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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
3
In the metropolitan area meeting headlined by the Goodwood Cup for £1000, The Wizard predicts top entries in Jumpers’ Flat Races. Notable contenders include Ayvrloye, Imoinds, Princess Smiles, Durite, and Requewter across the day’s major events and handicaps.
After a fortnight the Albany Cricket Association prem iership resumes at Parade Street recreation ground on Saturday afternoon with Imperfax and Wallabies meeting to decide the first match of round four. Both teams seek victory, Wallabies favoured on paper but recent form unsettled. Players must arrive by 2 PM for a timely start.
The Albany District Association premiership games resume Saturday afternoon with two minor matches to decide. East-West travels to Elleker to face local Eleven, while Soccer meets Northern representation at Ulster Road recreation ground. East-West enters with a recent loss but aims for tough play and improvement. Koonma hosts East-West, with 295 pm start for the local match and all players to be ready then.
The Barrett Cup opens this afternoon and runs through the weekend with finals on Saturday. Thursday features Albany v Carrolup and Katanning v Canderdin, Friday sees Albany v Canderdin and Carrolup v Katanning, and Saturday matches Albany v Katanning and Corrolup v Cunderdin. Play begins doubles at 9.90 and singles at 4 o clock each day. Players include A Uglow, A H Shannon, E Harrold and H Gemmell.
The Albany Tennis Club organizes the annual hardcourt championships with multiple events including Open Hardcourt Singles and Doubles for men and women, mixed doubles, veterans, and juniors. Matches use best of three sets, final best of five. special dress ball planned for January 15 at the Town Hall and ground refreshments available.
The opening round of the Greal Southern Bowling League for 1925 starts in Katanning with Albany Club players traveling to meet Katanningites on Saturday. Last year Albany won the initial matches, but reports say Katanning players have improved, so Albany must play at their best to win. Albany team members Harding Manca Willer and others travel by tomorrow night’s train.
The Albany contingent joined 43 tents at Narrogin for a major rally attended by Metropolitan Commissioner Putterwen and State secretary Menmett. Activities included a camp concert, inter-troop events, and a church service, with Albany earning second in the inter-troop tournament and praise for discipline and organization.
William Bay notes a December 27 event at the local school house where a charity Christmas fund funded by a ladies committee after an entertainment brought joy to children. Father Christmas attended, gifts were distributed, and a chorus and parade delighted all. The crowd grew to about 100 as the program concluded with dancing, praised for its success at a small community gathering. Caterpillars and garden notes follow with remarks on nearby crops and poultry. Boxing Day featured a cricket match in Hopson's field with a humorous handicap, and bowling and chess events are mentioned alongside upcoming state competitions and club plans led by E J Miller.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a headland view at Edward's Point and William Bay, with travelers watching a whip disappear and then returning home briefly. The narrative voices reflect on Boxing Day cheer and the odd urge to work and celebrate once a year, amid youthful chatter.
TheMt Barker Cricket Association travelled to Cranbrook for a tight match with Barker losing by five runs after a 141 set by Barker and 141 by Cranbrook. Local affairs include sheep trades, wool consignments, an Albany seaside excursion planned by the Railway Department, and social notes on residents and joiners.
The Premier P Collier with Minister W C Angwin and MLC A Borvill and MLA A Wansbrough toured Denmark area group settlements to assess conditions and urged support for rural roads and a new school. They met with groups, heard complaints, and discussed forming county organizations to aid selection and local development.
The State steamer Eucla departed for Hopetoun and Is lerance on Tuesday and will leave Saturday for a voyage. The Katoomba cargo liner arrived from the Eastern States, discharged passengers and mails at the deepwater jetty, then sailed for Fremantle at 7 pm. It will call again on Ganday to lift passengers and coal. The Aberdeen liner Diogenesy from London via the Cape is due at Albany with passengers. The Woolgar cargo carrier from Dalgety and Co is due to call at Beastern Staten.
Local transit notice lists bus times for weekdays and weekends with 215 and 5.5 pace notation, route BATURDAVE at 750 p.m, followed by a direction to return to Desir Street and Bing tape.
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