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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
3
The June meeting of the W A T C is set for Saturday with a six event program. Odds On lists Brown Stag Buckland Chief Flying Handican Duetto and other contenders across the card including Pica Piri Lemon Electric Handican More Likely Sper Royal Mandarah and Bransine among notable entries.
The Albany Football Board of Control advances the Wiley shield premiership to a new stage on Ulster road reserve this Saturday with A and B grade matches between West and North elaba. Senior play recalls past meetings where West and North swapped wins highlighting the race for the minor premiership as B grade kicks off at 1.30 and seniors at 9.00. Bert Angove will coach the A grade and F Brown will referee the B grade as a freshly laid oval gridiron awaits, with lineups featuring West McLand and Davies among others and emerg encies Bartley Prior in reserve.
Albany Board of Control schedules a Mount Barker ground match on the Monday holiday with Albany and Moon Barker Association players. Transport by railway motor coach leaves Albany at 12 15 and returns from Mount Barker at 8 30. Limited spectator accommodation. contact secretary Mr. Rieby for tickets. Albany players listed include Baundere Merver Mann Clarke Nesbitt Sweet Milne Cooper A Grove Mongan Bradshaw H Cooner Wheeler Avins J Dickinson Harvey Baeston Quatermaine. Players with carnival guernseys should return them to secretary Mr. Stighy for washing.
The Albany Hockey Association announces resumption of premiership matches after a Huerh School vacation break. On Saturday at Ulster Road two matches are scheduled starting at 4 2 15 sharp with Tigh Bohan Band Checkers to face imperial side, followed by Imperials versus High School after the first game's conclusion.
Members of the Albany Rifle Club will dispose of the second trophy shoot led by Captain Y. King on Saturday afternoon. Conditions call for 10 shots at 600 yards and 700 yards range tests. Several contestants have winning chances amid keen cadgvetting.
A program for the National Rifle Association meeting of New South Wales is set for October 1 to 15. Local riflemen are urged to enter, with attractive prizes offered for competition and conditions detailed in the program book.
Local Kronkup Club riflemen vied for the Drew Robinson and Co trophy and the club championship last Saturday. W Farr won the trophy with his handicap as Wilkinson shot a top ten score. other scores show Hen T W Fer and U Wilkinson among top marksmen.
The Denmark Roads Board met on May 14 with Chairman Fyfe presiding. Pyle was elected chairman for the year. The board planned inspections for road access, drainage work on Horsley road, and repairs to several roads including Ruben’s, R. Simmons, Maine, Proctor’s, Haygilton, and Noramp, with funds and allocations discussed. A petrol pump permit for the Denmark Co operative Company was approved, and a deputation sought land for a bush nursing waiting home. The meeting approved cash payments, discussed telephone service delays, flood-water issues, and requests for a box drain. Committee roles were set and tenders invited for a sanitary contractor.
The State steamer Kybra will sail from Fremantle today heading to Bunbury and on to Albany by Sunday. It will stay in port until Tuesday June 7 for a quarterly trip to Kuela calling at all ports except Cape Hide and Bremer with canoe passengers and mails. The Haron Graham arrived in Fremantle Monday night and will proceed to Alexandria after bunkering from Mellwraith McEacharn Co. The City of Khingin from the Eastern States is due Thursday to replenish bunkers, and the Raisdale arrived last night for bunkers. The Momha of the Adelaide Steamship Co. arrived from Fremantle for cargo to Melbourne and Rodney, then continued to the Eastern States. The Katoomba interstate liner is set to leave Sydney June 4 for Melbourne and Adelaide, arriving Albany June 14 with cargo and passengers. The Athenie from White Star Lines is due Albany Saturday with cargo and mails. The Ascanina of the Blue Funnel line will call Albany June 27 from London via the Cape. Enthusiasm makes duty a pleasure and the Mental Spark Plug.
Government expands survey staff from New Zealand to accelerate land settlement in Western Australia. Six new surveyors will classify areas east of Wongan Hills to Norseman and support experimental farms at Dampawah Ghooli and Salmon to study wheat and sheep production and guide future settlement decisions.
The revive of the dominty behind HEENZO a famed cough mix is claimed that money cannot buy a better tonic than HEAN'S TONIC NERVE NUTS for enriching the nerves and restoring energy. Start today on the road to good health by taking HEAN'S TONIC NERVE NUTS they cost only 3d per box.
Mount Barker parishioners elected officers as Rev. Penistan presided at All Saints church. The annual report praised the ladies guild and noted a sound financial position. In football, North Barker beat Cranbrook 28 to 15 in the second round at Plantagenet Park, with J Johnson and Mengler each scoring two goals for Cranbrook. Next, South vs North faces crowd attention.
The Inland Fisheries Service led by H. K. Anderson arranged two field trips to Snowy River waters and Mount Kosciuszko tributaries to assess stocks. They reported good baskets with a 6 lb catch and provided fly fishing instruction to novices, with travel by car and horse to reach the site.
An 8 normal year old boy in Missouri has never had a tooth in his head and is able to chew naturally. Doctors report the condition is hereditary as the boy’s brother and cousin also lack teeth.
Attention drawn to the advertisement of Mr W Pendergast painter paperhanger glazier and others claiming to be Albany's longest resident painter and late Government railway painter in Western Australia and New Zealand He offers all tradesman work in town or country and will provide estimates He seeks Oleter road reference advertising space and invites letters to his Albany gas works address for prompt replies Woods Great Peppermint Cure listed as a remedy for cough cold and influenza.
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