12 Jul 1920
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1920
Page
1
Australia faces a global paper shortage as newsprint demand surges and imports strain supply. The article notes potential local pulp and paper development in Western Australia and elsewhere, weighing costs, timing, and economic impact on publishers, with government talks on rationing and future domestic production.
The letter discusses a request to confirm who subscribed to the instrument and to prepare a balance sheet. It notes a misunderstanding and accuses the presentation of misstatement, while inviting shareholders to vote and participate in the committee’s authority and whereabouts.
The article discusses who qualifies as the breeder of chickens hatched from eggs. It argues that the person who buys a breeding pen and raises birds is the breeder, not the owner who merely purchases stock. In England, buyers may be named breeders when selecting young stock from noted breeders. Victorian records sometimes listed the vet or entry details.
The Denmark Road Board met on July 3 with full attendance. They debated raising the subsidy to pre war levels, approved using day labor or contract for works over £10, and discussed drainage, telephones, and road surveys. The trolley issue and health funding were also addressed with calls for faster action.
The board confirms the previous minutes and reads correspondence from the Tax Commissioner requesting official receipts for former hospital fund aids. The Hospital Committee treasurer is away and will address the matter on return. An official seeks update on actions taken per Inspector Korsiter’s report.
The Vermin Board met and approved a vermin rite levy and set the secretary’s weekly salary at 10 shillings. Scalp prices were fixed at 15 pence. The meeting then adjourned.
Longstanding hop grower Mr Onions of Heottedale Denmark plans to import hop plants via support from Messrs Needham and Shoobridge of Tasmania as heavy rains damage roads and delay farm work. Town officials debate road repairs and grant needs while Mr Rendall’s daughter’s postponed operation adds personal sorrow to the flooding disruptions lingering in the community.
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