Daffy Tracks German Spy Through Neutral City
In a neutral city, English spy Daffy identifies Captain Helmsley by a mixed German and Russian crowd. He observes cafes, matches wits with Helmsley, and uses a quiet, patient campaign to uncover links to war-time intelligence. Helmsley vanishes after exposure.
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Oll
Daffy
Ifg
Fourth Midland Heriment
Milldown
Secret Service
Jmin
Mildown
Christopher Helmsley
Helmsley
Legation
German & Py
Archibald Bligh
Doffy
Flo
Himsdlf
Mail schedules from the Albany post office outline
The Albany post office lists mail dispatch and arrival times for Perth Fremantle the goldfields and Eastern and Great Southern Railways. Mails depart Monday to Thursday 230 pm Fridays 515 pm Saturday 10 pm. Arrivals occur Tuesday Wednesday Friday 1016 pm Thursday Saturday Sunday 730 pm. Detailing also cover Denmark line closures Sundays and Thursdays at 6 pm and alternate Saturdays noon and other routes to Robinaton Gnowingarup Ongerup Salt River and Albany districts.
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John Norman
Perth
Fremantle
Goldfields
Great Southern
Thoredays
Ila
Denmark
Robinaton Estate
Gnowingerup
Albany
Ongerup
Salt River
Trains Schedule Between Albany and Perth
Trains depart Albany for Perth on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday at 3.90 p.m. and on Friday Sunday at 6.80 p.m. Trains arrive from Perth to Albany on Thursday Saturday and Sunday at 7.30 a.m. and on Tuesday Wednesday Friday at 10.15 p.m.
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Albany
Perth
Train Timetable Fragments for Denmark to Albany Service
Fragmented schedule notes show trains between Denmark and Albany with departures on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 6.10 am and on alternate Saturdays at 1.15 pm. A trainee service leaves Denmark Mondays and Fridays at 9.35 pm arriving Albany 2.28 pm. Alternate Saturdays leave Denmark 6.5 pm arriving Albany 5.55 pm.
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Denmark
Monays
Albany
Menken Rey
Special Notice on Standing Advertisements Deadline
All changes for Standing Advertisements must be in the office by Friday and Tuesday at 12 noon.
Notice to Correspondents Encourages Local News Submissions
The paper asks readers to send general interest items including social notes and land and stock news. It requires clear one sided typed submissions with authors’ signatures and discourages anonymous letters. Institutions should inform editors of progress and meetings while avoiding private matters. Advertising is vital and public matters will be aired with censorship of private or harmful content.
Albany urged to back West Australian returned men appeal
An April one month public appeal in Albany seeks broad local support to raise funds for returned soldiers and dependents. Ten percent covers administration with the rest for distress relief across West Australia. Local organizing duties may be delegated to Lt Sadlier VC. a local committee is encouraged.
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Albany
H.S.A
R.S.A
Perth
E. Smith
Sadlier
V.C
R.8.a
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
Queensland
Australia
Patriotic Association Fund
Pensiong Department
Pensions Department
W.A.G.B
Lg.a
Erdiminer Oa
R.G.A
What Australia Owes to Its Climate
A 200 page memoir by Dr. Griffith Taylor reviewed for its clear, diagram rich study of Australia’s climate. It argues forecasting relies on local records and telegraph networks, and highlights continent shape as aiding meteorology. The work maps rainfall reliability and land suitability for settlement using new methods.
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Meteorological Department
Wether
Australia
Advisory Council of Science and Industry
Griffith Taylor
Commonwealth
Taylor
Byrne
Melbourne University
Neess Eary
Aage
Perth
Leeuwin
West Australia
Onslow
Queensland
Blue Mountains
Aine
New England
Bush Fires Threaten Cemetery and Street Scrub
A bush fire near the Methodiet cemetery edged into fences before a quick fire brigade response saved the area. Fire fighters then doused another blaze behind a brewery and later a scrub fire on South Street near Mr Stirling’s residence. Town council urged owners to clear nearby vacant allotments to prevent further damage.
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Otelock
Methodiet
Nrigede
Stirling
Hell Gate of Soissons Echoes in a Soldier’s Dream
Fragmentary wartime reminiscence recounts the defense of Soissons and a soldier’s exalted vow to France. The speaker recalls death, honour, and a timeless image of Paris as the sun lights a land of courage against the German advance.
Armistice Confusion Among Highlanders on Paris Street
In Paris on the morning of the armistice a Highlander, saluting a stranger, asked if the truce was real. He reacted with frustration, exclaiming he had lost francs, revealing mixed emotions amid the ceasefire moment.
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France
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Albany Despatch
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Rs.a. Appeal
Tt In
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