Social and meeting notices from local Albany events
Local notices announce a social afternoon by the Friendly Union of Soldiers Widows Mothers and Sisters at the Town Hall. A compulsory R A N C O drill at the Naval Drill Hall tonight and a memorial meeting at the Town Hall for Albany soldiers. Elsewhere a fourth progressive euchre tournament by the Albany Fire Brigade is planned with umbrella prizes. A King River meeting finalised letters for the local honor roll and a metal roll will be built in the Agricultural Hall. A Perth correspondent cites Premier railway funding for the South-West repatriation scheme.
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Mothers and Sisters
Town Hall
R.A.N.C.O
Adalta
Albany
Albany Fire Brigade
King River
Perth
Albany notices and events mix in local progress and lectures
A dash of community life from Velton to Albany includes travel plans via Margaret and Nornalap aiming to open country routes. A Pearce family charity dance at Mason Hall raised £6 1 3 for Bee Pearce. Mr Turner suffered a stroke and was hospitalized after years in railway service. State trading profits show a July debit of £47 708 19 while revenue transfers mask a £15,273 4/5 credit. Rev E O Petherick arrives in Albany with a talk on The Digger Hero and Humorist, featuring a prelecture concert by The Albany Barn to benefit the Nurse Saw Memorial Fund.
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Lemore Moor
Mason Hall
Pearce
Bee Pearca
A. Turmer
Turner
E. O. Petherick
Albany
Mr. Petherick
Pte. Thomas
Fruitgrowers weekly report prices August 1
The Associated Fruitgrowers Ltd issue lists prices for apples oranges lemons pears cauliflowers onions potatoes swedes beans and poultry. Prices show varied levels for specific varieties such as Yates Bomes Rokewoods Navels Mandarina Vicars Ja ephines Winter felim turkeys ducks and more with ranges from low to high shillings per unit.
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Associated Fruitgrowers, Ltd
Stormers
Albany note of returning troops and local events
Albany residents hear of soldiers returning aboard the Oxfordshire from the 10th Light Horse with names including Sergt T G Ladhom, A Leishman, T ving MrKengie, and Bert Rainbind. A Norfolk-style benediction spans weddings, promotions, and the W.A. Police Association conference at Perth.
Town Hall Dance Honors Peace With Free Children's Event
Misa Dorothy Sime and the Naval Welcome Committee organized a free town hall dance for children to celebrate peace. The event drew kids from toddlers to teens in costumes, featured confetti, supper at 10, live music, and were concluded by adults dancing until midnight.
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Misa Dorothy Sime
Naval Welcome Committee
Thoreday
McDonald
Far Brigade
Mins Sime
Albany Ladies League Match Ends in Draw on Opening Round
Spectators gathered at the Infants' School ground as Albany Ladies played a fair first round match. Blue led by Mrs Collina drew with Brown led by Miss Bruce, with strong back lines and improving forwards despite some misplays. Umpire Mrs Glendinning received general satisfaction.
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Mrs Collina
Brown
Miss Bruce
Forwane
Foe Bor
Penelope White
Miss Colline
Ompain
Weldom
Sundberg
Gilmore
Nicholison
Hf Weeks
Welk
Len Brearley
Mavin Blahop
Coch
E. Collins
P- White
HR. Gilmore
4. Sandberg
L. Nicholson
W. Nor
A. Brevena
L. Brearley
H. Weeks
G. Wells
L. Hi. Weeks
D. Nott
Mr. West
Mins Glendinning
Wool prices and distribution details for 1918 19 season
Mewers Dalgety and Co report average price of wools approved in 1918 19 at 14.084 id. per greasy pound. Central Wool Committee to distribute 10 percent retention money and 8 percent dividend on appraised wools by August 28. Buyers’ attendance moderate with competition, faults priced lower than recent sales. Pte Able Coombs returns home after four years with the ALP.
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Mewers, Dalgety and Co. Ltd
W.A
Tost
Torbay Drainage Scheme Faces Delays and Discontent
Albany inspectors led by Mr Thomson and MLC Mr Stewart examine the Torbay drainage project amid farmer protests. The flood gate at the sea outlet has failed to prevent swamp flooding, reducing potato lands from 350–400 acres to a fraction. Settlers urge gate removal and diversion of Marbellup Creek to lower risk, while officials consider measures to restart drainage efforts. The report also notes influenza tolls and quarantine visits in Perth Melbourne and Sydney.
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A. Burvilla
Albany Road Board
Svail
Stewart
Aviation in Perth Flies Over The City
Major Norman Brearley the well known aviator made several flights over Perth on Saturday in Avro machines. On separate operations he carried Mayor Lathiain and several indies as passengers. The weather was boisterous but the flights were successfully carried out.
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Perth
Norman Brearley
Avro
Mayor Lathiain
Indies
Mount Barker Notes on War, Tennis, and Local Moves
Transport from Oxfordshire due Fremantle yesterday brings Lieut Alex Martin of Mount Barker Estate and Trooper Bob Gribble of Forrest Hill home from the Egyptian front. Trooper Alex Neill remains in Egypt with malaria. a hospital ship may bring him home. Lenny club delegates discuss tennis court upgrades and meeting dates, while J McNeil Martin travels to Perth to meet his brother. Rev BH Harper and Mrs Harper return to Mount Barker as Harper becomes rector of All Saints Parish.
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All Aulute Parish
Alboy Chess Club Handicap Tourney Draws Keen Attention
Interest runs high in the Alboy Chess Club handicap tournament played under the American system. Players like Felton Blackburne Leask and Manea feature in several decisive games as the event progresses. The committee urges absent players to attend to complete the matches while a Perth audience follows the activity. The page also reports inspector N G Lowe defending high potato costs and outlining import controls to protect Western Australia’s potato industry and prevent Eastern State potatoes from entering local markets.
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Woodlines Dispute Sees No New Developments
Kalgoorlie report notes no fresh developments in the wood lines dispute over the past two days. Local authorities and workers have kept to routine, with no sign of escalation or resolution reached.
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Kalgoorlie
New Labor Party Formed in Sydney Stirs Old Party
A split in the Labor Party in Sydney leads to the formation of a new party by extremists. They issue a resolution declaring the present Australian Labor Party politically moribund and dishonest, and attack the executive as corrupt and parasitic.
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New Labor Party
Sydney
Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
Borga
Labor Movement
Denmark Notes and Local Rail Survey Updates
No new developments in the Walters child case though footprint traces and distant cries spark lingering speculation. Eighty locals joined the missing boy search amid weather and creek concerns. Surveyors report progress on the Denmark to Bridgetown railway line with potential access to rich farmland timber belts and mining districts. Local events include J D Smith winning a kangaroo dog prize and Reverend Brice invited for a peace service during the breakup hall, while Mr Carter returns with his two sons after years away.
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Denmark
Bridgetown
My. J. D. Smith
Albany
Brice
Orvier
Carter
Carter Han
Hatch Bros Store and Fat Cattle Sale at Perth
Hatch Bros Perth yarded 236 head of store and fat cattle and one pedigreed Shorthorn bull sold under the hammer. Strong local, country and goldfields attendance with bids buoyed by butcher shortages. Prices ranged store cows to £0, heifers to £7, steerage to £9 12/8, bullocks to £12 and killable bulls to £16. Pedigreed Shorthorn bull bought by Moas and Edlin of Kooten for £41.
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August Meeting Handicap Winners At Bel mont Fork Rowing Club
The Bel mont Fork Rowing Club hosted its August meeting in fine weather with large attendance. Ritz won the main August Handicap, while other varied events produced notable results and tote dividends for several races including first and second class plates and lower divisions.
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Perth
Belmont Fork Rowing Club
Fendance
Kitz
Mnemon Wins Australian Hurdle at Victoria Race Day
Australian Hurdle Race over 1600 yards attracted 16 starters. Mnemon led a strong field to victory with Baltane and Cuffe among the notable runners. Other competitors included Wild Comfort Nimans Fastolf duck sack Bion Gledful Corcustus Vaquero Waymen Heayth Graphone Montauk Macon Captain W. Local authorities debate room classification as sale or drawing room.
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War leaders to receive large war service grants
Report from Lontion states Admiral Beatty and Field Marshal Wing are to receive £100,000 each along with other honors. The House of Commons will discuss the grants and the promotion of General Plumer and General Allenby to marshals of the British army.
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Allenby
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Awakening Consciousness Prompts New World Reforms
London reports the King replying to a deputation from Lenton County Council. He says to rewrite with is to build up the new world and replace the shattered fabric of the old. The awakened national consciousness demands new developments and the removal of grave defects in our social system.
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Lenton
Yorkshire Mine Labor Talks Stall Clash With Owners
Sir Robert Horne the Minister of Labor met with a deputation of Yorkshire miners and the Miners Association to discuss the situasion and agreed to confer with the mine owners but reports say the conference failed to resolve the dispute.
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London
Robert Horne
Yorkshire
Miners Association
Westle
Unemployment Soars in Bradford Amid Coal Strike
In Bradford Aug, about 30,000 people are unemployed due to the coal strike. Some firms keep works running with rail cost 45 per ton, previously 10 before the war, including carting.
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Bradford
Romanian and Hungarian forces suffer failed attack and prisoner capture
An official message reports Hungarian assault on Romanian positions failed. Romanian troops retreated in good order to avoid pursuit. A later message claims Romanians counterattacked, capturing 800 prisoners west of the Theiss region.
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London
Occupation of Galicia Reported by Advancing Poles
The Poles have now occupied the entire Eastern Galicia region, according to the Advancing Foles. This development marks a sweeping advance in the area.
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Galicia
London
Victory claimed as Denikine defeats Bolsheviks in a large breakout
War offices report General Denikine's victory over the Bolsheviks with Kovahin captured and about five thousand prisoners. In Copenhagen on August 3 British aeroplanes bomb Kronstadt on July 30 and return safely after facing heavy fire.
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Bolahévika
Kovahin
Hae
Copenhagen
Kronstadt
Trotsky Admits Critical Position In Moscow Message
Intercepted dispatch quotes Trotsky telling Soviets on July 20 that a South Russia region is frontier and a portion of the Red Army has defected. He warns famine menaces. Kalanning Repatriation Committees approve soldier farmer training under vocational schemes and district branches to employ returning men.
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Trotsky
Russia
Red Army
Kalanning
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