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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1925
Page
2
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Due to morning conditions the Albany paper announces no bloom event on Easter morning. The activity will be rescheduled for the following Tuesday morning.
Albany council meets to review a 700000 loan under Municipal Corporations Act for purchasing and installing water and power works drawings. Officials grill on ownership and costs of property, while ministers and health inspectors are debated with mother body discussions and a grand ball announced at Naval Drill Hall to follow Easter Monday.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting at the Soldier’s Institute with wide attendance. Discussion covered shipping of wheat from Riverton to Albany, railway timetables, telephonic service upgrades, and a plan to circulate a recent wheat shipment article to farmers in the Albany area.
A reflective Perth piece laments shifting morality as Western Australia faces industrial change. It contrasts ancient grandeur with modern hardship, weighing labor, profits, and social conduct amid Wheat Belt and goldfields struggles. The essay questions accountability of progress and the place of workers and families in a changing society.
Albany Town Council discussed a March letter from the Minister for Works opposing motor vehicle restrictions and urging further consultation. The council voted five to two to remove the rack, while criticizing external pressure from Perth and awaiting a departmental reply before acting further.
A reflective speech critiques Australia’s immigration policy and group settlement schemes. It contrasts past promises of Coolgardie with current debt funded projects, questioning morality, the value of wealth, and the human cost of relocating miners and families. It mentions Bolshevism as a societal danger and calls for spending on roads and conservation over mass settlement.
The Royal Commission to inquire into Western Australia police wages and conditions has issued its report. It recommends roughly a 14 percent pay rise for commissioned officers, an additional 2 shillings 6d daily for new commissioned officers, and 2 shillings 4d extra for other ranks.
Perth report shows early tally in a prohibition poll with NOES leading by 32 726 votes. The latest returns list Metropolitan Yen No Country Goldfields Tonla with 22 031 and 40 161 for related divisions.
The Commonwealth and Brush Government reach a migration agreement announced by Prime Minister Bruce at the Sydney Royal Show. It sets aside 20,000 pounds to the State with two percent for five years and 2.5 percent for the second five years. The amount could rise to 44,000,000 pounds if New South Wales Western Australia and Victoria merge their farm schemes.
Ground suitability concerns for Molland-Guildford cricket match at Mt Barker. Roads board secretary to review ground and provide mods. Visiting team entertainment arranged and patrons promised a good game. Government Tourist Bureau notes a char-a-houe service from Perth to Porongorups on Good Friday for 20 adults plus driver. Local holiday visitor influx expected at Karribank and Boganup homesteads with possible additions. School Board election nominations listed with seven candidates. ballots on April 1. Community send off for Rev F E Jamen and family noted. Memorial Club tournament details and results reported amid ongoing event schedule. Local residents expect late-night meals during holidays. poll results and dry weather speculation discussed.
Alfred Bracknell, condemned for his wife’s murder in Denmark, seeks permission to appeal at the Albany Criminal Sessions before three judges. The court rejects his plea, maintaining the jury verdict of wilful murder and denying grounds for a new trial.
At a council meeting yesterday the death sentence for Alfred Bracknell, who killed his wife, was commuted to life imprisonment. The motor rank removal debate continued with a petition from 216 ratepayers to restore it to Frederick Street. The mayor enforced procedure, and the petition was not entertained.
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