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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1923
Page
4
A garbled OCR text outlines a night of stage offerings and film notes, mentioning performers such as Hobart Pinnieor and Anes, with references to The Abandoned Konan and a romantic interest plot. It notes debuts, costume and set details, and a mix of reviews and previews for theater, cinema, and musical acts.
A review notes Weslesday era stage spoof coupled with a tale of disguise and mounting danger. The plot follows a condemned husband who stalks a mistress then dons disguises and speaks in broken tongues as he navigates a mountaintop passage and a coastal arrival. The second feature, The Highest Widder, stars Mudge Kentiway with a lighthearted romance amid a mine of wealth and schemes. both pictures offer youth adventure and risqué humor for audiences at the era’s cinema.
A fragmented writeup describes Mt Barker Pictures with Helly TMT producing a project about How Worn Lave. The piece mentions a cast including Mire Blythe as a young prima donna and Tony Forrester in The Don perm Inheritance. It notes a romantic plot about inheritance, jewelry, and a poor heroine arriving in the United States facing love and family constraints.
A lively revue of upcoming films and stars. Wallace Heo headlines The Ghost Beaker a melodrama set in an Aragon castle with a red hooded hero and a cascade of colorful tabloids. Other features include Patti Lee and Rusty Snow in daring adventures plus a chase on the high seas and a diamond heist.
In the oversea demand for flour and brew, country millers cut to a single shift. Supplies run short as capacity is strained and buyers offer a premium but cannot meet requirements. Scarcities force millers to adjust outputs while barley pollard fetches high prices and barley product absorption remains uncertain.
A dated critique of Tasmanian travel from Melbourne to Hobart highlights persistent delays and poor service. Readers describe booking through the Tasmanian Tourist Bureau, conflicting berth vouchers, long waits at Launceston, and subpar dining and carriage conditions during the entire journey. The piece condemns slow trains, limited accommodations, and alleged indifference to passenger comfort.
A traveller recalls a dangerous Hobart tunnel ride with smoke and suffocation risk. The piece criticizes Hobart police for aggressive crowd control, especially toward women, noting repeated window gazing and tram waits. It hopes for reform and mocks the tourist traffic situation. The author ends with relief at returning to Melbourne.
The article discusses John Monash’s Morwell Victoria brown coal electricity plan. It argues hydroelectric projects struggle to rival heat-power systems due to fuel supply and transmission limits. It notes the shift from direct to alternating current enabling long-distance transmission and situates Morwell as an example of cheap fuel advantage.
A muddy Thursday contest at Ulter Road Fggerby top ground ended in a draw between Crown Faction and Green Faction. Key performers were Oliver with 21 and Merrifield 20 for Crown, while Lambert led the bowlers with five for 24. Detailed scores show mixed positions and several wickets as both sides posted modest totals before stumps.
The Foscleti of Iiply mandated landowners to hire a stated number of laborers per hundred acres to reduce unemployment and boost production, aiming to spread work and stimulate output. The policy imposed obligations on owners and operators across their land holdings.
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