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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
3
The Australian candidate Bury tarde led early in Raworiin at Ata with Peter and Tom in pursuit. Prominent figures included Puritan and Georgetown, while opposition from the High School pressed hard. The meet featured close finishes as competitors vied for the lead.
A chaotic Belmont Park event on Monday featured racing and judging confusion. Reported results include Helen Itcholese and Venuto Kane among multiple winners, with dividends listed for various classes and divisions.
A chaotic note reports mixed junior hockey matches featuring East Juniors and Reds. Infants’ ground games were also engaged in friendly play with teams from Telnecnet and Aligt, though details are unclear.
A partial OCR page describes a tense basketball game with teams and players unnamed. It mentions attempts to score, defensive holds, and a late push by one side while another tries to force a comeback. Names, places, and outcomes are obscured by garbled text.
Fragmentary report describes cricket club meetings in North Ward with mentions of the Livweay Hall, local officers, and a formation of new clubs. It notes voting outcomes, leadership selections, and distribution plans among three new clubs, with references to members and trial arrangements.
A West Ward gathering was urged for attendance at the London Hotel to form a West Ward Cricket Club. The meeting aims to discuss petitions and organize support, with emphasis on prompt participation by agents to ensure a strong turnout.
Fragmentary report shows a Wednesday session discussion introduced by the Premier about BiH and a proposed Mair lente Cour. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete actions, dates, or named entities.
The document outlines farm operations for the quarter at Denmark State Farm. It notes wet cold weather impacting cultivation, soil preparation, plowing, seeding, and manuring across plots including Lucerne, paddocks, and dairy work. It mentions crop types, lime and superphosphate use, and animal stock updates plus a new imported sow and pedigree considerations.
The text weaves local disputes over a Great Road plan through Forest Hill and Kendenup, mentions compensation for private land, and hints at political tensions. It discusses Isaacs and Hughes style strategies, then moves to Australia’s northern settlement, White Australia policy, and Senator Millen facing Indian and imperial dynamics amid a broad policy debate.
The Adelaide Steamship Company line Lammbros sails for Fremantle after delivering 890 tons of cargo at the deep water jetty. The State steamer Euela arrives from Esperance and will stay until next Wednesday then head to Hopetoun and Esperance with passengers and mails. The Melbourne inter state liner Dimboola, after overhaul, is due to sail to Melbourne and Adelaide with cargo and passengers, arriving around October 2. The Aberdeen liner Euripides departed London for Australia on September 23 and is expected to reach Albany late month with passengers and tanks. The Sutcliffe is anticipated to arrive from the Eastern States soon to bunker coal from the Adelaide 8.8 company’s estates.
A report by the officer in charge of the fruit section of the Department of Agriculture notes 23 000 acres of orchard land in the state, with nearly half planted to apples. It records 211 249 cases of apples exported overseas this season and ranks Western Australia high for fruit acreage per capita, despite the industry still being in its infancy and deserving fostered support.
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