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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
4
A chaotic Western Australian football report details Kendenup versus Norths with notes on umpire decisions, player performances, and crowd reactions. Contested calls and weather influenced the match as Kendendup faced criticism over a disallowed player and 24 free kicks.
A lively Y A L concert at Albany Town Hall featured Frank Butler and Chris Miller in duets, a Army Quartette with a 13-year-old star, and varied acts from Cag dancing to instrumental items. Performers praised by Mr E B Mario and the audience helped raise between £40 and £50 for the event.
The stage of the Grand Opera Howe, Part, is the largest in the work, measuring one hundred feet wide, two hundred feet deep and eighty feet high. A high power telescope mounted on the eve allows the bird to observe at an incredible distance.
The Albany based Returned Soldiers' League meeting notes attendees including Mr Smith and Mr Barrow as secretary Mr Harrow. discussions cover branch finances equipment missing papers and Perth branch support. Executive appointed to handle employment letters and branch welfare with a plan for a fundraiser and upcoming meeting schedule and conference delegates chosen including A C Braham as second representative.
A town drainage plan for Albany addresses open drains carrying domestic sewage and trade refuse. The scheme, supported by Health Inspector McComnick and Mr Poole, would lay 12 inch pipes with inspection chambers and ventilation, funded partly by the municipality and partly by affected property owners, and run from Norfolk Street to a harbour culvert via York Street and Stirling Terrace. The report was sent to the finance committee for consideration.
Land parcels in Kent Gardiner River Hoy Plantagenet and Vorbay districts open for selection on Wednesday Sept 14. Includes J Wollstead and J Wellstead cancelled pastoral leases and T H Hall jun forfeited homestead, with acreages from 145 to 260 and prices from 6s to 8s 6d per acre. Nearby Mt Manypenk and Berea areas listed with abandoned purchases and improvements to be paid.
The de legate voting guidance was set, New Member A V Williams joined the sub-branch on Barrow and J Basith’s motion. A vote of thanks was recorded for Mr Mewis for providing useful literacy material, with Mr Mesks praised for kindness. Meeting closed after minor business.
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