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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
4
The Opposition Leader Senator Needham denounces the Bruce Page government in Albany. He criticizes budget excesses and argues for national child endowment, overseas markets, and wheat pools while detailing alleged financial mismanagement and tax shifts affecting workers.
Messrs Mouchomery and o. unveil a demonstration Word de lowe model described as the last word in auto design. The vehicle features genuine leather upholstery and striking red wire wheels with accompanying accessories, presenting a smart compact car.
The article extolls Lake Perkolilli 12 miles from Kanowna as a prime dry speedway for motorbikes with 107 riders. It notes a smooth, nature formed track surface, two miles per lap, and minimal official interference, praising dry season racing while warning of hazards and mud when wet. Monchewore and Co. act as local agents.
H Wiley of Away presents the Pontiac Six stock two door sedan on a record breaking run covering 909 miles in 21 hours 18 minutes at an average 46.0 mph. The effort surpassed the Golden State Limited Express by 2 hours 2 minutes, contrasting desert tracks with rail routes. Previous week a stock two door Pontiac sedan set a long distance record from Albuquerque to Los Angeles.
The article notes a Pontiac long distance run in Australia from Perth to Sydney carried by three young Weetralians. It highlights the harsh road conditions heat and dust but reports a successful trip with a half ton load and no spare parts. The feat duplicates an American record, proving Pontiac as a durable car for rugged roads.
Albany post office outlines outward and inward mail deadlines for Perth Denmark and private bags routes. Listings include Monday through Saturday cutoffs for station clearances and bags, with inward arrivals at specified times for each line and day. The fragment also mentions private bags and a confusing note about adding a bottle of gonormitrated water.
The Albany station publishes the winter timetable for Perth to Albany and back. It lists departures from Perth on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday, Saturday 6.36, and arrivals to Albany on various days. From Albany to Perth services run on Sundays and weekdays with specific departure and arrival times. Denmark train and motorcoach services from Albany to Denmark are shown with weekly and alternate schedules, plus land waiter notices announcing land for selection in Flantagenet and Nelson districts with details on parcels, terms, and conditions.
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