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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
2
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Albany reports a reminder for the usual monthly ALP district council meeting at the Lampert Rooms on Sunday at 10 30 with all delegates urged to attend. It notes a new weather recording station on Kelipae Island and mentions social events hosted by Women’s Institute and local Labor branches, including cribbage and euchre at the Soldiers' Institute and plans for future fundraisers. The piece also covers an X ray lecture by Professor Ross at the Albert Hall and a table tennis tournament, plus the Melbourne Cup sweep with large cash prizes coordinated by the Ugly Men’s Association.
The next voluntary weekend camp for the 24th battery AQA will be at the forts on September 18 and 19. Members meet at the church corner at 2:30 pm. The WCs classes are at the Drill Hall Steneiatrec every Monday evening. An examination will cover variants in Ne i 1 BSM, 2 ser vents, and 2 Lay'sery. The next senior cadet parade is set for ill bar at 2 pm on Sater Bey.
Journal notes a proposed parliamentary party visit to Albany and Napier bridge area. It describes road access, subsidence features near Sapler road, drainage projects at Morante swamp, and potential farming prospects including fruit, potatoes, and sheep on Kalgan Plains and surrounding districts. It recalls Mrs Dunn and Sir John Forrest bridge history, and reflects on future development as settlers prepare land for cultivation and pasture.
Summer weather returns with clear cool nights and improved crops in Narrikup. Rabbits increase as ducks brood by streams. Tennis and football draw crowds as Narrikup reserves claim the premiership with Southa achieving a popular first-time ascent.
The text surveys vast plains near Albany with scarce first class land for settlement, noting swampy pockets and arid flats. It also mentions Percy Grainger praising pianist Eileen Joyes in Perth and a church fundraiser in London contributing £979 to Melvenion Hospital Fund, highlighting strong local cultural acts.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce held its monthly session at the FLS8.L. Institute with attendees including President Jog. Norman Jr, Messrs Bell Fletcher Forte Smart Williams and Barnett acting secretary. Topics covered included correspondence on electric crane and Albany rone wheat chain, International Chamber of Commerce membership, Albany Harbor Bill reintroduction, deposits on invoiced goods and retail pass-through, train arrivals and delays, and a proposed extra charge by the railway for fruit shipments.
A Mount Barker note details a surprise gathering for Mr. B Hickling at his parents home and a later fruit growers committee meeting at the Park Hotel. The turf club annual general meeting reports £323 10/8 balance, new officers, and praise for past patrons.
At Fremantle Jake McKengie a marine engineer confessed to involvement in a shooting affair on Kesex Stront Fremantle late Tuesday night. Dulvie Dare was wounded with charges arising from the incident and a man has been charged with attempted bodily harm.
The Kalgoorlie quarter trial proceeds with two witnesses from the A W U testifying. Charles J. Williams and George McKenna are questioned in the Criminal Court to establish the alibi of suspect William Colter for the April incident.
The chairman said the Commonwealth passed the Federal Aid to Roads Bill but ratification by the State Parliament is pending in the Legislative Council after Assembly approval. Officials expect payments only after ratification, with some states planning tests of the Act’s validity, delaying road projects.
Young flying cadet Know Knight in training at Point Cooke escaped serious harm after a faulty undercarriage struck a can and tore away. He kept the machine aloft during the emergency solo flight, then landed with the engine nose-resisting and propeller splintered. Knight had been airborne for some time on a solo exercise.
The New South Wales State Cabinet commuted Walter Arthur Nelson’s death sentence at Broken Hill to life imprisonment. The decision notes the murder was brutal and the prisoner’s post offense acts to dispose of the body were dreadful, with no release contemplated.
In Albany and across multiple Australian states the refer endum tallies tilt No on both questions with large totals for Industry and Commerce and Essential Services. Final counts show No leads in Western Australia South Australia Victoria New South Wales Queensland and Tasmania as reported by P. W. Smart from the Albany dispatch.
Young People’s Department of the Weedeat Church in Western Australia reports exam results from Albany Methodist Sunday School Advanced Division Thelma Harvey 87 percent Henry Harvey 50 percent Gordon Norman 75 percent Frances Haywell 98 percent Joan Norman 11 percent Marjorie Waterford 41 percent Herold Perkins 84 percent Faith Bowen 61 percent A framed share of jobs awarded to the school in recognition of success.
Geneva dispatch reports Germany was admitted to the League of Nations today as the assembly voted to end its national abstention and rejoin the international body. The admission marks a pivotal step in postwar diplomacy and requires Germany to participate in collective security decisions.
London reports Mr J P Jones, member of the Victorian Parliament, returned from the Geneva Peace Conference and discusses Australia’s race exclusion policy. He notes the need to stress economic arguments tied to the White Australia policy and warns that colored labor could threaten Australia’s civilization standards.
Grim scenes marked the cinema tragedy funeral in Drumcolla village. Forty nine victims lay in a single grave with twenty six bodies burned beyond recognition as two priests and local mourners joined a large procession. Messages of condolence came from King George and Queen Mary to the Governor General of the Free State and from the Duke of Abercorn as Northern Ireland’s governor sent sympathies.
Australian team faces Vr J Thornton's Eleven at Scarborough in bright cool weather with a large crowd. Hobbs leads batting for Thornton's side with 64, total 100 for four wickets as play proceeds and Willigan wins the lows.
The focal branch manager Mr BR Miller is away on annual leave and Mr C K Ryder will relieve him during the conference. Banking staff and local officials adjust duties as Mr Miller departs Albany on holiday.
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