11 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
1
Albany municipal meeting covered extension of Middleton road access, public street improvements, and lighting/telephone lines. Officials debated road widening, private-property access, and cost estimates while plans for tree planting, parks, and the Parade street trees were noted for renewal.
A new Australian educational feature titled Romance of the Burke and Wills Expedition is to be shown across the Verge country towns of Western Australia after a Perth run. Produced by Theatres and Films Lik the narrative follows the ill fated journey along the actual route, highlighting hardships and the gallant figures Burke Wills Kite and Gray. The film aims to educate public school children about Australian history and the expedition’s legacy.
Readable fragments mention Cream Dana and Dnuiry in a scattered note. Context unclear. no clear event, date, or organization identified.
Albany officials meet as Mayor appoints a new sanitary inspector to examine drainage and waste disposal. A report from the Department of Public Health notes the need for a drainage scheme and possible cost to ratepayers, while addressing swine keeping and bin supply. The meeting records three deaths and one cancer of infection noted in the period, with attention to pans and tar on roads.
Weather updates report 230 points on EA snaps, 70 daye and 15 points more than last year. Frosts and winds affect crops. meetings of PLP Askoehition and hall committees discuss hell extensions and delegate plans to New Rtete local branch in Albany. Snow observed on ranges, with cloud-rayed peaks later. A reader's letter references colonial plans for a Monte Carlo port and railway, noting secrecy and speculation about finances.
The August 8 Kalgoorlie Market report from Associated Fruitgrowers Ltd notes very short apple supplies and high prices for good quality fines. Vegetables show fair supply overall except swedes which are oversupplied. Prices listed include various apple varieties and vegetables with ranges from 1s to 16s and up to 2 for bags of potatoes.
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