24 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
1
Woogenellup notes describe unusual August cold yet crop growth, with rains easing. A Social at Agricultural Hall and plans for September moonlight nights mark community activity. Local road work, civic finance concerns, and a Kendenup report critique of land prices highlight regional issues.
A double program at Town Hall and Empire features Wands Hawley in Her Beloved Villain and Gloria Swanson in Under the Lash. The tale follows romantic complications, jealous husbands, and a dramatic climax set in Africa with a strong Paramount cast. Fashion notes mention new belt styles with beads and embroidery.
Empire Theatre presents Shirley Mason in Wing Toy and William Russell in Bare Knuckles providing a western drama with Russell and a romance led by Mason. Wing Toy follows a Chinese laundry tale while Bare Knuckles features Russell as a gun wielding hero amid thrilling scenes. A Monday repeat features His Divorced Wife with Monroe Salisbury and the Diamond Queen serial with a matinee for children.
In a pointed defense of Sir James Mitchell, the writer denounces huge civil service salaries and looming debt as the cause of Albany’s political and economic paralysis. He argues a statewide railway and harbor plan will shift trade and ruin local power balances, envisioning a projected £600,000,000 investment and a transformed regional map with Albany, Nornalup, Bunbury, and Fremantle dominating a new south west economy. The piece insists Hughes and Mitchell share a common goal despite fierce opposition.
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