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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
3
A garbled race card lists participants such as CULTURE DELETER MARQUETRY OLYOKUE RK FLAME and LAMPLIGHTER OUR CONNIE with Welter classifications. Soper is noted in the Welter (2) line while VLBIOR LI HIN BBS appears amid fragmented entries.
A garbled list from Gloucester Park features a mix of horse names and descriptors, including Prince Minton Grattan and Wonder Black Fairy. The fragment suggests an event card or betting sheet with numerous stallions and riders, though many terms are unclear. No coherent race outcome is discernible from the readable text.
Breeders and racehorses listed in rough, fragmented notes for Saturday trots. Contains many misspellings and illegible names such as Ravensthord, Royal Heather, Arabian Lily, and others. Reading suggests a catalog of entries with uncertain spellings and incomplete lines.
The Toodyay town carnival features a parade with decorated cycles and a bridal couple in a gig. Framed by volunteers, fire brigades, and the Red Cross, floats showcased playful outfits and nurse costumes. A striking bedroom float by the Volunteer Aid Detachment drew cheers as bands played and attendees enjoyed the vivid display.
Community bulletin from Sawyers Valley highlighting local events and people. Mentions Victory Day preparations, school children and parents visiting the city, footballers at Chidlow, and various residents such as Mrs Clive Trewitte and Mrs Lee. Includes updates on illnesses, recoveries, and local social happenings with multiple personal names and places.
Fragmentary report cites Toodyay associates securing a victory over Bolgart last Sunday. The account hints at further action and mentions private inquiry agents and anticipated events in the near future.#+#+#+#+
The York pig market showed lighter yarding with fewer biteoners and similar store prices. Metropolitan buyers remained active, prices firm on previous fixtures, with medium weight forkone competing against feeders. Choppers and bacon weights varied, with heavy weights around 8 0s, and porker weights shown up to 80/00/2.
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