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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1923
Page
2
Tender bids for a public works contract must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked Tender and received by the Works Office at Mount Harker Post Office Alverstions Albany. Details provided in P W 1 and accompanying schedules.
The Western Australian Government Railways offers apprentice vacancies for trades including Fitters Coppermould the Moulder Timomithe Maintorn Trimomer and Polisher. Applications close at 12 noon on Saturday with age limits and conditions detailed by the Chairman of the Staff Selection Board at Government Railway Workshops.
We dispose of 04) Butchering Huul nets in York street after two years of operation. The firm thanks patrons and states it will continue to fulfill orders. Payment details and contact provided under the payee name J. BILL and OO.
In Albany on Saturday afternoon Mire Jack Williamson received two fractured shoulder bones after his sulky tipped on a stump near Major Young’s property. Mrs Wiley and Mr escaped injury. news reached town by telegraph and the injured were taken to town by motor car for medical aid. Messrs Hill and Co sold out their butchery business to Clark and Phillips Ltd of Perth Northam and other parts of the state. The new firm, to be run by J H Higgs, will supply beef mutton pork and small goods to Mascot and surrounding districts with up-to-date service.
The St Josephs Chih jy up Spot organized a novelty freak dance with masked guests and a prize for the best costume. Mrs Daf revealed as the masked participant after supper, while Maw M Quartermaine won the top prize for the freak. A later charity dance and progressive cobre tournament at St Josephs Hall drew large local participation and support for a family in need.
The Albany Vigilance Committee discussed street sweeping water, and general cleaning of thoroughfares to combat diphtheria outbreaks. They noted odor from poorer sanitation, approved lamp placement at Perth and Ulster, and postponed group settlement matters to a future meeting.
Inspector Hall awarded Mr. J. Rennie with a handsome inscribed clock in recognition of his high esteem among fellow workers on the regrading job. He thanked Hall and colleagues for the gift and noted a social dance planned in Bornholm hall next Thursday night with good attendance expected.
The Empire Theatre presents The Wall Flower a Colleen Moore Stin j Selden production based on Robert Hughes story about a wallflower who becomes a rose through romance and transformation. Also shown are Australianas and Pathe scenic comedies with tickets 1/1 and 2/6 at Field's box plan. Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade to elect officers at Thursday night meeting to prepare for a board visit and annual march at 8 o'clock.
The article discusses local political moves in the Plantagenet area, noting calls for redistricting to secure two parliamentary representatives. It references A. Dirksuh contesting the Anghur Plantagenet seat, mentions Dicks on and Hobinson, and weighs outcomes if boundaries hold. It also covers regional views on estate plans, land sales, and local economic activity tied to the port and woollen mill.
An advertisement notes Chester’s new store at Mount Barker with claims of latest and best offerings. It mentions promotion across districts, urging support to boost local value and invites inspection of displays amid election commentary and a feature film tease for December.
Perth reports the government urged Eastern States to lift embargoes on potatoes and other goods from the state. Officials argued no infection risk from distant areas and noted the disease not yet definitively diagnosed as rinderpest. To prevent spread, traffic on the Jandaokot line was diverted away from the quarantined area.
Various theories emerge about the disease including cheap surplus fodder from visiting vessels as the source and a past Beverley outbreak linked to imported fodder for stock. Another group with South African experience suggests a Freemantle snail plague may explain the spread.
Australian cattle valued at around £100,000 face anxiety over a suspected outbreak of rinderpest. Eastern States experts and Our State specialists, investigating cattle disease in Fremantle, have not yet confirmed if Meeuse is rinderpest or not.
News of the death on October 23 at his England residence reaches via the Colonial Secretary. KE Buckley, founder of Avon Gazette York and longtime editor of Lantern Recorder Kellerberrin, died suddenly at his home in England.
Melbourne report details a brutal murder at Drummond Street Carlton where Kathleen Price, 30, was found dead with her head nearly severed. Witnesses say a struggle occurred as Constable Murray arrested Charles Sydney Johnson, 29, a dealer, after he allegedly attacked Mrs Price and her companion Jo. Johnson is charged with murder. investigations show Mrs Price had separated from her husband four years prior, with Johnson acting as a nightly companion.
The Federal Treasury reports Customs revenue at 14,772,404 for the five months ending November 9, up 1,004,894 from the prior year. State revenues also rise, Western Australia at 704,745 versus 683,290. Postal revenue for the period is 4,117,661, up from 3,862,018.
Cape Town Dec 2 The Appellate Division upheld a judgment affecting treason under the ersailien Treaty. It ruled that mandatory Government is not a sovereign power and thus cannot be the subject of treason. The appeal by Jacobus Christian, leader of the Bonderawartz revolt, was dismissed.
London December 2 The steamer Medic which sailed for Australia on Saturday carried the well known racehorse Livubke Court to Melbourne for sad purposes and two pedigree three heifers valued at five hundred pounds for Sydney. Double Court by Hithelor's Double from Vantage by Santo Strate is a strong performer.
In Toho, December 2, twenty five insurance companies agreed to pay ten percent of claims with government help. The Government will introduce a bill in a special session of Parliament to appropriate one hundred million yen for assistance to the insurance of aggrieved parties.
London dispatch reports a Glasgow Unionist gathering where Sir Hubert Horne assisted his candidate. A man shouted that Horne should be strung up and threatened violent action. Sir Robert Tavzuupun urged calm while an invitation was declined. A red flag protest sparked a melee leaving a bystander struck by a chair. A Liberal candidate departed amid noises and disruption.
The Promine of Victoria Mr Lawson refuses to grant an interview to the Trades Hall Committee about reinstating strikers. He states that the strikers will not be reinstated under any circumstances.
At the conclusion of a Minaperal entertainment on Tuesday night the Stromd Cafe hosted a farewell for Mr C Dodge and the Albany amateur theatre group. Mr T H Nesbitt presided, Mr Payne thanked the band and attendees, and Mr Dodge replied with gratitude for the support and recalled friendships formed in Albany. He said future promotion would be welcomed as a duty of officers, and offered assistance if needed.
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