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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
3
Newfoundland dispatches 174 men of fine physique to join the Royal Navy as part of a fifth contingent. The island has a proud naval record, supplying 1,964 men in the German War era. In addition 33 Barbadian seamen join the British merchant navy for North Sea service.
At a National Party luncheon on Tuesday May 14 Sir George Pearce, former Defence Minister and now a Commonwealth Grants Commissioner, urged vigorous action against Communists. The Anzac House supper room overflowed with attendees including Lady Pearce, MPs, and Lord Mayor Dr T W Beauher.
The first RAAF air crew to train in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme will depart Australia in August. Groups of two to four men each will form air crew units for overseas service. Many applicants seek pilot roles though training emphasizes broader crew duties and weapons familiarization.
In this wartime appeal the value of volunteers and small donations is praised as essential to supporting soldiers on active service. The piece urges all citizens to contribute, noting large gifts exist but most support comes from community drives and campaigns aimed at aiding those abroad and at home.
The parliament leader accuses Germany and Moscow aligned communists of designing sabotage in Australia. He labels the coal strike a Nazi triumph and urges tough action, saying unity and industrial freedom depend on allied victory and loyalty of miners and unions.
An official Admiralty message to the Naval Board states no British battleship or cruiser was sunk or seriously damaged during Norwegian operations. It labels German reports of bomber mastery as exaggerations and notes the Afridi and Bison sinkings were previously announced as they occurred.
The Military Comforts Fund provides essential morale boosts and material aid to soldiers at the front, carried directly to the firing line. Western Australia is urged to contribute, with local groups encouraged to raise funds for comforts and food for troops, aiding the war effort and home support.
At the fortnightly Australian Wheat Board session Chairman Clive McPherson outlined sales since the last meeting totaling 5,350,000 bushels with an average price of 3/635d per bushel F.O.B. on a silo basis. Total sales reached 112,224,000 bushels, with local use absorbing 23,151,000 more. export wheat and flour remaining 6,175,000 bushels. Notes covered shipping improvements, rodent and weevil controls, bag issues, and plans to supply new corn sacks via the Jute Advisory Committee with advances in February 1941.
Flying Officer Desmond Frederick Birt Sheen of Canberra has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty while in the RAF. He trained with the RAAF at Point Cook in 1936 and joined the RAF in 1937, becoming the third Australian decorated in a month.
Mrs B LeG of Greensborough Victoria reports nine years of nervous trouble with sleepless nights and headaches. After taking Dr. Williams Pink Pills her condition improves. her husband also benefits and she credits the pills with restoring strength and overall health.
Readers Market Place invites readers to advertise items for sale including poultry hatching eggs and household goods. Write a description with price and condition to reach buyers across Bridgetown Manjimup and other regional papers.
An old newspaper page features an assortment of ads including a climbing tomato variety promising drought and disease resistance, furrier services for remodelling and tanning, car batteries with varied voltages and prices, and fruit consignments to Metropolitan Markets. Also notes eggs sourced directly from producers and fresh listings for fur repairs and remodelling.
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