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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
2
On Saturday Belmont Park hosts an attractive programme featuring the six furlong Breeders event and three purse races with large fields. The Belmont Purse may be split into two events while the 10 furlong Handicap has a small select field led by Portillo who won well at Goodwood recently.
Preliminary Belmont Park program lists selections for Breeders Handicap Roselian Gothic Art Y Winter Handicap Amalion Sy MSollett Sun Vin Chanteclair in Belmont Purse (1) Sanctifier Marbury Roselian Euro Belmont Purse (2) Night Amour Nicker Maori Lass Belmont Handicap Portillo Owlet Orimada le Flying Welter. Comment notes acceptances not yet declared and race finishes down to ninth.
A Melbourne professor demonstrates a coordinating device to grade pilot trainees by eye hand coordination. The machine uses a joystick and foot controls with two light circles on a screen and a recording drum. It aims to identify nerve steadiness and quick judgment, though a low spotting score does not guarantee poor flying potential.
Wartime pigeons proved crucial as a last line of communication for Coastal Command and bombers. From Belgium to Lille to the Channel crossing, pigeons delivered hundreds of messages under fire. Birds of war earned honors in France and at the Smithsonian, with feats including long-range flights and even an egg laid over enemy territory.
Three mile hurdle race set for July 4 at Flemington. Event listed as Grand National Hurdle with distance noted as around three miles.
About three miles one furlong race run at Flemington on July 11. Details describe the Grand National Steeplechase distance and location for the event.
Crew members report an ice collision at sea with alarm and relief as the captain ensures the danger has passed. Passages hint at a tense exchange about potential doom and subsequent calm.
A family joy follows a first day at a munitions plant as Bert shows his bandaged fingers and quips that the foreman claimed the machine was foolproof, but the worker proved him mistaken with his quick hands.
Reports from abroad condemn limiting production while Europe endures its worst winter in two centuries. Australia’s defence calls for periodic training and powered by a million militiamen, not indefinite mobilization. Cold across Europe, Russia and Turkey suffer losses, signaling a poor 1942 grain outlook amid fuel, fertilizer, and labor shortages.
Practical guidance on strawberry cultivation covering bed preparation, spacing, watering, and weed control. Recommends Hawkesbury and other varieties, suggests manure and weekly liquid feeds, and notes positions to avoid wind exposure and to maximize yield. Includes outdated war-era European wheat production figures and political commentary.
The guard checked the carriage and told several holders they were on the wrong train and must change at once. As he moved along, more passengers admitted mistakes, and one asked if he was on the wrong train. He was.
An American visitor claims twenty years in England without finding smart business men, while an Englishman retorts that such types belong in prison in England, provoking a sharp exchange.
In a Canada Country Life excerpt the author asks how much of a hog is made by the cow and whether the 77 dollar price for the book implies nine dollars of credit to Bossie. The piece suggests a claim that at least nine dollars of every hog comes from skim milk fed to it.
A notice explains how to write effective display advertisements for selling items and the range of newspapers involved. It lists titles such as The Eastern Recorder The Toodyay Herald The Bridgetown Advocate and others, noting space limits and rates vary by insertion across the 27 papers.
Broadcasting restrictions set times for talks. Station 6AM airs Sundays at 6 45 p m. Stations 6WB and 6MD hold first Sunday talks on July 5 September 6 at 5 45 p m with monthly schedule adjustments.
The article notes a hotel visitors register book referencing the WNDEER Licensing Act and a United Press Ltd item. It records compliance or a formal note from the era concerning visitor logs and regulatory language. The readable fragment suggests official oversight of hotel guest records under the Licensing Act.
The ad announces rooming options at a long established hotel run by KR Turkington. It notes class accommodation, Excal lant catering, and moderate tariffs. Rates shown include 10 shillings per day or £1 per week with 6 pence for bed and breakfast.
Notices include clock and watch services by H Victor at 36 Dunedin Street Mt Hawthorn, plus fruit growers urged to consign produce to Glendenning & Co at Metropolitan Markets, and ticket sales by Charles Watson & Co with Charley Tickets available.
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