16 Apr 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1923
Page
1
The piece surveys women’s clothing trends with velvet coats, frocks, and jumpers, detailing sleeves, trims, and a shift toward fur edging. It also notes decorative lingerie motifs, lace, and butterfly embroidery revived by the Pall Mall Gazette, plus practical tips for butter making, ironing, and hat cleaning.
The article notes evidence from several regions showing coastal swamps can be reclaimable at low cost without harming settlers. It cites Victoria New South Wales South Australia New Zealand Western Australia and Bunbury Dardanup districts where drainage lime and superphosphate produce high yields in cereals fodder potatoes and onions with subterranean clover as a feature. It lists steps: drain the land apply lime and superphosphate, time the fertilizer, top dress when sowing pasture, and use complete manure for potato or onion crops.
The Albury Friendly Societies' Council held its annual meeting at the Lower Town Hall on Monday night. Officers elected included President W Furby and Secretary Miss A Moss, with funds noted as £41 8s 6d on hand and £4 6s 10d in bank credit.
A letter from A. E. H. Lamb of Albany critiques subscriber lists and how town officials, including Dr Mooney and the ABA, managed grounds and improvements at Ulster Road and Parade Street. He accuses policy of favoritism toward certain groups and asserts citizens’ right to sports grounds, referencing carnival drains and past costs of about £1800.
A letter to the editor complains that Dr. Green made unfounded mudslinging during a Norfolk-atrect discussion and asserts he should retract his statements. The writer vows to present concerns publicly to protect the town’s reputation and urges voters to judge his future conduct.
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