10 Jul 1919
Page 1
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
1
A storm of fashion notes and social commentary discusses high collars and fur boas as smart attire, women’s domestic training under Lloyd George plans, and the strain of working women in 1918. Versailles memories and contrasts with modern work life are cited, highlighting gender roles and economic pressures.
The article discusses Captain C E W Bean and his book In Your Hands, urging returning soldiers to help rebuild Australia. It emphasizes transforming towns through active reform, forming progress leagues, and civic effort to restore civilian life and national development after Gallipoli and the war.
A reader laments economic chaos and defends a cooperative commonwealth over capitalist middlemen. The letter critiques the “great middle class” and unattached voters, arguing for organized progress and broader redistribution as World War I- era labor movements push toward universal labor standards under the Peace Treaty labor charter.
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