fresh produce aids dental hygiene.
An article explains do it yourself housing as a wartime era idea. Don Wharton outlines steps tools and materials for a two bedroom home needing about 3000 hours, with savings offset by long work hours and careful material management. Development by Ald Brann of Briarcliff is noted along with pattern sales to hardware dealers and expansion to 6000 outlets.
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