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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1919
Page
2
A notice dated Wednesday March 10 calls for a big transport task to Ishaelite Bay with a deadline of 5 pm. On March 13, full freight details are available from the Goods Clerk Railways Albany.
The Favorite Excursion Steamer plans weekly trips from the Town Jetty to Kalan River on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11, with Lorence Grove and Morbor routes on specific days. A special gathering of Albany branch RSS and BIA members and their guests is set for Tuesday March 11 at the Institute.
The piece discusses Germany's historical separation of national ethics from private conduct and its wars, criticizing the lack of universal law and praising the League of Nations for upholding moral law in state actions. It recalls Newton's gravity as a model of immutable principles and credits Wilson and allied statesmen for seeking a guiding rule in international affairs.
Local items report Herbert Robinson M L A nearing move from his father’s residence to his own home on Vancouver Street. West Australian volunteers released from quarantine face delays after an influenza outbreak. A list of POWs in England includes Albany residents George Sensing Newt and Harry Whittington, among others. Community groups plan social and fundraising events, while fires near the Methodist cemetery are contained. Government notes address war pensions, missing soldiers, and immigration nominations, with various civic and sporting updates across Albany.
The article argues the League of Nations rightly treats nations and organizations as morally accountable, insisting on open, just relations to prevent war. It contends that adherence to humane principles could end conflicts between classes and individuals, marking a significant educational step as global powers commit to restraint and fairness.
The Great Southern Districts Council of the Returned Soldiers Association protests Albany and Wickepin board practices denying secretary roles to returned soldiers despite stated preferences. A letter to the Regiration Department will protest local hiring pledges. Also from Melbourne a plan forms for an Australasian New Zealand Child Welfare Council with institutional guardianship law review.
An official West Australian Red Cross circular dated March 1910 outlines tentative financial policy due to returning soldiers and Spanish influenza. It states branches are not required to fundraise for now. funds can buy garments and materiel, with HQ supplying maternity needs if branches lack funds. Demand remains high for Pyjamas, day shirts, and undershirts for wounded soldiers.
Brigadier Mackey and officers from the Great Southern district conducted 28 meetings over six days in Albany as part of a nationwide forward movement for February to April. Over 1 000 attended door meetings with 25 penitents, 210 children enjoyed post meeting activities, and a substantial balance remained after heavy expenses. The group praised the corps band and songsters and thanked locals for support during a full program including an outing to Middleton Beach.
A deputation from the ALF led by McCallum urged Colonial Secretary Colebatch to ease hardship on Albany lumpers amid quarantine restrictions. They cited ships calling at Albany, crowded working conditions, risks to crews, and calls for Workers' Compensation Act protections, with inquiries promised.
The Mount Barker community outlines a planned thanksgiving social on Monday March 17 with a musical program and novelties. A repatriation society chess and dance event is set for Thursday March 20 with prizes for winners. Rumors of a big Easter Monday event at Mount Barker are mentioned, with details to follow from the cenar inter. Local push for an overhead bridge at Mount Barker railway station is discussed amid historical resistance and current financial concerns involving Jim Gardiner. A patriotic fruit export guessing competition is suggested, and a telegram reports Albany bound shipments for fruit lift from the state.
Mr. BL Peake of Aberdeen Street receives notice from Base Records Melbourne that No 3008 Private T B E Peake Llst Battalion is returning to Australia aboard the transport Ascanius, which sailed from England and should reach Melbourne by March 23. The paroled prisoner from France earlier spent over a decade in a German camp and is to land during March. Ensign Wray of the Salvation Army Albany district has been promoted to adjutant.
Fine Perth weather featured a Canning Park Ravine Club event day with high standard racing. Hare Hatch won the Gosnells Handicap at 3 to 1, with other races including Jumpers Flat, First Class Plate, Second Class Plate, and Third Class Plate prevailing by close margins.
Caulfield hosted the V A T Club autumn meeting opening day after quarantine related postponements. Heavy rains left the course heavy but racing proceeded with the Oakleigh Plate headlining. Cielo tema won with a 12 to 1 chance and other principal results listed from Warrien Hurdle through Salisbury Welter. Albany and Young Men's Club cricket matches followed with detailed scores and selections for an upcoming Kitanning Cricket Association visit.
Saturday saw a large turnout for Plantagenet Rifle and Bowls clubs with close finishes in singles and pairs. Nesbitt impressed as a beginner while Leask and Anderson, Milne, and Mackenzie contested tight bowl matches. Rifle shooting at 300 to 600 yards faced gusty wind as Prior and Naismith posted notable scores. upcoming weeks focus on musketry and range completion with rifle returns due by March 31.
A cricket match was played on the recreation ground on Saturday afternoon between Albany eleven and a team from the Young Men's Club. It has been some time since cricket was played locally and the recent game is hoped to revive interest in the sport.
The W A Bowling Association will convert the Perth Easter two rink clash into a tours tournament to aid small country and goldfields clubs unable to gather eight players. The decision, taken at a meeting last week, aims to boost participation and popularity of the event.
Telegram report notes ongoing epidemic in the east but with limited cases and one death. Sydney reports 17 fresh cases and one fatality, plus a suspicious case landed at North Head. Victoria registers eight deaths for the weekend. South Australia declares itself free from onecumonic influenza. Lord Mayor English dies.
The nomination of Mr. Wilson for the Petershuim vacancy was refused on Saturday because he was not on the electoral roll.
Serious unrest breaks out at the Rhyl camp in Canada as delay in returning long service men triggers two days of rioting. Officers attacked, stores wrecked, liquor seized, and thousands of pounds of property damaged before orders restored and transports prepared to repatriate the men.
London reports a 44 hour week tied to dockers and wharfing era with the time limit set, but wage settlements remain unsettled.
Five of the Great Powers have agreed to naval terms regarding Germany but have not yet reached agreement on military terms. The Conference appears to aim to make them even more stringent than those proposed by the Supreme War Council.
Germany will not surrender ships without guarantees that 2,600,000 tons of food arrive before the harvest. They demand coal from Silesian and Westphalian mines, which yield little, and oppose handing over merchant ships for fear of 40,000 German sailors losing their jobs.
Reports from Germany say radical leaders admit the new movement has failed and the government appears to be in control. A Perth man drinking beer at home suffered a serious bottle injury, losing life and beer. A new teacher asks what existed a century ago and a boy answers Me.
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