01 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
1
Severe storm caused heavy rain and wind tearing crops in the Bunbury district. Damage to buildings and farms reported as authorities plan town valuation and discuss licensing and local improvements.
Mount Barker notices advertise a house land and stock agent for Wizard Lights offering a lighting system claimed as the safest cheapest and most efficient. Installation free and guarantees cited with requests for addresses for estimates and callbacks.
The council discussed street improvements on York Port, Perth, and Wel streets with gravel, drainage, and paving plans. It approved six yards of gravel for an eight foot road, allocated gravel for Perth road, and set a temporary 12 mph speed limit during Middleton road work with Mr Poola named as temporary traffic coordinator.
Buyers are offered affordable summer wear and bathers including Men's Canadian two piece suits, American two piece sets, Kookaburra bathers that won’t shrink, children's cotton bathers, and assorted towels. Also featured are beach towels, coloured towelling, ladies gowns, crepe rubber sandals and white canvas bar shoes with rubber soles, all priced to compete.
Albany land agency advertises parcels in the Plantagenet District near Albany and Mount Barker. It lists forfeited homesteads under part V and VI, with acreages 150 and 1008/60, reference numbers and classifications, noting the forfeited titles of W. J. Collinan and J. Underwood.
Fragmented text describes a supposed money saving mixture by Meenzo with references to a bottle concentrate and medicinal uses. Mentions walter sweetened additive and claims ordinary bottles equal to best medicine for colds bronchitis influenza. Text appears garbled with mis-spellings and unclear claims.
The Fighting Wades is issued by Hedder and Stoughton Limited with editions in Sydney and London. The publication details indicate a transcontinental release and publishers in both hemispheres.
Edison Marshall presents The Dead Fall set in Alaska where trapper Fraser perfects an iron jaw trap. Stephen Crocker and Alice Camden scheme to steal Fraser invention, leading to a deadly confrontation and Crocker’s downfall as Fraser and Camden heirs gain revenge and survival.
The Albany Health Board discussed the town incinerator proposal at a meeting with the Health Authority. Inspectors reported incinerators not new, and the council decided not to proceed. penalties were adopted for the contractor and notices tied to printing agreements.
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