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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
2
At St Joseph's Church Albany on June 19 1902 Charles Henry Milne fourth son of the late WM Milne wed Francis third daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Henry Monoghon in a silver wedding ceremony conducted by Rev Father M Reidy.
Mellineva Mullineau died at Government Hospital Albany on Thursday June 14 1927 after an accident. He was the beloved son of Mr and Mrs Frank Mullineau and the brother of Ella aged 10. He passed away following injuries from a rear of an aevisant incident.
Mr and Mrs F Mullineux and TDanga thank relatives and friends for sympathy messages and floral tributes. Special thanks go to Dr Johnson and Home matron of Government Hospital Mrs McDougall Mr Warner Mrs McGowan Mr Hartren Mr Jefferson and Mr Potts of the Senior School.
The excerpt discusses historical calls for a Great Southern state centered on Albany with resources along the Blackwood and Phillips Rivers. It notes hopes that development would attract population and enterprise, and emphasizes that practical development precedes growth, citing jarrah timber regions and wheat belts as underutilized assets.
The article argues that land settlement pressures and mineral wealth development in Western Australia drive migration from South Australia and other regions. It critiques past neglect of inland resources, urges broader leadership vision, and notes that proactive farming and wheat districts spur movement toward south central areas despite local governance shortcomings.
A debate on a group settlement board in West Australia questions who should form the board, the role of selectors, and how to guide colony development. Ministers warn against tyranny by surveyors, urging representation of settlers and local interests to steer the scheme toward practical land settlement and independent production.
Chief Inspector of Fisheries visited Albany and Denmark to view the effects of reimposing a net fishing ban at Wilsons Inlet. Correspondence with the Fisheries Department followed the closure, and the inquiry aimed to assess impacts on local fishing and communities.
Competition details show prizes of £8 7s 0d and £6 10s 0d with refreshments served each session. Funeral for Frank Mullineaux follows a bicycle collision. Weather reports note wintry conditions and a sharp barometer fall. Courses cover a High School Ball at Elder Smiths, a stealing as a servant trial with two-year hard labor, and a Geraldton loan referendum with 309 in favor and 266 against.
Mr A E Burt of Albany is named among appointees as an industrial magistrate for Western Australia. Chief Inspector F Aldrick of the State Fisheries Department arrived in Albany on Friday and departed for Denmark on Saturday on fisheries business. A death is reported for Mrs Parry of Serpentine Road and Gnowangerop whose ill health had troubled her. the funeral followed the next day.
State Publicity Officer notes in 1903 to 1918 gold yield remained strong with values near £9.77 million in 1903 and above £8 million in 1904 and 1905. Wheat area rose from 137,044 acres to over 1,007,108 acres by 1918, and land settlement accelerated. War years boosted development while wheat and pastoral expansion continued with substantial sheep movements and underground water sustaining grazing regions north of Kalgoorlie.
The World’s Wheat report notes subdued activity with Europe buying little and potential uptick next week. Wheat values for June-July shipments vary by origin, including Manitoba, Australian, and Argentina cargoes, while markets in Chicago and Winnipeg weaken and dry weather persists. A piano tuning service announces Albany visits for repairs and tuning.
The Coastal Telegraph Stations have closed last week including Boyle and others, cutting telegraph and telephone communication from Kaspermcee WA to Davy SA over about 1400 miles. Opening hours shift to 9 am and closing to 6 pm, affecting Albany office and coastal commerce.
In a Saturday afternoon Albany Ladies Hockey Association midsummer midship contest the Impatials and High School A met under heavy rain. The ground stayed good with little water as both sides played fast and hard, but the final whistle found the score even. A practice game followed featuring likely carnival players.
A Mount Barker Golf Club team traveled to Albany for weekend matches with the local club. After a cordial contest Mount Barker emerged the winners. The Mount Barker club is young, making the result a meritorious showing against a more established neighbor.
Producers Markets Ltd and Westration Farmers Ltd report weak demand due to weather with some prime apples, passion fruit, and attawherries selling well while citrus and vegetables show heavy supplies. Prices vary by item with Jonathan and Cleopatra lines, lemons, tomatoes, and rhubarb priced per unit or bushel. overall market dull with a single truck of goods selling at notable rates.
The Queensland shipping dispute ended Saturday when the Board of Trade and Arbitration Court lifted the embargo by the Waterside Workers Federation on Cairns cargoes, allowing free passage for most ships and cargoes on the coast except for Rockhampton where a minor local issue persists.
The Albany A and HL Society announces its annual show on Wednesday and Thursday November 9 and 10 with plans for extensive exhibits. Prizes will reward ornamental flowering plants vegetables fruit and dairy products, plus inter district and trade displays. The society also mentions a general meeting on Wednesday July 11 and news of Mr Payne joining Mr H Wiley’s York Street motor repair shop.
A large fire swept Perth and Fremantle on Friday causing extensive damage to several buildings. The blaze heavily damaged the Central Fire Station roof and caused destruction across the area with witnesses noting its rapid spread and the impact on local structures.
At the Fremantle oval yesterday a new motor ambulance was presented to the citizens. The British made vehicle accommodates four stretchers and marks a formal royal endorsement of local emergency services.
Adelaide mourns the death of Marianne Fisher, the sole survivor of the 1830 Buffalo expedition band. She died in Adelaide on Saturday at age 100, leaving a century of memories tied to early South Australian settlement.
In Melbourne the conference of State Premiers and Treasurers the Prime Minister and the Federal Treasurer is reported to have made good progress on financial proposals. At adjournment on Saturday interviewers were told that considerable progress had been made and unanimous agreement was in sight.
A tent on Leornrathm caught fire Friday night injuring resident Thomas Toby. He was rushed to Melbourne General Hospital in critical condition.
The New South Wales Premier Mr Lang has accepted a federal grant for road building after earlier refusals. The scheme provides a total £20,000,000 to be spent over a period, with conditions on state matching and spending.
Sensational raid early Saturday at Pootevray ends in masked bandits entering Isaac Sehwarts dining room and threatening him with a revolver. Three shots rang out as Berwarte was wounded in the knee and rushed to a private clinic in critical condition.
Police report suggests a robbery attempt occurred with a bandit entering a room containing a safe and a large sum of money. No items were taken as the intruder fled after the shot was fired.
A gale swept Ballarat on Friday causing unroofed houses and uprooted trees in the city. The wind passed over Perth earlier and caused no injuries as per reports.
Mrs Kathleen May Burke a 45 year old resident of Wellington Road Enat Brisbane was electrocuted while using an electric iron in the kitchen of her home this morning. A neighbour heard a thud then found her body. Deceased had no children.
A Bathurst jail communication to the Police Commissioner states Clyde McPherson, awaiting trial for the murder of a woman in a cave near Station Street Petersham, has admitted the crime and promised to reveal where the revolver was discarded after the shooting.
Len Stewart of Perth, competing in the Tale of Man materivating contest, impressed with a 68 mph first lap but crashed on the second lap. His machine was badly damaged and he could not continue, though he was not injured. Weede Grant peppermint cure for children's hacking cough.
June 10 report from Cranwell to Martlesham Heath describes Wight Lieutenants Carr and Mackworth of the Hoval Air Pores forced to descend after about 100 miles due to an engine lubrication fault. The craft landed safely at Martlesham with no damage, having prepared for a restart.
New York reports Mrs. Liba Phillips, an American born in Russia, plans a July attempt at a transatlantic flight to London possibly solo or with a navigator and pilot.
Teddy Brown a leading conductor described as one of London’s top paid musicians for sylophone virtuosity was arrested for non payment of income tax amounting to £260. He offered a cheque which could not be cashed until Monday and was held at Brixton prison over the weekend as friends gathered funds but could not settle the debt.
London June 19. Robinson, tried for the murder of Bonatti whose body was found near Victoria railway station, has been committed for trial. A bus driver testified Robinson swung a tin trunk and tried to place it on the platform. the witness resisted, but at Victoria Station the man had the trunk.
London June 19. The present holder of the office, arguing the burden of forming a ministry, will be nominated for the Presidency of the Irish Free State to enable him to form a government, by another party.
London report says Freererson, a Finn, confessed to seeking Henry Ford's backing to murder Soviet Foreign Minister Tchitcherin in France. He planned to obtain funds from America to finance the crime.
The April shooting of Colonel Fitzgerald at the Gibraltar garrison led to Lieutenant Duffield being found guilty. The jury rejected insanity pleas but urged mercy for Duffield. A petition to the Duke of York may accompany the verdict as he visits Gibraltar on Thursday.
Winnipeg police captured Eric Nejgon, termed the human homicidal figure, on Friday in connection with a string of strangulation cases. The suspect matches the killer who left marks on victims and bedposts, linking him to the recent assaults on a young woman and a girl, according to authorities.
Berlin reports in the Zeitung am Mittag that five Germans were arrested in a Moscow hotel on charges of alleged espionage. The incident appears to involve suspected spying activities tied to German nationals.
A June 10 dispatch from Bh reports increased military activity as 1500 reinforcements head to Taiwan and Japanese forces mobilize at Sasebo. General Chang Tso Lin claims safety cannot be guaranteed as fighting intensifies in the north.
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