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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
3
An advertisement extols Swift canned foods as convenient complete meals with gravy and vegetables. It highlights quality meats and vegetables, hygienic preparation, and advanced canning. The range includes Steak and Kidney Pudding, Lamb and Green Peas, Hamburg Steak and Onions, sausages and tomato, baked beans, and beef paste products. Contact details for West Australian agents are provided.
A detailed critique of Prime Minister Curtin and Labour strategy during wartime. It discusses Labour’s reluctance to join a national government, debates around leadership changes after Lyons and Menzies, and the shift toward unity with the Country Party. The piece also covers wheat policy, shipping constraints, and proposals to support primary producers and agricultural price supports.
The report quotes Curtin at Fremantle opposing a national ministry with Labour members. It argues Labour resistance blocks a white government, contrasting Labour’s stance with Britain and England, while urging cross-party unity amid war. Publicity by Victor Doney notes party tensions.
Labour notes by P J Trainer warn that the coming election will feature side issues aimed at swaying voters for Dahoor candidates. The piece argues Labour faces a nine year anti Labour rule with a fragile industry and calls out government policies on production in wheat and other primary produce. It cites comments by A Cameron in Parliament about wartime policy and a bleak outlook for beef and wheat purchases.
A Booyal resident reports relief from sleeplessness headaches and low blood due to anaemia after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The testimonial claims the pills revive nerves boost mood and energy, improve sleep and colour, and strengthen overall health.
Independent Senate candidate Carlyle Ferguson calls for a National Family Fund to direct living wage payments to wives and children, ensuring annual support for each child and a weekly base for families. He argues current wage distribution channels funds to childless men, harming large families and rural farmers.
An OCR fragment reflects a brief speech attributed to Abraham Lincoln addressing electors. He claims candidacy for the legislature and endorses a United States tariff policy internal improvements and anti-slavery stance. The text mirrors early campaign rhetoric and ends with a prompt for suffrages.
An advertisement touts HEENZO as a quick acting remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and as a nasal antiseptic for catarrh and head cold. It claims tiny drops for throat relief and gargling for smokers’ throats plus a two shilling bottle makes a pint when mixed with water.
A government discussion on rabbit skin pricing notes that export taxes influence auction prices, aiming to help trappers and ensure supply for military hat manufacture. It compares current top and low grade skins with past five years, arguing higher current prices boost trapper returns and stabilize the industry.
The Great Western Railway employs 25 sheep dogs in Wales to patrol fences and ledges where sheep breach rights of way. The dogs operate without orders, herd sheep back through openings, and develop track sense to lie still between trains. They even bark at maintenance workers who whistle for approaching trains until all are clear.
Clarksons offer hinges locks bolts nails screws paints wallpaper building boards cement and tools with trained assistants ready to help at William Street Perth and High Street Fremantle for home repairs.
A British propaganda push promotes dripping as superior to butter. Medical voices argue dripping strengthens muscles and respiration, reduces chill, and even aids hair growth, claiming margarine signals middle class tastes and that dripping is a healthier, more vigorous default in rationing times.
The record states that any staiened electoral matter requiring a signature under the Commonwealth Electoral Act is responsibility accepted by Tom J. Latham of 71 Hayst.
J McEncroe offers large stocks of new and secondhand G C Iron flat iron doors windows mantels flooring mouldings asbestos and more at Stirling Salvage Yards 92 Stirling Street Pesth.
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