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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1925
Page
4
A critical notice examines The Master Life by W P Livingstone, praising its fresh portrayal of Jesus life. The review highlights vivid, accessible language, historical grounding, and readable treatment of events from the birth to the last week, noting its appeal to broad readers.
Open land parcels listed in Plantagenet and surrounding districts under Parts V VI and VIII. Areas include Wadnesday Joy 2h Plantagens and other parcels near Mt Barker Torbay and Redmond with varying acreages, perches, and survey fees. Names include J W McGuade and C A Tanner, with conditions on payment, classification, and improvements.
Testimonies from Mr Geo Old senr and others praise Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for relief from backache and kidney trouble. A six year lasting cure is noted with continued use kept at home. Sold by chemists and storekeepers at 8/0 per bottle or on receipt of price from Oster McClellan Co.
The article surveys dance from ancient and medieval rites to modern ballrooms, noting changes in form and purpose. It contrasts ceremonial and communal dance with contemporary entertainment, citing Longfellow and historical examples, and reflects on social constraints and evolving tastes. It references figures and places such as the Gold Coast, Waterloo, and England, and contemplates shifts in how dance expresses emotion and culture.
Fragments describe dancing scenes, ministerial figures, and emigration themes. References to a parish minister, Hebrides travel, and the Camino emigration hint at cultural shifts and social norms. The text mixes dialogue on promises and memory with mused observations of music and movement.
A British Meteorological Office memoir summarizes worldwide thunderstorm activity from 3206 stations, detailing annual and monthly frequencies across continents and oceans. It estimates about 16 million thunderstorms per year, averaging 44,000 daily storms, with about 18,000 active at any moment and roughly 300,000 lightning flashes globally per year.
Drew Robinson and Co announces a wartime advertising bargain event starting July 27. The retailer touts quality merchandise and record inducements from departments to attract shoppers during the sales drive.
The public is informed of lodging dates for land and income tax returns. Forms A and I cover different income types with deadlines from July to August 1925. Penalties apply for late returns. The 1924 act ends certain exemptions and requires all landowners with land valued at £1 or more to file a return showing land held as of June 30, 1925.
Inaugurated railway timing sets outward and inward mail departures from Albany. Outward Mails include Main line to Merth Mondays and Pedays 2.30 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3.30 pm, Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 pm. Denmark Line departs Mondays 8 am, Tuesdays 8:15 pm, Wednesdays 8 pm, Fridays 7:30 am, Saturdays noon. Inward Mails arrive at Albany at listed times: Mondays Aerie Aone, Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays 10:25 am, Wednesdays Fridays 5:40 am, Sundays 10:55 am. Denmark Line arrivals: Monday 2:45 pm, Tuesday 9:44 pm, Thursday 11:40 am, Friday 4:45 pm, Saturdays 5 pm.
Courtesy of Mr J P Seanton a winter timetable is published for the Albany to Perth railway and the return service. Perth to Albany trains run daily at 4 p.m. except Saturdays with 6 25 p.m. on Sundays. Albany arrivals vary by weekday with morning times and mid day arrival on different days. Albany to Perth departures include 3 50 p.m. and 1 p.m. on select days with late evening arrivals in Perth.
Transit notices outline weekly departures and arrivals between Albany and Denmark with multiple errors in times. The schedule lists various daily, Thursday, and weekend trips, noting departs not consistently from the same city and includes several garbled times and place names.
The program lists talks including "Remembering and Forging" by Mr. A. O. Fox on August 21 and "Democracy and Government to Australia" by Mr. John Curtin on September 18. Dr. J. S. Batys presents "Tower of London" on October 14.
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