06 Mar 1922
Page 1
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1922
Page
1
A long feature describes winter dress fabrics, color themes, and accessories with notes on silk, crepe, and suede. includes advice on cleaning, dyeing seeds for decoration, and updates on Paris fashion trends. Also present are recipes for tomato pickles and pease with eggs, plus a brief NSW revenue update for February 1922.
Miss Brown of the Denmark Post Office departs after three years in charge, with locals expressing affection and planning a token of esteem. Me. C. M. Deony leaves for Perth after two years of survey work for the Lords Department. Visitors continue to arrive to the Denmark Hostel as preparations for upcoming arrivals are noted.
Captain Milne presided over a full turnout as the Albany Fire Brigade discussed a ball partnership with Cinderella Orchestra, thanked officers for sympathy, and noted Town Council approval for six free Town Hall uses. The group planned weekly practice, a children’s ball on March 9, and held a bread donation and prize details for a feeding event, with sixpence and one shilling admission.
A letter from A Wansbrough discusses a deputation with Mr. JL Seaddan to address water supply issues at Weston jetty. It questions Dr. Fletcher’s water recommendations, proposes increasing main and jetty pipe sizes, and asks council to consider cost reductions and reliable supply improvements for the community.
A reader asks why staff barred from private work still teaches at the Confirmation School and if a stone-crusher project will start this winter or next summer. They urge Works Committee to repair dangerous holes and footpaths with gravel under the new Works scheme.
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