Wanted to Buy Chaff-Cutter by A F Williams Perth
Classified notice seeking to purchase a single handed chaff cutter. The ad is placed by A F Williams of Perth.
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1920
Page
2
Classified notice seeking to purchase a single handed chaff cutter. The ad is placed by A F Williams of Perth.
Miss Maggie Kearsley and Mr Harry Ortin were wed at Brackenhurst last Wednesday in a ceremony led by Rev F R Hungerford. The couple departed for Kalgoorlie for their honeymoon.
A long column voices mixed opposition to Australian republican ideas and federal politics. It derides Hughie and Mahon while urging focus on domestic affairs and self reliance. The piece contrasts colonial ties, national identity, and leadership with calls for homegrown reform.
The piece argues for smaller workable divisions within Australia to advance development. It notes De Garis' film promoting land in Albany and Appleville, critiques federation progress after twenty years, and calls for constitutional reform and new state boundaries to spur growth amid rising populations. It warns big-city dominance and urges action at the federal convention.
In Albany three people died in a railway incident. Engineer E E Light and Dr Blackburne later died of their injuries after a fatal accident at Denmark. Clerk T Fennell and Constable Jacobs were also victims. authorities report severe injuries leading to multiple fatalities at the Government Hospital.
Mr Be Licht, holidays on his Denmark farm, was fatally struck by a falling timber while clearing a tree with manager Mr Fleay and foreman Richardson. Despite medical aid, he died soon after, with inquest deemed unnecessary. The incident occurred near Albany while returning to Perth, part of a broader railway work accident involving a trolley and coal trucks, leaving two widows and twelve children bereaved.
A derailment on the main line near Nyppenite left Dr Blackburne and Mr T Fennell fatally injured. Two trucks detached from an engine caused the crash, sending the trolley into which they were riding. Authorities investigate the incident as Albany mourns.
A telephonic notification reached the station about 10 30 p m reporting a serious accident. Dr Blackburn Constable Jacobs and Mr Fennell sustained severe head injuries and were carried from the scene to a hospital for urgent treatment.
The inquest heard evidence from Constable Juggins and District Engineer Croweell about a tram crash. Three men on the trolley were identified as Jacob, Fennell, and Dr Blackburne. the jury suggested the lamp failure and force of impact caused fatal injuries.
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