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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
2
The piece laments broken paths and rebuilding social bonds in the municipality. It stresses the need for well kept roads, church life, and unity, noting old ideas should drift away as the year ends. It closes with a hopeful wish for a Happy New Year among kin and neighbors.
Public works contract notice invites tolls of ten digs and contained quantities with pegged details marked on a diagram. Bids close with the Minister for Works at noon on January 1.
Mr Frank Lambert sells the Albany Hotel to A J Martin formerly of Tambelup who will assume the business immediately. Dramatized notice thanks patrons for past support and promises continuity of the cordial relations with the public. Martin states the hotel will remain under his leadership and asks continued patronage.
An introspective piece recalls the twelve months of Albany life, noting successes and disappointments, memory’s durability, and the impact of public works. It cites Albany harbor dredging risks, the seaside jetty and docks, and urges responsibility and forward vision amid university life and civic progress.
Local and General Monday is a public holiday so the Albany Despates will not publish then. regular issue resumes Thursday. The town anticipates a charity entertainment at Town Hall with the Kendenup Kostume Komedy Kompany, led by Mr. Lambert, plus frequent film showings at Empire and Town Hall featuring major studios.
Mr Barker presented a second concert to the public with a mixed program though several absentees weakened the show. Cricket notes report Mt Barker defeating Katanning by an innings and 68 runs, Wright and Sounness top performers in the bowling and batting figures.
Visitors at the Ewplonade Hotel include G Bevon and families from Retouning and Claremont. Albany’s local team defeated a visiting Auckland side in a day of tennis. A King River Hall fancy dress ball is set for Saturday with £1 1s prize for best costume, a handsome trophy for the gent, music by McNair’s orchestra, and Perth entertainment. Obvious details on transport, refreshments, and admission 2s for gents 1s for ladies.
The event features a concert by Kendemap The Pictore titled 40 Unwilling Hare, with arrangements by Mr F J Coote and a promised program and refreshments. The second aggregate shoot for the Reddix and Thomas trophies was held at 300 500 and 600 yards with George Smith winning six points across two shoots. Johnson and Rosa Wallace tied for second with four. Wallace won the shoot off. Detailed scores list multiple competitors and scores.
Acceptances for all Mt Barker races at Maiday are in and every horse nominated has accepted. The event promises keen racing with a concert by Mr Coote and leading writers from Ken deoup and Mt Barker. A special Albany train timetable and full weights listed. features include the District Handicap, Mt Barker Cup, and Railway Handicap with multiple runners such as Miss Perkoe and King Zeuwx.
The Albany Municipal Council met on Thursday night with Mayor Talston presiding. Items included a visit by the cruiser Victor Hugo in late January, parade ground use for a cricket carnival, and discussions on Municipal Act amendments and rate levies for 1922-23. The Finance Committee proposed adopting the rate book, setting total rateable value at £35,300, approving 1922-23 estimates, and detailing general and loan rates. The meeting also noted required painting of the Town Hall, fire escape repairs, and updates by the Town Clerk on Middleton Road works and rate collection efforts.
Fragmented 1929 local board notes describe typhoid case in Rust Ward with unknown source, sewer and drainage concerns, and municipal work. Water Board meeting set rate book adoption and 2d in the pound levy on rateable land with minimums and reassessment for 1922-23.
Albany District High School pupils list pauses from the Junior Certificate held last month. Names for both male and female students appear with subject codes and marks. Edith Bray Shaw and Stanley Milne reportedly tied for gold medal for best pose in the examination.
Ayeland sheep breed gains prominence with strong West Midlands and Hereford shows. Twenty years of persistence by breeders yielded renewed success despite Depression, with entries from ten counties, notable Royal Show results, and future strength. Eyeland flocks also exist in New South Wales and New Zealand. Strand Motel offers three noon meals for visitors starting Friday with special weekly-boarder terms.
London dispatch reports the Reparations Commission may declare Germany in default for timber and telegraph poles supplied under France’s reparations order. Sir John Bradbury alone opposes the move, while most powers seek a solemn judgment of nonpayment and to pressure Germany. The total amount involved is about £80,000, with Allied Powers prepared to act.
Athens dispatch reports Angura government pledges to resume hostilities if the Lausanne Conference collapses. Venizelos sought British backing to defend Constantinople if the revolutionary regime at Athens falls.
Five ex service immigrants charged with stealing vegetables during a voyage to Australia were found hiding on the steamer Opawa. They claimed they moved to Australia hoping for aid but returned to England. Magistrate discharged them, noting their rough time and low wages reported.
Report from Montreal confirms the tenth Catholic church burned in a wave of anti Catholic actions. The church of St Phomay near Buckiog how, Ontario, was destroyed, amid widespread property destruction targeting Catholic sites.
Reports say the Maid of Delon is lost after severe English coast and Atlantic storms. A wireless message mentions the steamer New Columbia picking up signals from several vessels, with at least three having foundered and crew safety uncertain.
In a confidential talk, De Valera reiterates commitment to the Free State as he rejects disestablishment and insists the government remains in place until the seventh Dail Eireann is allowed to convene. He says the republic will be preserved and sovereignty upheld by the National Government.
Attorneys for the Armour Meat Packing Company announce a merger plan to acquire the Morrix Company. A subsidiary will be formed with stock authorized at 1600000000 dollars, creating the largest packing firm in the United States.
The White House announces the United States may soon export gold. Officials indicate a potential shift in monetary policy affecting national reserves and international trade.
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