Harbours expand as ships crowd Bunbury Albany berths
A rush of shipping filled weekly berths with Oberhausen anchoring offshore until a berth was ready for discharging. Mongolia delayed sixteen hours after propeller damage and bad weather. Harbour improvements proceed at Bunbury and Albany with piles, dock works, and a 600 ft breakwater extension. Minister for Works planned a £250,000 program including a shed and deeper water at the first berth.
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Oberhausen
Mongolia
Colombo
Bunbury
Harbour Board
Albany
Music Hath Charms. An Evening with Kimber Aboriginals
The narrator recalls a late evening ride to a water hole on a Kimber cattle station. A circle of Aboriginal performers drums chants and dances around a fire as the riders arrive. Interactions with locals reveal a clash of views, ending with a wary exchange about the "backward race" remark.
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Kimber
Preston Cadgers
The Implement Works Band at Kimberley Walks to the Tram
A visitor recounts a surreal tour of the State Implement Works, misadventures with a crowbar and a crowd of workers, and a rapid return to the tram terminus. The scene blends industrial awe with comic memory of Kimberley’s past and a wary encounter with a pompous tram passenger.
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Jock
Kimberley
Buffaloes roll up at Orient Lodge 4 launch
A smoke evening at the P and C Hotel in Buffaloes, Perth, celebrated the opening of Orient Lodge No 4. Sir Hubert Partridge chaired, praising the world wide charity aims of the organization. The event featured a crowd of Buffs, strong fellowship, and a charity concert with performances by Reichardt, Herbert, Greenwood, Gibson, Kensit, Cook, Harrison, Buchanan, Talbot, Caufield, Atkin, Holder, Cole, and Thomson.
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Buffaloes
P. and C
Perth
Orient Lodge No. 4
Bros
Reichardt
Herbert
Reg Greenwood
H. W. Gibson
Kensit
J. H. Cook
Primo
Reg
Parry's Influenza Mixture Offered By Mail
A historical notice touts Parry's influenza mixture with cures in a few doses priced at 2s 6d per bottle. The offer promises a weekly postal delivery, the Faxuaxus Hasaxp, for six months upon payment of 3s 6d and the recipient's address.
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Parry
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