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Newspaper
Fremantle Herald
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
3
A historical notice for mail steamers listing routes to Bombay and Colonia via Gibraltar with sailings to Adelaide Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane. It details deck classes and fares, plus passenger accommodations and specialized entertainments aboard ships, with dates and port stops such as Moultan and Malwa along the voyage.
Derby bound freight and passenger services announced with weekly schedules and notices referencing Wyndham Direct, Kwinana and South Coast ports. Details list alternate Wednesday sailings, freight rates, and office care points at Harbor Trust and Perth. Potential routing through Albany and Eucla with coastal connections noted.
Local ALP branch to hold Labor rally in Town Hall with MLA Thos Walker to de stress. Lectures and lantern slides at Methodist Church drew large crowds. Film program at Town Hall features The Bargain and His Luckless Love. Weather disrupted MLDI contests. plans for tent and comfort for jarkaman discussed. Club considers new correspondent Frank Stith. Riflemen’s march to Perth and meeting at horseship bridge tomorrow.
A fragmented summary reports an Ames shipping disruption with references to a strike, accidents, and a hospital incident. It notes a ship named Waterside Power station and various workers or vessels involved, plus discussions on imperial policy and emergency cargo related to the event. The date line hints at late February.
An unidentified steamer carries Frencid names through a muddled transcript. The fragment hints at a fall event, a learning mechanism, and a voyage linked to Maca, Vaughn, Caius, and Ve. Details are unclear but suggest a journey tied to a maritime or industrial context.
The remains of the late Tan Strickland, a tally clerk formerly with the Adelaide Steamship Company, were buried in Premantle cemetery in a Church of England service. About 30 friends attended the graveside with his brother Tom Strickland and sisters among the chief mourners. Pallbearers included G Gowanlock and J Casey, with many floral tributes. Funeral arrangements were made by Arthur Davies and Co.
A garbled wire service style sports note references British Association meeting dates and players names. It mentions Dyer Poenkh and Wren timeline and various placeholders, offering fragmented hints of a local football or track event with uncertain details.
Zealandia departs for morrow row with passengers aboard. Report notes arrivals and preparations, mentioning Paurake Mambivaye and Wain as part of the voyage. Describes funding, stock, and future plans, with references to East morrow departure and return expectations.
The Fremantle owner-trainr reported stakes and cups activity, noting a fast race and rewards tied to the Crown Tuber and Ve uy Tang events. A vessel arrived from the North with seventy passengers, five stock, and goods, then prepared to sail again to Singapore and Egypt in September.
In a crowded racing column a range of results and notes unfold. Baron Tweedmouth dominates with oil inspired feats, with Tanney and Young piloting multiple winners, while J. Bitvanty and others claim share of places. Is shown are Caulfield Cup plans, Metropolitans, and Derby favourites plus provincial meetings. W. H. McLachlan to ride Mountain Knight. betting and government totalisator debates feature, alongside an extensive wrap of Australian racing clubs and forthcoming fixtures. The transcript also notes field tensions, payments, and local club activities amid a broader season wrap.
Indarra plans to bring general cargo and passengers to Aclade aboard this Saturday. Weather likely to delay docking at the wharf until Wednesday night next. Return voyage to the East set for the 25th.
The Indianle, from Seancinavian ports, left Durban on Saturday continuing to Australia with a general cargo to discharge. She is due to arrive at Fremantle Friday next after leaving Calcutta on the sun inst. The British Tudia steamer Santhia is expected to arrive at Fremantle on Friday with full cargo and a brief port stay anticipated.
Scandinavian ships now total over four million tons with Norway Denmark and Sweden driving growth. Norway ranks second only to Britain in tonnage as many German vessels shift to other trades. Copenhagen’s East Asian Company expands with motor ships for Australia crossing Suez routes, aiming for regular Fremantle service as Australien sails next month and Columbia launches from Copenhagen.
The sai Vesta is due Tuesday from Port Arthur with a cargo of rose oil in a cage. It will sail via the Panama Canal toward Brialane Syilaws Melbourne and Adelaide, with the bakeine to be discharged here for the Cameron aus Co.
Freight and shipping note indicates Ollier Winfield, a southward cavalry brig, is due Albany by Tuesday and expected Fremantle by Thursday. The fragmentary report places the vessel’s arrival in Albany and Fremantle with timing linked to a Tuesday departure.
The 8. NY departed yesterday morning carrying passengers and a sizable mixed cargo bound for Port Darwin. The ss Kwinana is due to arrive with stock cars next week and will proceed directly to Wyndham, leaving Port at the end of the week Thursday.
The vessel Ceduna, bringing a shipment of livestock from Port Hedland, arrived in port yesterday. After coaling and taking cargo, she is fixed to sail for Derby tomorrow and will call at Cambridge Town and Point Samson en route.
An Eastern exchange reports the barque Suzanne Vinnen has been chartered by the Western Australian Government and will sail soon from Melbourne to Fremantle. The German-owned vessel, carrying 2,000 tons of coal, was interned at Sydney and its cargo disposed of. She is towed to Melbourne for dry-docking before departure.
Isis reports a transport likely to arrive at Fremantle Sunday or Monday carrying wounded and sick Australian soldiers. Vessel name not yet known and exact ship details unclear. Estimated five men to be evacuated locally, with no definite information on total aboard.
The mail steamer Khyber from London calls at Fremantle on Wednesday morning for a few hours. She will take bunkers and general stores before resuming voyage to Adelaide later the same day.
Fragmentary obituary note referencing stevedore John Louie with unclear surrounding text, mentioning Lowe and Visser and a queenie morel in a damaged context. Readable fragments suggest a small memorial item for a worker named John Louie with limited accompanying names.
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