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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
4
The article describes watering lightly during a dry spell, continuing sowing hardy annuals like cantaberry bells, larkspur, and schiap. outlines future amateur exhibits with roses and vegetables. advises transplanting strong stock, storing tubers, and selecting hardy shrubs such as neriums and magnolias for easy care in town gardens. lists many flowering plants suited to local conditions.
The article describes preparing asparagus beds with soil turning and mulching, then sowing and thinning leeks carrots and parsnips, plus methods for celery and table corn. It highlights planting depths, spacing, weed control, manuring, and water needs to improve yields.
Mr McPherson the Brute Treasurer argues for more narrowly tuned controls on Melbourne fruit sellers. He believes regulation should ensure direct from producer to market, shielding producers and the public, as change nears.
A community Anzac Day event at the Albany Parade Street recreation reserve drew a full attendance with 40 paying entrants. An afternoon program featured sports including track races, a wheel event by the Battalion, marching displays by Boy Scouts, and a bands performance. An injury occurred to Mr. A. Hubble but volunteers and local services provided care before he returned home. Final results listed Stirling and Peacock winning several races, with Stirling narrowly defeating Peacock in a close finish. An evening dance followed at the Masonic Hall hosted by the Girls' Club.
The Sydney Bulletin notes how communities financed public works themselves in 1902 Victoria and Australia, from town halls to roads and schools, urging locals to push government support. It reports Perth police confirming Hugh Thompson was killed by a fall at the Yannery Well copper mine in Broome.
Advertisers must submit ads to the office by 1 pm Monday or Thursday to ensure insertion. Blube Mey turns urges timely reach to avoid missed placements.
Special notice states all changes for standing advertisements must be in the office by Friday and Tuesday at 12 noon. The rule will be strictly adhered to.
Public notice urges correspondents to send district news and meeting notices clearly and honestly. It encourages clubs and institutions to publish progress and intentions, asks for real names, and warns censorship of private or sensitive material to keep the public informed.
Doris Blair pleads for Archie Scott and Ambrose Blair as a confrontation with Doris's father ends violently. Archie strikes Ambrose after a harsh rebuke, Ambrose collapses with a fatal head wound, and Dr. King is summoned to attend the injured Squire as the household reels from shock and fear.
Dora recalls her lifelong bond with Doris and the sacrifices made for her by Doris’s family, while Douglas teases about Doris’s feeling for Lord Was and Lord Herbert’s kindness. The scene centers on trust, devotion, and social pressures in a close circle.
An essay argues women are inferior to men across all ages and conditions, claiming men hunted or fought while women originated domestic arts. It questions current home life, noting women handle cooking, nursing, child care, and money, while men are portrayed as guests in their own homes. It concludes with urging just treatment of women and marriage as remedy.
Aloy Wong laments cinema’s influence on youth and society while London’s Weekly notes conflicting views. The piece questions whether sensational action and fatal bravado in films shape behavior, yet argues film fiction can still convey courage amid danger.
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