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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
3
Norths beat Wests 9 points to 2 in a hard fought match marked by swift attacks and strong defense. Key figures include Green with three goals for Norths and Angove leading Wests with four goals. Wests pressed late but fell short as Norths held the fortress and clinched the win.
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Preparatory to Worth City’s visit next Saturday the Hirst end romud team played a match with the Hirst eleven in Saturday’s fixture. Players like Lamh Walker Robins and Penter featured, Price won the toss for the second eleven and Will struck first. The match produced a cautious first half with few clear chances. Brown scored the only goal mid second half as the visitors prevailed 1-0. The overall display was below par, and the selectors may rethink the side when facing stronger metropolitan opposition next Saturday.
Perth City defeated Claremont 2 0 at the Mspliuade ground on Saturday afternoon in fine weather. Jimmy Gordon scored both goals. Perth City, now reigning Langue Con champions, will travel to Albany next Saturday to play a local team.
The Plantagenet Rifle Club held a competition for a trophy amid a note on new themes and participants. Detailed scores appear, including marks and placements, with reference to shipments to London and local railway handling affecting market arrivals.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation outlines a new co operative structure to unify producers. Delegates from regions from Wagin to Albany will elect a council, with London representation to streamline selling, reduce overhead, and expand wholesale reach including a central head house in Melbourne and a London office. The move aims to boost profits and standardize buying selling across co operative zones.
An Albany butter factory launch drew 300 visitors including the Mayor, officials, and district representatives. Directors thanked founder supporters and outlined share uptake while government help and local industry growth were praised, emphasizing milking and dairy production as a path to state prosperity.
The report notes potential oil findings near Oullie and a prospecting group facing title issues. It covers waits on mineral rights, a plan to suspend soldier oil rate charges, and a draft bill for land unimproved value tax to fund railway rate reductions. It also mentions Stirling Taylor and political moves by Mc Caller in the Legislative Assembly.
A destructive hurricane swept New Kemand Cor causing widespread damage as it collided with the Hicks Bay area. Preliminary regional estimates show an immense area affected, with substantial losses reported compared to last year.
A compilation of international items: the American battle cruiser Pittsburgh to protect the Baltic, large coal shipments to Britain, Persian Cossacks claiming a Caspian victory, women's suffrage moving into constitutional status, Serbia Albania frontier tensions, Australian butter price rises, Dr Munnin's Rome visit, U S air units arriving from New York, Franco‑Spanish financing talks, Mexico City on Zamora surrender, Ex‑minister Enver Pasha active in Berlin, Tokio immigration policy talk, Cuban veteran pensions rising, and the Pall Mall Gazette on a possible Soviet war stance toward Britain.
The Benmohr arrived from the Eastern States on Friday with 250 tons of coal and stores and proceeded to Falmouth via Durban. The Dimboola arrived Saturday morning, discharged over 200 tons of cargo and departed for Fremantle, then Albany bound for Adelaide cargo loading by McThourne-Dulgety. The Eucla departs for Experante via Hopetoun tomorrow at 1 pm. the Australpart expected at Albany in September to load wool. Arioato due at Fremantle next week to unload American Congo and then proceed to Albany for wool. the Aberdeen liner Demosthenes left London August 19, due Albany September 7 with passengers and mail, including members of the English rifle team for Australia.
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