21 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
1
A lengthy, polemical piece argues Patience with Federalists as North advocates press for a federal capital in the North. It rails at politicians and media, naming figures like Mr Angelo, Mr Lovekin, Mr Dra per, and Matthew Nathan, contrasting Northern ambitions with Southern resistance and calling for audible public advocacy across states.
Mt Barker notes report a lecture titled With the Bible in Many Lands by Hen Ac de Fey of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The event featured slides and was presided over by De Devine. Saturday evening an assembly formed to consider a Primary Producers branch with J McNva Martin as organizer and T Kearsley elected secretary. An engagement announced in the Werth precinct relates to Stinney T and Olga M, as children of local residents. A meeting at Mount Harker Hotel elected a committee for the new Hirweull Jervatieele branch and noted Mrs Burragh of Melbourne appointed Australian representative of the Australian Dried White Association of Mildura arriving by the Western Union line, with potential Perth visit by Mr Darrag to include Kendenup and Magn Hacker.
Denmark notes report the ALP branch meeting chaired by Pf. J Knowles with electoral roll issues and request for Albany district council to supply a supplementary roll. It mentions Mr Whittingham to speak on his war captivity, upcoming Box ing Day children's pennant, potential building upturn with Bayley Bros plans, new arrivals Mr A T Randall and Mr MacMillan, and a note on grain feed shortages. It also records the engagement of E Onions of Scotlanddale with Ruby Smith of Mount Barker.
A large gathering of Methodist Ladies Guild and Mothers Union bid farewell to late president Mrs Weidenhofer at Albert Hall. The event featured decorated halls, musical solos by Mrs Perkins Miss Dickson and others, tributes from Mrs Cheater and Mrs Harrison, and a final performance of Auld Lang Syne with afternoon tea.
The Port Lands story highlights De Garin family plans to attract investment and settlement to the Albany district. Eastward success and Westward expansion are expected to lift land values, spur rail and road facilities, and draw backers to Kendemp and surrounding areas near the port as development progresses. The piece notes railway corridors, inland transport, and attractive districts along the Great Southern line as key to a brighter port future.
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