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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
5
Sens Sigtedee ae tor 3 good order cash. Post entries for open and second class back races with afternoon tea and refreshments. Admission to ground 1 shilling, children 6d. Notice to jockeys that organizers not responsible for accidents. racing under Western Australia Turf Club rules.
General notice reports Vincent Murray of Nine Mile Perth road ill and guest at a private hospital in Caremont for several weeks. Toodyay letter notes motor traffic dangers in main street, urging speed limits at key junctions near the P O corner to protect schoolchildren and prevent accidents.
A State school gathering heard the annual report of the Parents and Citizens' Association. Mr A James was elected President with Mesdames James Fox as vice presidents, H G Walton secretary, and a ladies committee named to manage future duties. The secretary highlighted progress on schoolchildren conveyance and anticipated smoother operations ahead.
Education One urged tenders to convey Condie area children to Toodyay School and to survey Irishtown road transport needs. Eleven gentlemen were nominated for the School Board and a funded university bursary was discussed with Road Board involvement. The headmaster praised the association, and a class prep project for university entry was announced.
Por Selec promotes a special purchase of Kelly tyres with tubes and rims, fit for Ford and Chevrolet and similar cars. Cash price £410, 25 booked, big savings implied. Contact C, M, Piesso, Key Purm, by phone 5.
A Baldwin Raper, chairman of the Anglo Finnish Society, laments Finland’s drinking scale. He cites early last year 40,800 drunkenness convictions (pop 3.4 million) versus Sweden’s 21,611 (pop 6 million), noting worse figures in 1923 and ease of purchase at hotels and restaurants. The Bishop of Durham warns Teetotal zealots could defeat temperance in England.
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