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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
2
Public works contract notice announces tenders received by the Minister for Works for a sewage removal project. The document lists location names such as Gewrlerling and Narrogin, with submission by noon on a specified November date. It references an internal envelope marked Terler and prescribes deposit and bid details.
Tenders will be received by the executor for the late T. McCarthy for the purchase of the OLUN HOTEL at Northam. The property includes freehold, furniture, goodwill and license in a large building in the Wortham District. Terms may allow part payment. further particulars on application to U L Hainem and Wylie & Co, 1S Weld Chambers, St George's Terrace.
A local resident and ratepayer announces candidacy in the All Municipality ward race. He pledges to advocate river quarry repairs, a general sports ground at Ulster Row, and cooperation with Monde Hosrde and Albany Woods associations. He asks for votes and support, signing as Advasce Albany F. INUHAN.
Albany residents receive notices of a weekly fire brigade drill at the Fire Station tonight with a Sunday demonstration at the BAP deal. The Road Board plans road ploughing from Albany to Lith Grove under its secretary's supervision. Election and council business include a Monday night balance sheet, university examinations starting Monday, and nominations for municipal elections with seating trailer plans for Denmark rail traffic. Comings and goings include Mr. McLarty visiting Albany on November 22 and MLC Mo. A. Borvill announcing a motor coach trailer trial for traffic on the Denmark line.
Memorial Church service to be conducted by Mr James on Sunday evening. A Memorial Club billiard match saw J Warnsnaily beat J Collard 150 to 86. The John Woolley trophy rifle event drew 16 members. A Sawyer led with 96, with Wallace, O Neil and others close behind. Club meeting approved New Year race, officers announced, and an annual balance sheet showed net funds of £63 13s 11d with total receipts £66 14s 10d and expenditure £3 11s. Cricket fixtures set for weekend Centrals vs Carbarup. Sunday match Carbarup vs Blackwood Road, weather fine, play at 2 pm.
The Drew Robinson and Co store in Spring Park Albany presents a wide spring collection. Departments feature Simiri stripes Fuji silks Sefton voile and over a hundred unique designs. Millinery items from Europe Mexico and own workrooms display stylish headdresses.
In the North Ward municipal election contest F Ingham pledges to cut admin waste by merging town clerk and engineer roles into a single post and to push for open costing on drill work and drainage schemes. He seeks road and footpath upgrades, a recreation ground, and government action on foreshore reclamation with sheds, plus federal support for graving docks.
The estate plans banker outreach to open a local agency and funds drives through raffles. A Ladies Committee organizes a Christmas fête as children prepare for festivities. Meetings cover school permits, subcommittee reports, and preparations for summer sports at Loch Ellen, including a walking bee and swimming lessons. A table tennis tournament and a sailing club sweepstakes race draw local participation. Nominations close Norman Bros at 6 o'clock today.
The Albany Social and Sports Club staged a versatile display and concert at Town Hall on Tuesday. An active troupe demonstrated horizontal and parallel bar routines, vaulting, pyramids, and stunts under H. Hales. Music by Ruby Cowan, W. Mutton, G. Michell, and F. Gibbons complemented vocalists Miss Gwen Watt and Miss Jean Playne with Mr. Duke Bird, Mr. Pollak, and Mr. Payne performing. Proceeds benefited local charities. club president Dave Scott thanked performers and urged new members for a naval drill hall based gym.
A large crowd attended the opening of Albany’s memorial hall for returned soldiers. W. J. Day presided as opening speaker and handed the building to the branch amid thanks to Day, Barnett, and McKensie for long service to the diggers. The event honored local support from Mrs Halliburton, the Albany ladies, and the new Women’s Auxiliary, with plans to administer funds for the postwar relief effort.
The Minister for Agriculture Mr A K Maley reports from the Government Statistician an estimated wheat yield of 14 687 241 bushels from 14 107 acres. The season appears more promising than weather conditions suggested, with a total loss of 13 104 731 bushels from 1 356 228 acres and an average of 10.4 bushels per acre.
The Industrial Disputes Bill, debated in Adelaide this Thursday, has passed the House of Assembly. It abolishes the State Arbitration Court and introduces a wage adjustment scheme, with the measure now moving to the Upper House amid significant industrial discussion.
In Eden within the Monaro Federal electorate on Tuesday, George Martin aged 102 moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Austin Chapman. Chapman offered a lift home in his car but the centenarian declined, saying he had only a mile and a half to go. He then danced to show his agility when urged to walk.
At a meeting of the Stovemakers section of the Employers Association, it was unanimously agreed that all shops should be cloned where employees do not conform to the forty eight hours per week.
Wellington reports strong response to an appeal for free labor in the New Zealand whipping dispute. Indications suggest the core of the trouble may be resolved soon as support grows and momentum builds toward an end.
James George Bruce, former secretary of the Wallington Waterside Workers Union, was committed for trial on a £840 theft charge. Bail set at £1000. The proceedings included tributes to returning soldiers and notes on repatriation committee work, with social events and fundraising discussions following the hearing.
London reports a bottle recovered in Table Bay near the African coast recalls the Waratah disappearance. The note asks for help with a puzzling message reading Send help, starving. Ware wtol Isand, in the Antarctic. Officials deem the claim a possible hoax.
The Duke addressed a dockers' meeting in Southampton and faced severe heckling over industrial and political issues. A disturbance followed until Dame Nellie Melba arrived from a concert and sat at a piano to perform Home Sweet Home, quieting the crowd and deeply moving the audience.
The Industrial Court has rejected the shipbuilding trades’ request for higher wages, ruling against the industry’s bid for a wage increase.
The Admiralty announced yesterday its intention to cut the war bonus by three shillings per week. The measure affects service personnel receiving the additional pay as part of wartime compensation.
Paris reports the resignation of Dr Wirth in Germany is expected to end his role. A bourgeois cabinet is anticipated in Berlin with United Socialists in opposition, marking a shift in German politics.
Berlin announces that Dr Wirth's cabinet has resigned amid unrest. Duseldorf authorities declare martial law as strike riots erupt continually, prompting a crackdown and heightened security measures.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, asset of German financial interests, acquired the publication rights to Lloyd George's memoirs, signaling a notable transfer of access to the British statesman's life story.
Prospectus of the Western Australian Worsted and Woollen Mills, Ltd. draws strong applications from across the country. Albany aims for 25,000 shares, with Bunbury already taking 900 shares. Local committees form at the Great Southern Railway tour end, while Captain Lionel Carter represents metropolitan and south western support amid calls to add a woollen mill to the state. Prospectuses may be obtained from local committees or the Beas of eee at Emam Buildings, St George's Perth.
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