24 Apr 1919
Page 1
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
1
Fragments describe embroidery trends on dresses and girdles with beads and cords. A Melbourne meeting recommends women contribute to celebrations via services, not marches, citing motherhood as noble. Also covered are simple winter outfits, a Carlton kindergarten for crippled children, knitting instructions, and recipe ideas for waffles and cakes.
An English girls school in Madbourne forms a child study circle with former pupils mothers teachers and friends. Weekly meetings include a short lecture on child life or training followed by discussion to boost home schooling cooperation and practical parenting insights.
A Daily Mail writer laments the bobbed hair trend among women after the war. He recalls Eva from Chelsea whose long waves gave way to a neat cut, sparking debates on fashion, hygiene, and identity as mothers and grandmothers adopt the style.
An editorial urges immediate urban planning to improve housing stock in a coastal town. It criticizes haphazard development, bad sanitation, and dated designs while advocating better airflow, baths, and varied cottage styles to elevate public welfare and town beauty.
Fragmentary line urges foresight and responsibility for heavy expenses. Calls on guardians of a budding polity to begin now to shape the destiny of a city beautiful. Emphasizes prudent planning and long term investment by early stewards.
A fragmentary narrative recalls a day in Harborville with cricket, a printer’s mischief, and a dreamlike council of town progress. The speaker contrasts past calm with present haste, notes new pavements and arches, and muses on civic celebrations, lighting, and an upcoming editor’s report in the South Pole Gazette.
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