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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
2
Helena Vale R C hosts a Goodwood program with large fields for Purse events and a Breeders’ event. The Helena Vale Handicap over 10 furlongs tops the card with Ommadale tipped to win after improved recent form.
List of race events and horses for Goodwood Helena Vale meeting Kalamunda Purse two races Red Crest Distance Handicap Amalion Symbollett Sun Vin Helena Vale Handicap Orimadale Owlet Portillo Bellevue Breeders Fine Air Gothic Art Greenmount Wester Nina Bravilo Chironomy details.
A brief note records the Grand National Steeplechase run at Flemington on July 1. The entry lists about three miles in length with laps around the course as the event drew competitors and spectators to the famous meeting.
The Grand National Hurdle a three mile race is scheduled for Flemington on July 4. Details are brief with limited readable text noting the event and date.
A NSW country town survey shows munition workers face acute housing shortages as labor and materials lag. Ex workers travel long daily distances, with some commuting up to 50 miles by train, bus, and tram as hotels and boarding houses fill. Town clerks and union leaders urge a Commonwealth housing scheme to solve the looming postwar question.
The article notes New Caledonia a strategic Pacific base with rich nickel and chromite deposits. It reports Free French control, U.S. recognition, and concern over Japanese expansion threatening Australia and Pacific waters. It cites population figures and the island’s value for armament production and defense.
Private William George Davis 131 years old is set to leave the army despite a wartime recruitment scare. A smooth chin check and a letter to his mother nearly kept him from enlisting in Sydney last September. After medicals and a stint at a frontier camp, the young recruit plans to discharge from an infantry unit, following his father's prior service in Malaya.
Melbourne report says Brunswick and Coburg tram crews refused overtime for football specials. Workers already labored seven days and declined to extend hours for sporting fixtures, saying it would not aid the war effort.
Descriptive wartime scene depicts Don Cossack riders breaking a German tank ring. The mounted force charged at full gallop through enemy lines, dragging fallen foes on the ground as observers watched a dramatic, historic tactic unfold. Reinforcements arrived amid heavy fire.
Interviews with New South Wales factory girls reveal willingness to take inconvenient hours and rotate shifts. Night work is unpopular but considered essential. several prefer shifts due to family duties, travel, and wartime duties. Some would transition to day work if needed, while keeping a strong sense of duty to the war effort.
Western Australia’s Future Wealth analyzes iron and steel industry prospects. Written by RK Sampson, M.L.A. the well illustrated 44 page work discusses dominant factors shaping WA’s economic future. Copies available from The United Press Ltd in Perth for 1 shilling plus postage.
A tip filled notice explains how readers can sell or buy items via the Readers Market Place. It lists many newspapers where advertisements can appear and gives guidance on writing clear descriptions and pricing to attract buyers across local papers.
Two property notices advertise blocks for sale. Parkerville offers nearly seven acres partly gully with £80 price and 8 deposit with instalments. Armadale Lot 66 at Clarence and Railway Roads measures 29 perches with 20 and 43 links frontages, £32 13s, deposit and £1 monthly, cash discount 10 percent, free of interest.
Tent catering available with moderate tariff. Comfortable rooms with best brands of goods. Rates listed as 10 shillings per day and ex par week. bed and breakfast offered.
H. Victor offers clock and watch repairs at 36 Dunedin Street Mt Hawthorn with a no cure, no pay guarantee and assurances of quality workmanship.
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