Albany Despatch June 17 1926 Highlights
Public notices cover ALA parade at Uril Hall on July 7 with compulsory attendance. Albany Road Board to relocate to Stirling Crescent West. Band recital planned at Victoria Square with a charitable collection. Kybra motor ship visits Albany with port inspections and future trips to Eucla. University Extension lecture by Dr Dale on Why Waste Money on Doctorate to be held June 24 at Albert Hall. Licenses Reduction Board grants renewals for Cranbrook Water hostel and Travellers Rest Hotel. spirit merchant licence approved for Hew of his. compensation claim heard for William Oats death at Albany Woollen Mill.
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A. Wanshrough
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Licenses Reduction Board
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Comprinng Mesers
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M .J Cahill
Court
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Cranbrook
Frank Spratt
Travellers’ Rest
Tenterden
T. Hl. Barnett
Local court proceedings and town basketball meeting outcomes
In open court the Hudson and Heaning case discusses liability with Unimaut and other parties while the basket ball scene in town forms a new association with five teams including Methodist Club and Albany Young Men's Club. A trophy is donated by John Norman Jr, and a sixpence charge is set for spectators at Albert Hall games. Fire Brigade distributes sugar prizes and plans a weekly drill at 8 15 PM. An old time dance night is hosted by North B Grade Football Club with confetti, streamer, and supper in Masonic Hall.
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Prospectors Eye Western Australia Mineral Prospects
Report from Western Australia notes optimism among prospectors despite limited government support. Mr. C J De Garis advocates oil development over mineral exploration. J W Paton, returning from Albany east, reports good black coal in red sandstone country and indications of oil seepage and gas, planning further exploration.
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C. J. de Garis
Ihia
J. W. Paton
Perth
Albany
Miss Mignon Trevor Returns to Perth after London Success
The Perth-bound artist Miss Mignon Trevor, also known as Miss Ivy Turton, has enjoyed a distinguished London career. She performed at Queen's Hall Palladium and Aeolian Hall, and in 1925 with the Cari Teas Royal Opera Company at the Lyric Theatre. Prior to her Perth return she planned a concerto performance and a country tour, with a return to Perth expected late in the month.
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Perth
London
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Birmingham
England
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Cleaning Up Efforts of New South Wales Health Board
The Central Board of Health in New South Wales conducts inspections of towns and then scrutinizes council conduct of sanitary services. Braidwood and Bourke councils faced charges and prosecutions over sanitary matters. Bourke faced threats to appoint a health officer if the council failed to comply. Murgoo was visited next where the sanitary contractor faced scrutiny.
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New South Wales
Central Board of Health
Braidwood
Bourke Council
Bourke
Murgeo
Methodist Church Denmark Sets Sunday Services
Next Sunday June 20 the Methodist Church in Denmark will hold morning and evening services. Mr W Proctor leads a children’s address at 1 a.m with the theme Thines That Beene Big neat. Mr J Hall conducts the 7 p.m. service. Rev F G Pearse leads services at Torbay and Bornholm with John Mark's Decision as the theme.
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Denmark
W. Proctor
J. Hall
F. G. Pearse
Torbay
Bornholm
John Mark
Centenary of King George Sound Landing Highlighted
A Melbourne Age article marks Westernport and King George Sound settlements as precursors to modern Albany. It notes Captain Wright and Major Lockyer landing in 1826 27 and 1827, the Westernport abandonment, and the centenary theme with a call to remember past voyages and colonial beginnings.
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Mount Barker Notes and Local Events Highlight Week
The Mount Barker Rifle Club trophies night is planned for next Thursday at the hall and will attract dancers. Football tightens with South Mount Barker facing Cranbrook at Miantagenet Park. several Cranbrook players are unavailable, raising doubts about the outcome. Tickets for RSL events and an Armistice Day industrial show loom, with progress on packing shed bookings and local road work discussions.
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Williargaon
Donaldson
Peacork
Ohaontees
South Will
South
Toros
Vaunsell
Wright
Wales
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Townsrod
Grorn
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Wehr
Hambley
Webster
Tinker
Emergency
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Clothier
Narrikup
Goa
United States
Oll
Branley
Rockley
Escape duo linked to Narrogin prison break and asylum
Hugh Pickett and Reuben Dixon escaped custody in Western Australia leading to a manhunt. Dixon, paroled from Fremantle Gaol, was later recaptured at Narrogin after a sequence of escapes and confrontations with police at Pitijarra Armadale and the Narrogin Royal Motel. Dixon and Pickett were finally separated with Dixon jailed and Pickett returned to Claremont Asylum.
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Hugh Pickett
Claremont
Reuben Dixon
Fremantle
Narrogin
Dixon
Palive
Pitijarra
Armadale
Pickett
Orether
Royal Motel
Dison
Albany Express
Til Pickett
Fremantle End
Crown Prosecutor Resigns Ahead of Kalgoorlie Inquest
The Crown Prosecutor Mr. Hubert Parker has resigned, accepted by the Cabinets. He will remain until the end of June to handle the Kalgoorlie tragedy inquest and assist at the Treffene Coulter Clark trial in a senior capacity. A leading member of the Bar will be engaged to conduct the case.
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Parker
Kalgoorlie
Treffene
Coulter
Clark
Snce
Kalgoorlie Murder Detectives Prepare Case Evidence
Detectives pursuing the runic feainer Col len, Kirk, and Treffene charged with the Walsh murder have been quietly gathering evidence. They aim to submit it, excluding weak material, as the inquest is expected to resume on June 24.
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Feainer Collen
Iirk
Ane Treffene
Wilta
Walsh
Cost of Sleepers Spurs South Australian Railways Inquiry
Members of the South Australian Railways Standing Committee arrived in Perth by train to inspect sleeper costs and supply. They will hear from officers and others at Parliament House as SA faces higher per mile construction costs than other eastern states.
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South Australian Railways Standing Committee
Perth
Adelaide
Thin Siute
Parliament House
South Australia
Sleepera
Australian car project to form mass production company
Four of the largest engineering and electrical equipment firms in New South Wales plan to form a company with one million pounds capital to produce an Australian made motor car using mass production. Representatives met the Minister for Trade and Customs Mr Pratten and received commendation for their enterprise.
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Melbourne
New South Wales
Irma
Men Decide to Resume Work by Overwhelming Majority
Sydney report states engine drivers and firemen whose strike closed coal mines voted decisively to return to work. Resolutions carried by large majorities, with recommencement planned for Monday.
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Sydney
Providel
Wise Mathers Promote Fake Cure for Family Illnesses
An OCR fragment touts a patent medicine named Wise Mathers claiming to treat coughs and bronchitis with a bottle mixed in water. It references prices, English and Australian variants, and a July 17 event in Aberdeen with names like Dalgety and Co.
Coal position debated in House as imports rise
In the House of Commons Color Lane Fox reports 210000 tons of Foreignment unloaded since May 1. Haldwin cites unemployment and mine closures as coal stocks dwindle, warning of industrial disaster without action. Evelyn Scotney sang at St Clement Danes as Miss Scottney plans a private sale to Mr B H Russell for Cunard funds.
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Erinis
House of Commons
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Haldwin
Minke
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French Cabinet Resigns After Chamber Defeat
Paris reports M Briand’s government resigns after a surprise move in the Chamber of Deputies. The franc fell to 180 per 1 notional unit before recovering to 177. New premier urged to form a new administration.
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M. Briand
Jamé
Chamber of Deputies
M. Peret
Briand
Newnemcue Haw
Mannix and Prohibition Debate at Eucharistic Congress
San Francisco report says Archbishop Mannix arrived with ten delegates for the Eucharistic Congress and declared he was a prohibition for Australia. The remarks referenced Hone and Eb with unclear context but signal strong public stance.
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San Francisco
Mannix
Australia
Hone
Soviet Reply to British Note on Strike Funds
Moscow June 15 Soviet Government replies to the British Note. It says funds remitted to the British Trades Union Council were sent by the Soviet Government and have since been used by the Central Council of Labor Unions.
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Copnecil
Tat Srice
Opere
Central
Conna
Riots in Punjab Over Kinema Near Mosque
Reports from Simla indicate Punjab riots started by the plan to build a kinema hall beside a mosque. Unofficial counts: 14 killed and 50 wounded.
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Simla
Punjab
Steamer City of Naples in Distress Near Kobe
The 6790 ton steamer City of Naples bound from Yokuhusa to Kobe struck a submerged reef and was disabled. The Cheafoo Maru and destroyer Urakaxe are standing by amid rough seas as rescue work proceeds.
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City of Naples
Yokuhusa
Kobe
Urakaxe
Australian Eleven vs Yorkshires Pitch Ravaged by Rain
Heavy rain disrupted play at Sheffield after the Australian Eleven arrived for a match with Yorkshire. The captain ordered an early pitch inspection at 11:10 am but play remained impossible, and stumps were drawn for the day.
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Sheffield
Yorkshire
Cherryup Crossing Closure Proposal Seeks Temporary Halt
At Albany Chamber of Commerce a letter from the Denmark Road Board asks for support against the Railways crossing of Cherryup road on the Denmark line. The Commissioner of Railways will permit a temporary closure until after the current winter due to wet-season traffic, with further considerations noted by the secretary for railways.
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Albany Chamber of Commerce
Denmark Road Board
Railway Department
Cherryup Road
Denmark Line
Albany
Wanshrouzh
Secretary For Railways
Cherrenn Road
Denmark
Athane
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