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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
2
An OCR text fragment lists rental and employment notices: a five acre block at Porth Athans Real No 11, cleared and preliminaries, with application details for lettings. a short-term house with electricity and water. and a call for a smart youth with a contact at Webb, Midhthetias ry.
Trade notes say Australian and New Zealand meat reach London for wholesale sale. Reports from Auckland and Wellington indicate renewed influence in the Dominion though few cases are serious. Other items cover local events, weather, auctions, and political upcoming elections in Australia.
Senator De Largie and Mr T Robinson addressed a Tuesday town hall urging Albany electors to vote yes on two constitutional referendum questions. They argued for wartime powers, wage and profiteering controls, and industrial arbitration while praising West Australia’s prewar stance and the Labor Party’s past measures.
A speaker defends reconstruction work as Australia’s Nationalist Senators are praised amid audience banter. Robinson silences an interjector while urging votes for Hedges Swan and Senate candidates Lynch Drake Brockman and Peares. De Langie fields questions before proceedings end.
Report of Ross Smith and party arriving in Port Darwin at 3 20 pm detailing their escape from Java by bamboo matting and a long air route. Campaign events in West Australia include W Ly Graham addressing voters and a Nationalist rally at Town Hall with speakers Mosnee Angelo and Br Robingen.
The Shate executive expels the Returned Sailors Soldiers and Nurses Association of Mesara from East Perth. Maloney and O'Neill, president and secretary, push for a new association to admit recently commissioned members, risking the severance of the branch.
Labor appeal urges Australians to unite against profiteers and Nationalists in a decisive 1919 referendum style labor campaign. The message, led by T J Ryan in Adelaide, calls for support from workers, soldiers, and women to secure victory for the Labor movement with the slogan Australia First and Forever Best. It condemns corruption and proclaims Labor’s duty to protect rights and liberties.
A large crowd of parents attended a Tuesday afternoon event at the infants school to view the children's aqua work and a display of writing drawing and songs. Under head teacher Miss Bird the rhythmic and physical training impressed visitors including Dr Blackburne Archdeacon Louch Mrs Crow and Mrs Horshy. The event concluded with praise for Miss Bind and a note on a separate contract for a storm tank of the Albany quarantine plant priced at £682.
In Perth at Trades Hall this morning the State executive of the AJP AWOL and railway joint executives of the Collie tiners will confer on taking concerted action regarding the goldfields dispute linked to the mines.
At a recent meeting civil servants rejected government proposals and called for a twenty percent salary raise. The vote was in response to the year's negotiations and aimed to secure higher compensation for public workers.
In Ararat detectives arrested Harold Williams a clerk and Wilson Biseet a tailor on charges of grievous bodily harm to McDougall. Remanded with bail. arrests tied to the tarring and feathering incident involving ex MFLR figure.
The gas employees' strike ends as workers accept a raise of one shilling per day on all current awards and agreements, ending the labor dispute and resuming normal operations.
Sydney reports a deadlock in the strike of brewery workers as discussions before the Wages Board highlight financial strains. Premier urged to consider wage reductions while civil servants face potential cuts, amid broader concerns over state deficits and economic pressures.
Albany audience enjoys a varied children s program by pupils of Mrs M J Smith. Highlights include Sunshine and Parisian ballets, a lively tumbling section, solo songs by Miss Lawson and Master Rowe, and a finale to Darktown Strutters Ball. The piece encourages local interest in wholesome performances.
Cochran aims to arrange a London bout between Carpentier and Dempsey in June after Carpentier’s camp notes a month option. Desrhimp confirms orb fight location depends on purse size. promoters have not heard from Dempsey. Cochran reportedly offered Dempsey 175000 dollars to meet Carpentier in Chicago for the clash.
A dispatch from London notes that Germany faces possible Allied occupation of Exsen and Frankfurt if it refuses to sign the Peace protocol. Reports say Allies and Germans have discussed modifying the protocol to send the dispute to The Hague, with changes aimed at impeding German actions.
London December 10 The Prime Minister Lloyd George states the government favors non interference in Russia Russia and allied forces have withdrawn He notes anxiety in Britain on questions of unity and urges all parties to avoid conflicts while preserving national cohesion The piece links American party strife to threats to peace and the League of Nations.
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