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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1945
Page
2
A New York Jamaica race winner causes a betting stir when Easy Spell is revealed to be Grandpa Max, with stewards declaring bets stand but Easy Spell’s owner loses the stake. Breeder Kentucky to verify identity as stable boys misidentified the horses, both chestnut siblings from the same sire.
Wellington correspondent reports plans to ship Immediate to Melbourne for Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The four year old son of Siegfried has earned over £4000 since starting at three and a half, with seven wins and six placings from 19 starts. Trained by E J Ellis, Immediate is seen as a top young stayer, though Cup success depends on Victoria’s fodder outlook improving in coming months.
Manolive the magnificent bay stallion, winner of the 1937 Perth Cup, has been sent to the stud. He carried 7.12 to victory over Panto and Mariner, then set an Australasian 10 furlongs record at 22 time. He also won the 1938 Williamstown Cup beating Young Idea with Queen of Song third.
The native name for the two headed snakes in the East Indies translates to a creature that alarmingly raises its tail with three red spots like eyes and a mouth. When threatened it pretends to strike, causing attackers to retreat as the harmless reptile crawls away backwards.
Salvation Army officer boiled meals on concealed shells that exploded while absent. A U M C A officer Mr W A Davison in the Aitape area lit a fire to boil water for washing. He stood four feet away when a mortar bomb went off. Shrapnel hit his arm and body, but pieces passed over his head and some items were damaged.
Ian McColl Stewart, fuel economy engineer for the Corl Commission, told the Commonwealth coal inquiry that Victoria plans to use brown coal briquettes alongside black coal. The government will open a brown coal mine and briquette factory producing 2,000,000 tons annually, meeting most of Victoria’s power and industrial needs. Current briquette output is 400,000 tons and could rise by 400,000 tons yearly, depending on demand against black coal.
King Christian banishes 57 year old Princess Helene of Denmark for collaboration with the Germans during the occupation. She leaves Copenhagen by air for Flensburg Germany.
London fashion notes expect short summer styles with upswept hair and soft curls. High pompadour may appear in West End salons with bows ribbons and floral trimmings for evenings. Tinting guidance and natural shades offered for those unable to visit a dresser.
Heard in a warehouse a first employee says the war must be ending and a second employee questions why. The first adds that his boss answered him this morning.
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Spears calls De Gaulle’s Levant criticism nonsense. He argues British actions in the Levant saved Syrians and Lebanese from Vichy influence and notes Damascus shelling by Roget, Dentz, and Roget allies. Western Australian AIF veterans return home from prison camps to Perth after Allied victory.
A meeting of the Ex-Servicemen's Housing Protest Club in Victoria adopted the slogan No Homes No Votes and prepared a deputation to the Premier over postwar housing. Speakers warned riots if housing for demobilized servicemen was not provided and urged release of men for home building. The Premier and Mr Duratan commented on Commonwealth housing plans and the need for state and private cooperation to start a large building programme.
Rates for country readers market place show per insertion charges by paper size from one third inch to half inch and full inch. The text notes ads appear in 25 papers, with varying word counts and a total sample of 144 words across many papers while excluding legal government election notices.
Advertisers urge readers to inspect small ads for buying and selling in the Readers' Market Place. The note explains ads can hint at offerings like poultry plants toys or household goods and encourage further inquiry.
Professor 8. M. Wadham told orchardists and Fruit Coal Stores Association delegates in Victoria there may be no need for sweeping Australian policy. He urged orchardists to decide for themselves amid worry over building large structures that may prove unnecessary.
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