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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
3
Weather fine and good attendance as Coolgardie Race Club held its sunwall premier races. The report covers divisions with horses such as Waixen Bolide Highland Dba Kugpling Makemount and Splice Gun, noting betting odds and results across the six furlong trials and handicap events.
East vs North major premiership match shapes the second round with premiership chances riding on the Easts first rate result. Senior match features Banta against the red and whites at 3 pm with first rates earlier. lineups include East and North players such as Wilkingon Brown Milne Hegrarty Pima and Quartermaine Aves Green Hutchins Liveney Reeves Nichols Hardingham Milne Qiliver Williams etc.
An Albany Football Association special meeting at the Fire Station I elected to fill the central umpire vacancy after accepting Mr. Page’s resignation. Delegates debated a disciplinary report on a North player from last Saturday’s match and referred the case to the disputes committee. The RSL Women's Auxiliary tea on the ground was approved, and Fremantle aviation team inquiry was tabled for the next meeting.
Arrangements completed for matches between Albany and Midland Junction juniors with Albany to represent at a Wednesday match. Lineup includes Turnbull Van Wyk Hall Madgen Nesbitt O Connor Angove Cole Cooper Fraser Whiteman Avins Hardingham Livesey Quartermaine emergencies Oliver Nicholls.
The Albany Town Hall session discusses funding and site needs for a returned soldiers memorial on library block land, possible lease options, and government consent. Debates over Victoria Street improvements, municipal control of private streets, and dredging works for the harbor are noted, with several motions referred for further inquiry.
Town reports show maintenance work in progress across wards including Perth and Middietum roads. Drain completion permits outside staff to focus on cleansing. improvements to stone-voucher and bin planned, deposits for footpath carting to be collected and refunded upon satisfactory work.
Albany Hockey Association sent a strong squad to Perth to play a series against metropolitan representatives. In the initial match they defeated Swan representatives 3 0 many goals by Swan players, with Miss Gledye Wella of Albany cited as the best on ground. The Albany side, though handicapped on unfamiliar turf, showed a stout fight on a tough ground. They are due to meet No 1 Western Australian representatives on Saturday, hoping to improve their performance.
The State steamer Enela arrived from Experance via Hopetoun and will stay until Saturday at 1 o clock for a quarterly voyage to Enela with cargo passengers and mails. The Katoomba from Fremantle calls Sunday to pick up Eastern States passengers for the area. The Karoola leaves Sydney and passes Melbourne and Adelaide en route to Albany arriving Tuesday and returning East next Sunday. The Ceramic resumed voyage to Liverpool after loading water and mails at the jetty. Woulgariv sails Sydney September 25 Adelaide 28 to Albany with cargo and may reach Albany October 3. Milluna set to leave Sydney Saturday Melbourne August 21 Adelaide September 1 for Albany carrying cargo here. Buevio due to reach Albany from London via the Cape about September 10 with cargo passengers and mails. The Diogenes, Aberdeen line, left London mid August and should arrive Albany September 20 with passengers and mails.
Amusements note the Empire Theatre features Tom Mix in The Road Demon tomorrow night with water riding and record speed scenes. Supporting acts include The Spectator news from everywhere, Cartoon, and a comedy. Thursday and Friday show The Affair of Anatol with special lighting and prologue. Admission confirmed at dress circle 2/6 and stalls 1/8.
A double feature at the Empire Theatre and Town Hall on Saturday night presents Passin' Through with Douglas McLean and Jack Holt's The Call of the North. The Holt film follows a rugged Hudson Bay trapper amid lawless dominance, frontier adventure, and dramatic wilderness scenery filmed in Inyo County California.
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