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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1921
Page
2
Readers confront whether a new covenant should guide moral and spiritual affairs. The piece notes global moral distress, shifts toward state safeguards for the elderly, workers, and youth, and a dream of improved youthful prospects amid evident luxuries and social pressures.
Amid a railway dispute and shifting affections a debate on law and order surfaces. Observers foresee a new government paradigm that may improve civic harmony without discarding existing structures, as aspirations for broader sympathy gain attention.
Local notices from Scots’ Fair at Merrey Town Hall Jan 98 plus Albany items. Albany Town Council announces all 1921 licenses issued. price inquiries to Price-Finant Commissioner Perth. Telegraph on English Food Controller fixed price for apples ending March 31. Rev My Maley to lecture at Albert Hill on With the Light Horse in Palestine using lantern slides. Passengers from steamer Miltiades to Fremantle by State steamer Buols today. Albany Week committee meeting at Town Hall Wednesday. J H Woollett to visit business people for support. Scots Church announces railway strike affects pulpit and travel. Mr Wilson Forte reports February 14 visit by Mr Prowse MHR and Dr Page proposals on subdivision and Western Australian affairs.
The program featured the bands of their appreciation with the grand march Punch inallo and quick march Flight Life all composed by Mr. H. Barwick. The National Anthem closed the performance, and a collection for pond funds raised a fair sum.
Mr and Mrs M Little left Albany by the Milti udlew for the Eastern States for a holiday. Governor Sir Francis Newdegate arrived from Perth and motored through the city. An inquiry into the drowning death of Melville Plesse, brother of Messrs PF and H Viessy of Kutouning, concluded with an accidental death verdict. The funeral was planned by the district's British residents.
A mass meeting of returned soldiers at the Soldiers' Institute in Albany discussed two telegraph wires from the state executive. Debate focused on mobilising all returnees to maintain order, seen by many as risking division within the League. attendance covered Albany Perth Fremantle Mt Lawley and other branches.
The meeting of the Town Council and Chamber of Commerce, led by Mayor W Day, forms a central transport committee to guard forests and arrange food for the district. Members include W A Weight, O Lawson, M B Downes, H E Miles, A Syme Johnson, W Forte, J Barnes, and W Mather. They plan to study routes, ensure supplies from the country, and coordinate with central committees to feed the people if needed.
The Disputes Committee prepared to recommend to the Loew Drivers Union that three disputed points be referred to the Arbitration Court if the Government recognizes higher night shift pay. Negotiations with the Government may resume immediately. McCallum warned of police mobilization plans and the manufacture of special armbands for police at railway stations.
A wartime bulletin claims a section of the community is preparing to arm itself and questions why the government plans to deploy forces against railway interests. The message asks the public if there is any need for an armed force and cites alleged government action.
An aired report from Kalgoorlie notes a Saturday morning procession in Boulder where children carried banners saying We are hungry and We want bread. A crowd of women gathered at the Workers' Hall as the event passed without incident.
In Brisbane the Loco Enginedrivers Association voted by a small majority to authorize the executive to call a strike if demands on night work and overtime are not met. The ballot confirms they can initiate strike action if negotiations fail.
At the Premier's Conference it was agreed the Commonwealth should take over immigration. Queensland could not accept more due to rail limits and unemployment, but a North South railway plan could connect to the Eastern States and enable closer settlement and quicker access to the Northern Territory. The Commonwealth would need to build 800 miles to reach Camooweal under the new route, versus longer construction for the alternative.
Odd wartime records show captured messages indicating ties between Sion Bernstorf and Germany. The papers detail correspondence among German and Allied figures discussing the revolutionary movement in Troisius based on remitted material from Irish Americans.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe German troops aiding and a failed Sinn Fein offer amid Easter rebellion tensions. Mentions Crete, Cheriton tire bound pris, and retreat by rebels as troops were redeployed.
Report from London notes a severe jobless crisis with over a million men out of work and a slump in trade. Industrial output falls while freight and goods traffic decline. authorities seek new measures to revive the economy.
To the editor a reader questions municipal costs for street work and the engineer report on Worth Road and Pesting Street. The correspondent argues rates may be misused and questions council power to charge interest on overdue rates and to fund private-street improvements.
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