20 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1923
Page
1
The column surveys spring fashion trends with edge around hats dresses and accessories. It covers footwear styles in beaver and brown tones, new bag shapes, ornate millinery, and coordinating organdi and muslin trims. It also notes a London geese watch-dog ploy, cleaning tips for porcelain baths, and a quirky royal edict on handkerchief shapes.
A reader listing a Choiee assortment of laces and insertions, cords, ribbons, Swiss embroidery, beads, gloves, stockings, wool skeins, borders, fabrics, and corsets. Items include 24 inch lace, gold edged ribbons in jade and other colors, bugle beads, silk gloves, ribbed hosiery, dishmats, tweeds, serge, and white corsets. Prices noted per yard or pair.
The piece reports W C Thompson relaying a forecast from Minister Atkinson and the Statistic Bureau. It imagines Sydney growing to six million by 2071 with spreading urban areas, heavy taxation, and centralisation risks. Western Australia is highlighted, showing vast land, mining, and potential population growth if policy shifts occur.
A letter to the editor commends Vigilance Association members for discussing opposition to the administration. The writer urges open debate on a proposed loan for a wire ground at Ulster Road, questions road cost estimates, and calls for a public meeting or qualified engineer to oversee work rather than political obstruction. The plea stresses urgent town repairs to avoid deterioration.
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