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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 26, 1924
Page
2
Municipal notice calls for applicants for the positions of town clerk and secretary at 2400 Poor Aim. Council invites qualified individuals to apply and participate in the hiring process.
Tenderers are invited and will be pre reviewed by the Secretary at Military Headquarters Perth at 2 pm on Thursday for additional supplies to the base. Goods include groceries, meat, vegetables and onions. Full particulars available from the Officer in Charge, Luris, Albany, of the Secretariat.
Government officials visited Albury and Bunbury to review port workings and harbor plans. Albany Chamber of Commerce officials, led by K L Burnett, supplied details on prints and operations. an expert review may include Albany in harbor itineraries. A police court case led to a remand for eight days, while lighthouse lantern shipments for Grepse Island continue awaiting erection.
A report highlights a Friday lecture in the Town Hall titled Peave Its Successes and its Failures by Professor Shaun of the University. It notes audience engagement and thanks from local officials. The piece also records the death of Mrs. Susan Lindfield in Fill Street and the funeral at the Church of England cemetery. It mentions Albany’s plan for a woollen mill relocation by Messrs Lind and LeQuance, site-selection delays, and ongoing mill construction progress including two six-ton boilers. Additionally, it covers shipping incidents, work on the woollen mill, and town notices for a new town clerk job, railway practice sessions, and the Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade Band meeting.
A damaged weather note describes a windy weekend with north west to north shifts, heavy rain and storms. Winds reached peak strength on Saturday with flooding and gale conditions persisting into Sunday. a steamer sailing to Fremantle faced delays due to the heavy seas and eight thirty a.m. readings show 282 feet? no clear datum.
A community gathering at Mr Lewis's residence featured a happy man competition and cabbage supper to back E Barnett and Go's candidate Mr Allan Bill. Mrs Duke and Mr Blackburn won prizes, with Mrs Shen Held presiding. Additional bridge tournaments and a children's dance supported Mr Payne and Mr Lambert's campaigns, concluding with a sale of work and a forthcoming gala at Naval Drill Hall.
A farewell in Albany honors Mr W Hearne of the Western cAllet bank branch. Speakers praise his two-year Albany tenure and wish him success in his Wagin appointment, with tributes from Mr Norman Mr Clyde and bank clients. The toast stresses solid client relations and friendly ties.
Local column reports batting averages for Hurston Wright and Collins at Mt Barker. It notes heavy rains last Saturday, 102 points, and a total of 200+ points for the district. Narrikup vis Mt Barker in football. South beat Narrikup 41 to 4. Also reports the death of pioneer James J. Herbert, 92, of Albany, former Cranbrook resident.
A man named Thouen Pritchard died suddenly at a survey camp led by Mr Surevor Paine near the Frankhind River, north of the Nernalup road. The deceased had been in ill health and his passing followed the abrupt end of the hotcharing business run by V Bow. The body was transported through rough bush tracks to the 91 mile and then to a group named Reo for return to Denmark. The funeral was held Sunday despite poor weather.
Mr. Walters, a magistrate in PERTO, announces retirement amid disputed reasons. A Saturday interview cites redial and duty as factors, with alleged Labor Party hostility and a fine imposed by the Prevler, amid contested Kalgoorlie plotting claims.
At the meeting of the West Australian Provincial Press on Saturday a conference with the local dramatists Association is to be convened to consider the application of the proposed scheme.
His Grace Archbishop Hiley celebrated his birthday with a local gathering. A special blue meeting is planned in the town hall tonight where a presentation will be made to his grace.
Victorian politics report says the Governor approved a dissolution of the assembly. Sir Alex Peacook announced the move and Sir Alex Jenkins will deliver the key speech on May 31.
The Governor ordered dissolution citing a failed redistribution bill and unworkable Assembly. Labor leader Prondergant reportedly told he was not trusted with forming a new Ministry. Campaigns to resume before week’s end.
In Melbourne on Monday the Australian Tramways Employees Association sought variation of the award before Justice Powers in the Federal Arbitration Court. The case concerns punishment imposed on Howard the gripman for refusing to teach an ex special constable, amid a tramway strike. The union claims the suspension till July 1 was vindictive. the Tramway Board argues wider implications. The judge found the application too general and adjourned to allow a focused request on whether Howard’s punishment was excessive.
A large Melbourne crowd witnessed Ragly England defeat Victoria 46 to 13 at Murroy on Saturday. English Ruby League footballers dominated the game with a decisive win over the Victorian Uhrteen amid strong first half pressure.
A large blaze in Hobart damaged the Misrcury printing bindery section used for paper delivery with about half the plant wiped out. Despite cold weather a crowd attended a first season dance to raise funds for East senior and Faratrats football clubs with Cyril Neabitt guiding the program.
The Paris correspondent of the Sunday Express says owner Mr. Cohn refused an offer of £40,000 for the racehorse Sir Galahad. Also reports on South Australia apples with prices and conditions for Port Curtis Devon’s New Zealand apples and Port Adelaide trade listings.
Mr. F. C. Firaker, commercial officer at Australis House, returned from Barcelona where he represented the Commonwealth at the International Poultry Congress Exhibition. Two pens of Australian Blick Orpingtons shown by the Prince of Wales drew favorable comment. Experts noted British breeds generally outperformed Continental lines, and the Spanish Majesty expressed appreciation for the Commonwealth’s representative.
Zemla and Koselal defeated Fisher and Peacock of New Zealand in Prague for a Davis Cup doubles victory, with set scores 4 3 6 8 6 2 7b.
St Johns Church held its annual general meeting at St Johns Hall with Rev H T H Wightwick presiding. The report showed church income of 288 with increased subscriptions and offers, but notable building repairs awaited and a remaining £70 deficit from the prior year.
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