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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
2
The Fremantle Harbor Trust reports April revenue of £5,122, down from £10,876 last year, with ten month total at £90,336 versus £77,718 prior year, a fall tied to wheat export shortfalls and charter cancellations. State Steamship revenue rises to £6,630 in April, up from £5,115, while expenditures grow to £10,952 from £9,988.
Continuation classes begin with a 2 percent endorsement and a £4 stipend. about 200 students work at Adelaide Street School. A shift toward free evening education includes arithmetic geography shorthand dressmaking and manual training. The ABS Company Allinga sails Friday Derby bound with passengers and live stock. Gorgon sails Sunday for Sit sapere. Cunleden due Monday. Fremantle reguarl service revival expected. dredger Lienta and barge to arrive. Barque Deverness completes discharge and Malwa at port Said. Boolian sails Fremantle on the 24th.
Cottesloe Beach notes describe misaddressed mail, a non existent Inca board name, and a Perth invitation for British Army biplanes. The article covers financial issues, borrowed funds, upcoming elections for the local board, stricter rules for foremen, and a post season vote at Alexandra Mall with nominations and potential candidates.
A Fremantle council meeting features a discussion on a sanitation upgrade and the approval to place a shower at the depot. Debates over bylaws, health committee input, and several local figures are noted alongside community notices and upcoming events at Grisham Motel and North Fremantle venues.
Fortnightly meeting of the South Fremantle Municipal Council discussed election outcomes, funds for library works, and house numbering. Plans included tenders for Institute and Library improvements, public hall use for a Sunday choral event, and a possible extension of water mains. Debate over football oval proposals and footpath conditions prompted committee referrals and patrols by the health committee.
The Fromance Friendly Societies Hospital Gala held a general meeting with delegates from multiple branches. The secretary reported generous support from many organizations and a free concert offer from Prince Theatre management. Plans for subcommittees, penny art unions, and district entertainments were approved ahead of the next meeting on the 22nd, with calls for police and football association assistance and peace card promotions.
Survey of Western Australia’s interior outlines how desert lands near the mining belts are being transformed into vast cattle stations. Proposals by Sir Boyd and Mr. Raglandy enlist government and private land to support stock from Southern Cross to Perth with irrigation, bore holes, and new water sources fueling rapid expansion.
A rainy Monday picnic at the Hewerson Raval Base Zoo drew about 50 adults and extending families despite bad weather. The Westralian club organized sports under Secretary AE Rawlinson with events like Sheffield Handicap 120 yards and a quarter mile, plus races for children and post-event recreation.
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