28 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
1
The text urges informed education to avoid ignorance across ranks. It likens understanding the body and engine to grasping Earth, sun, and stars, stressing geography and universal history to show our place, environment, and the evolving nature of society.
A historical overview notes heavy attention on economising coal through low temperature carbonisation. It explains that heating coal below standard temperatures aims to produce gas, smoke fuel, and other valuable products for grate burning and oils. The British Government funded a Board which reports progress and a commercial method for using coal wealth after 1920 21.
The excerpt discusses seeing from others' perspectives to foster tolerance. It cites Mark Sabre’s stance on right versus wrong, reflects on Tolstoy and multiple faiths, and presents Borcavelo’s Three Rings as a parable for unity behind diversity. The piece advocates understanding differing viewpoints to promote gentleness and respect among religions.
In Woodmilling a boy from Levering is thrown when his pony shies while shifting sheep. The dog stays with him as the boy wraps his shirt around the dog's neck and, after urging the dog to return home, leads his father to the scene. The boy is carried home, a stretcher placed, and by 10 pm the leg is set eight hours after the accident.
Mrs. Hannah Eldred, who just celebrated her hundredth birthday in Baldwin, shares a creed for longevity. She urges tending to one’s own business, keeping busy, and finding joy in work rather than labor. She notes stout family ties with 170 descendants and praises the happiness of the working classes while warning against idleness.
Administrative notice outlines parcels in Plantagenet and Hay districts near Malgan Wood and Moolyalup Lake. It details acreage, lot boundaries, road references, survey and pricing conditions, and designation of reserves including an Aboriginal camping ground near Mt Darker.
Settlers along the Gordon and Frankland rivers formed a railway league to back a Cranbrook to Yarnup line. They aim to present the plan to the Premier in the new year, following the advisory card of August.
A historical note traces the spread of spotted medick from Australia to South Africa and Europe via contaminated wool. It details burrs in wool, their distribution, and attempts to control the weed with various fertilizers and sprays, noting varying effectiveness and the need for dry, sunny, still weather for applications.
The Tariff Board notes recent cases where import debt from weeks of 7 Great Britain and America spurred unequal conditions blamed on cheap European wood and currency depreciation. It discusses cashmere hosiery imports and silk goods from Britain, arguing anti dumping measures could affect Australian industry and price margins.
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