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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
1
Toodyay Local Board invites tenders for the purchase and removal of a brick residence on lot SE, Stirling Terrace. Tenders close Friday. 10 days allowed for completion. 10 percent deposit required with tender. Envelopes marked Tens and addressed to the Chairman. Secretary Chas Alday notes no tenders may be accepted.
Alma Sinclair will assume the business from Mr. A J Markey on June 1, adding to current stock with home made cakes cooked meats and children's lunches for sale. Mr. Markey thanks past customers for their support and wishes the new owner success.
Tender notice from Hamersley & Son invites bids for land clearing at Viel Ld stumps site near Long Forest seven miles from Br jaundin Siding. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Apply to Atwell president Stacy. June 56 FP.
Victoria Pisin Rad Board of Victoria Pisin invites tenders for a project near Verio in Sidi Plans WG Spice, with bids to be marked Tender for York West. Tenders close at 3 p.m. Friday June 12, 1936, with details including work ending May 21 and totals 198 and 399 pits referenced in the notice.
A distressed notice warns that stray cattle threaten safety across the district with recent near misses and a cow collision. It urges owners to secure stock to prevent loss of life or injury, noting enforcement may rise after tragedies. The piece stresses prevention over cure and cites general district risk.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and phrases without clear events or dates. No coherent story or identifiable entities beyond scattered personal names. Summary cannot establish concrete facts for a proper record.
Fragmented OCR text references a claimed remedy named Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The garbled content mentions a person or brand and a supposed improvement or cure, with no clear event, date, or credible detail accessible in the readable lines.
Social and personal items report Mr and Mrs John Collett of Nedlands spending holidays at Key Fare with their daughter Pat. Mr Ry J Comerford auditor of the Book of New South Wales is presently on leave. Mrs Davis of Kulzoorli is a guest of Mrs Hy M Campbell. Mr and Mrs Perth Lionel Purser of Calings traveled via Toodyay on his arrival leave. The marriage of Mrs Millicent Teeydot Calbaline to Mr Joseph Carpenter of Keedy will take place Tuesday at St Stephen's Church in Northam on June 15 with Biss Marty Parabuoy and Steves Purser attending.
A May 1 social evening at Council Hall celebrated a twenty first birthday. Guests included Dewar Waters and Mr Bert Lee with Miss Lily Watts. Music by Cook and Miss Margaret Britt. A sumptuous supper followed. Mr Bert Lee spoke for the guests and announced the engagement of the celebrant to Mr Bert Lee. The party featured gifts and a chorus of Auld Lang Syne.
The text lists numerous unclear events and participants for Hospital Sunday and other contests. It references handicaps, races, prizes, and social gatherings with scattered names and dates. The readable fragments suggest a local page listing community activities and competitions with mixed garbled spelling.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Mary Ann Brown of North Kree mantle on Friday May 4. It mentions her father Mr Edward Dep and details a funeral held on Saturday May 10 with interment in the Roman Catholic section. It states there are no daughters surviving Gertie and Kathy Joan.
Mr Macdonald of the Goodyear Tyre Co organized a field demonstration at Mr ASP Wilmot's farm is Briday. Ken Somers highlighted Goodyear rubber tyres advantages over metal types including reduced vibration and longer tractor life. The Fordson tractor ran on Goodyear implements showing efficiency on uneven country, with tyres weighing about 940 pounds and a full cost for a Fordson front and rear set around 80 pounds plus extra wheel costs.
The article describes a chaotic Calingiri gathering with misheard remarks and unclear names. It references a week of events, protests, and planned actions around May with community figures such as Sharon Hud and others. The piece notes upcoming meetings and local debates affecting the town.
Local page fragment notes Northam work at York Dune project with unclear names. Readable text lacks dates, agencies, or outcomes. This brief item records a work detail in York area without additional context or quotes.
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