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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
4
A traveler reports on farm practices and needs in a district with limited dairy facilities. He notes cows milked in open yards, inadequate sheds, and the lack of a processing depot. He discusses pasture, scrub land, climate, rainfall, and the costs of road and land development, urging improved housing, fencing, and market access for livestock and crops.
A parade of new wraps dominates fashion chatter with wall-tailored coats in long, straight lines, bordered trims, and contrast ephemera. The era favors heavy fabrics, ermine trims, fox fur, and a white satin-lined cloak. Esther Ralston appears as a fashionable emblem in the era’s Paramount milieu.
The Albany exhibition of poultry and dogs, in connection with the Albany Dog and Poultry Society annual show, will be held at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday next August 19. Good entries are expected in various classes and entries will be benched in the store. residents are urged to attend and support the event. Birds must be benched before 4:00 AM on the morning of the show.
The article discusses White Leghorns as a top utility breed though recent strains show decline without careful breeding. It stresses maintaining strong feathering and vitality for high egg production. It then details Australorps, their origin from Orpingtons, commercial focus in Australia, and notes their vigor, feeding efficiency, and tendency to large egg production when properly selected.
Fashion notes predict Greek sandals and wristwatch bindings fall out of favor as Parisians embrace summer attire. Dresses feature heavy embroidery and decorative cloth ties with matching vests or bodices completing stylish outfits for the season.
A fragmentary historic guide extols bananas as healthful when ripe and a versatile cooking fruit. It notes their rising popularity for export, suggests best ripening timing, and offers a method to peel and prepare while minimizing waste. It references a physician’s view on banana digestibility and outlines cooking ideas and serving options.
Open listings detail multiple land parcels in Plantagenet Districts near Mt Barker Tokay and Cranbrook. Parcels include 402 acres 2 roods 14 perches at 6 shillings per acre with improvements, 160 acres 0 roods 22 perches at 100 per acre, and about 222 acres subject to survey and payment, all with various locations and forfeiture notices.
Courtesy notice presents the winter time table for the Albany Perth and Denmark line. Trains depart Perth for Albany daily at 6 25 am except Saturday with Sunday service altered. Albany to Perth departures vary with days and arrival times listed including 10 25 am Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays and 8 40 am Wednesdays and Fridays. The reverse schedule shows departures from Albany at 8 90 pm Mondays and Fridays arriving Perth next day with additional midweek and Sunday services and arrivals.
Incomplete timetable fragment shows multiple daily and weekly motor coach routes between Albany Denmark and Albany, plus mail closures. It lists odd departure and arrival times, days of operation, and notes on main line and local stops with destinations including Perth Tudor Torbay Kronkup Denmark and Kinglists of towns.
Inward mails arriving at Albany on listed main lines with scheduled times. Albans line arrives 10.25 am Wednesdays and Fridays, 9.40 am Sundays. Denmark line shows 9.45 pm Monday and 3.44 pm Tuesday and 11.49 am Thursday. Fridays 4.45 pm and Saturdays unspecified.
Fragmentary ad line shows archaic phrasing about business success and advertising. The readable portion hints at encouragement of promoting efforts to boost commerce without clear details or identifiable entities.
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