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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
2
Belmont Park hosts six and seven and a half furlong races on Saturday with events restricted to horses bred in the state. The program includes the Belmont Handicap and Welter with small fields and topweights, Juana favored in the main event, while a detailed purse breakdown accompanies the card.
Attractive programme at Gloucester Park on Saturday with seven races over a mile and a half. Lin's Relic, Derby winner, is tipped to win the Sires' Produce Stakes of £350, ahead of Huon Cloud and Wise General, with Silver Emblem among notable entrants in the early races. The meet includes WA Breeders Handicap and various handicaps from 2.16 and faster.
The Director of Recruiting in Melbourne states that applicants lacking required education may join as trainee wireless operators if the Education Officer deems them mentally capable of a 21 lesson pre enlistment education course at a R.A.A.S.E. School. Upon passing, they become trainee wireless operators and begin the standard training for that mustering.
The Red Cross asks all Australians to continue supporting by buying Red Cross Seals at post offices and using them as letter stickers. Each penny helps urgent care for sick and wounded soldiers.
The report notes horses finishing fourth at Head Quarters last week in the Handicap and First Wave Welter Handicap events.
Finished fourth at Canterbury Park Sydney last Saturday. Forestage won the Brush Hurdle Race, MacDuff claimed the Trial Stakes first division, Samurai captured the Flying Handicap, Amber took the Highweight Handicap, Plutus won the Canterbury Handicap, John Peel a Handicap second division saw only four starters with Shan's Castle last.
Finished fourth at Flemington. Conandale trailed 10 lengths behind Pines Hurdle winner. Skerries finished a head back in Sires Produce Stakes. High Caste trailed. Victoria Steeplechase result noted. Hathersage ran in Flemington Handicap. Old Days competed in Brunswick Stakes.
Libwood Dixie Echo Gladys Derby Wise General Walisca Emerald Pride Desert March and Austins Globe each finished fourth in their respective races at Gloucester Park last Saturday night.
An Animal Health Station study over two years reviews why dehorning beef and dairy cattle reduces injuries and improves performance. It covers polled cattle advantages, age ranges for scoop and gouge dehorners, surgical removal at the horn skull junction, frontal sinus opening and healing, bleeding risks, and care with dehorning powders and hot irons.
The article explains dehorning calves under a week old using caustic substances or a searing iron. It warns caustic methods risk eye contact and skin burns and may leave slow healing wounds. The searing iron, heated to dull red, is applied with restraint to destroy the horn bud, aiming for efficient, practiced use.
A veterinary note outlines dehorning with a guillotine blade for cattle over twelve months, detailing ligature-based bleeding control, and post operative dressings. It cautions against blowfly risk, cites successful outcomes, and mentions tipping as an alternative.
The article explains methods for dehorning calves from newborn to three months old using caustic solutions or searing irons, noting advantages of caustic use and fire-free operation at yard handling. It describes when horn cores require scoop or gouge dehorniers and the tipping method to remove horn tips. It argues dehorning is practical year round and increasingly adopted in Queensland stations.
A plea urges readers to place Red Cross Seals on all letters sent abroad. Each seal translates to a penny for the Red Cross, signaling support and active participation in wartime relief.
Britain recorded 940000 lost working days from strikes in 1940 the lowest in fifty years. Eight million full time workers saw negotiated pay rises averaging £2 148 0000. Manchester Chamber of Commerce urges a national wages policy to curb inflation and avoid piecemeal advances.
Canberra Aerodrome the RAAF headquarters will be renamed Fairbairn Aerodrome to honor the late J W Fairbairn a fighter pilot and administrator who helped launch the Empire Air Scheme and supported aviation in Australia The minister for air Mr McEwen announced the change noting the landing ground used by Fairbairn on his Canberra flights.
Citizens urged to support the Red Cross by sending letters sealed with a penny. Red Cross Seals available at Post Offices across the Commonwealth to fund relief efforts.
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