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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
2
Officials announce a meeting for Hack Races with entries close February 12 1999 and weights declared the day before. The event aims to run under new rules for qualification. Entries open and a secretary handles booth arrangements and bookmaker fee details.
Mt Barker and Denmark residents are urged to note A E Heathcoty the dentist will visit Tepmerk Hostel February 17 18 and Park Hotel Mt Barker February 27. A child fancy dress ball is at the Town Hall Albany tonight hosted by the Womens Auxiliary of the RSL. An India lecture by Rev T Wightwick at Albert Hall is tomorrow evening with free admission for students and public. Free continuation and technical classes resume February 12 in Albany for ages 14 to 18 with three subjects. Albany Men’s Social and Sports Club plans regular meetings and a potential April re opening with increased membership to support a Rearon syllabus.
Albany residents organize subscription talks to fund youth events and a joint dance program with Messrs Abell and Brace. A motor cycle accident prompts repairs at Mouchemore and Co. Visits to the Denpark show include Hons J McFarlane and others while Tasmanian trade notes are shared. Fire Brigade drills, Gala Day processions, and Friendly Societies festivities are set for upcoming holiday with parades, displays, and a Town Hall ball. admission 1 shilling for adults.
Hons J. McFarlane and Hector Stewart attended the Denmark show and returned by the night train. The death of Rev. J. Ninian Melville prompts a pause as the Moderator’s duties pass to Lord Bhun. Mrs. William A. Cadbury and family, traveling on RMS Narkunda, arrive Fremantle Feb 29 and extend hospitality in Birmingham. her husband plans to join the cocoa and confectionery works at Claremont Tasmania associated with Oldbury fame. Cadbury family members stay in town for three months keeping in touch with business and social circles.
The event featured a enjoyable outing for visitors with an evening dance in the ball. Judges were praised for their work throughout the day supplying luncheon and refreshments to attendees.
Thousands attend the eleventh Denmark A and P Society show amid fine weather. Exhibits include top quality lucerne maize vegetables apples and preserves with cattle and horses on outside display. Royal Agricultural Society president James McFarlane opens the event praising district progress and urging economical railway construction while local leaders vow continued agricultural support.
A fragment lists entries for Prick List and hates in Astion-Spring Cart showing participants from Kingston and surrounding names. It includes light horses, sulky ponies, lady’s hacks, and Jersey cattle with various registrations and judges noted.
A historical listing of vegetables and produce entries from Bayley Bros and others with names such as J. Haire, A. Ruben, Mrs. Pember, and Bayley Bros. Includes fields for potatoes, beans, onions, fruit, flowers and fancy goods, plus sport results like high jump and log chopping with participants such as G. Maniers, J. Middleton, and A. Liddelow.
The Albany branch of the Australian Natives Association met on Tuesday with officers and members present. Minutes noted a new flagpole site and a plan for a working bee to paint the pole. The group urged members to attend the Gale Day procession and discussed board vacancy and conference papers. Treasurer reported funds about £94 total. The Minister for Agriculture in Perth cited Victoria growers facing similar glut issues as local fruit producers.
Mr Bruce was invited to form a ministry following negotiations with Dr Page. The announcement, made after 12 short, states a new government coalition is arranged. Bruce, Melbourne MP since 1914 and former treasurer, is cited for wartime service and honors.
Five armed rebels attacked Ballyconnell, firing machine guns at the village bank and looting the cash while looting the paw and blowing it to pieces. Three civilians were killed and two banks were plundered in the raid.
The South Australian loan was oversubscribed within two hours prompting rapid investor reactions in Londo on February 7. Details indicate strong demand and a swift subscription for the issue.
Executive Council held last evening decides that Frank Matomin alias Rosland Malay, recently sentenced to death for the murder of Zoreen an Afghan at Nullagine, shall have the Inn take its course and be hanged on February 19.
A major bushfire with a twenty mile front sweeps through the Flinders region near Mame and threatens the Wirrabarn Government Forest. All available volunteers fight the flames as orchards and farms face grave danger from the blaze.
Emily Gongall, 25, appeared at Central Police Court charged with sending by post parcels containing a dangerous substance to Oswald Sellers with whom she was keeping company. Police say she threatened to die for him and herself. Case adjourned to February 16.
Two calls to fires this week showed danger to property from vacant allotments in the town. One blaze near the Havnt Drill Hall endangered the mess room and lavatories but was saved by rapid brigade action. The next day scrub near Brunswick road endangered homes of Mr Aball and Mr McBride until foreman Wilkie and crew extinguished it. An upcoming women’s work exhibition runs March 7 to 9 with entries due March 6 and items loaned or donated by women for competition.
Turkish delegates led by Ismet Pasha leave Lausanne for Angora as others depart for homelands. No new information on Britain's stance toward the treaty since it remains unsigned. News from Latteoune dated February 7 reports continued uncertainty over the treaty's fate.
A deputy named Madign ani had his beard cut off during a clash with Nationalists. The confrontation left him with a estimated injury and a damaged beard as authorities investigated the incident.
Wellington reports a Supreme Court jury returning a guilty verdict for a youth charged with assault in an attempt to commit rape. The jury added a rider urging the Cabinet to enact legislation to deal effectively with persons convicted of sexual crimes, whom the jury says ought not to be let loose on the community.
Albany leaders urge Premier to re submit the Jordanup Denmark Railway Bill while warning that splitting work between two bills risks Denmark’s section. The telegrams from Mayor Bulston and Chamber of Commerce President Williams express confidence in equal support for both measures and caution on policy impact.
The Legislative Assembly meets to tackle two railway bills with a special sitting declared. The Legislative Council will follow half an hour later as government hopes for swift passage. Aberdeens liner Diogenes arrives from London to dock and discharge settlers and cargo before resuming voyage to the Healer States.
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