05 Jun 1919
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
1
The South Australian Arbitration Court president plans to invite women to sit with him in the Arbitration Court to decide the minimum wage for women. The piece also notes fashion trends, dances, and social views on marriage and gender roles.
The passage contends many turn to drugs and doctors during pain, driven by social pressure. It notes addicts crave pills and medical vendors, with women most suspected though many men are affected. Patent medicine literature supposedly proves the widespread crime of casual medicating.
A Thursday meeting of the Albany Dog and Poultry Society committee chaired by Mr J C Mews saw confirmation of minutes and sympathy messages to Mr A Robinson and Mr J Robinson. The group reviewed sub committee reports adding extra classes to the cat and canary sections and elected new members listed. The session closed with thanks to the chairman.
A 6 day epidemic encephalitis is proclaimed quarantinable by the Commonwealth Gazette after the Director of Quarantine Dr Cumpston notes rising England cases and cross regional transmission to New Zealand and Australia. The disease affects brain regions with lethargy and eye nerve paralysis and is considered infective though details are scarce.
A broadsheet column reviews post campaign sentiment and economic strain in Western Australia. References to Lovey Mitchell and Tweedledum politics mix with bank notes, prices, and a looming peace celebration as voters gaze at shifting leadership and fiscal policy. The piece notes Northam speeches, the Mitchell government’s critics, tallying votes and local candidates amid financial anxiety.
A letter from a Weet Australian describes transit to Worth Huesia under British forces. It notes a crowded transport voyage, ten days at sea, rough ice, and dodging hummocks. The writer mentions Russian ponies, travel plans inland, harsh cold, and sparse mail arrivals.
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