Trots for Fremantle Bill Passes in Assembly
Fremantle M L A J B Sleeman wins approval for the Ruving Restriction Act Amendment Bill increasing trotting dates. The bill sailed through the House of Assembly but faced challenge in the Upper House where M L C H Kitson steered it to a narrow majority amid vested opposition. The Port is set to gain extra sports grounds for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremantle
J. B Sleeman
M.L.A
House of Assembly
H. Kitren
M.L.C
Sleemans
Soverdays Schedule At Rott Nest Church
The notice lists service times for Rottnest Rottnest with Sunday sessions at 11.20 am, a second Sunday time also 11.20 am, and a Wednesday session at 1 am. Authorities urge attendance per weekly timetable.
Fremantle Show Meeting This Friday at Town Hall
The next meeting will be held this Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Town Hall. The business is to consider the schedule for the fourth Show and appoint the stewards. A full attendance is desired and all who can be present should attend.
Fremantle Chronicle of 1925 Tale of Traveling Messengers
A fragmentary 1925 Fremantle chronicle recounts a wandering tale involving Sellenger Craig Badger and others guiding a poor aged man to Fremantle by the sea. The scene features vivid character sketches, including a scribe Digby of the Tube Beard and the builder Bolton, with prophetic whispers and bustling street images from the port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tetrarch
Sellenger
Craig
Calus
Badger
Shelley
Digby
Tilly” Morgan
Fremantle Notables and Notices In December News
Local items report Mr Bold at Woodside Hospital with neurasthenia, Mr George Willis returning home before Christmas, Mr W O Neill returning from Ireland, and Mr D Sinclair delivering a lecture on English law. Also noted are Miss Connie Robson’s Singapore departure and Nurse Thorup taking a Kalamunda hostel. The column closes with a dramatic, cryptic passage referencing local figures and a council on the Hill Harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willis
Fremantle
Connie Robson
Singapore
Wynaway
Swanbourne Street
Resignation of Fremantle Town Engineer Casts Back and Forth
At Fremantle council on Monday the Mayor noted the Town Engineer H T Haynes plans to retire on December 31, 1925, while offering to stay longer if drainage works with government are settled. Councillors debated delaying retirement, deferring the decision, and whether there is need for a successor, with Haynes indicating he could extend by a fortnight if the council agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie
Martel
Martin Meeth
Griffiths
Owen
Stevens
Harbour Trust
Frank Rowe
Shepherd
Charleo
Jenkins
Robert
Laurie
Billy Murphy
Fremantle
John Cooke
H. T. Haynes
Haynes
Brnt
Kerr
Sumpton
Daly
Foreman
Brennan
Haynes Shoult
Farrell
Prevent
Dr. Brennan
Bus to Hamilton Hill Carnival Free Friday Evening
Scot's Church Ladies' Guild hosts a Jumble Sale on Saturday December 12 in Scot's Church Lecture Hall. The holder of Bill No 6 should present it to Myra Mackintosh of 56 Quarry Street Fremantle to receive ten shillings, value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Motor Bus
Hamilton Hill
Scot's Church Ladies’ Guild
Scot's Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Sleeman
Legislative Council
Messrs Sleeman
Mesura
W. H. Kitson
H Gray
Captain Potter
Fremesuie
the Chronicle OF
Alfred of
Ail
Scotia
Hrind
Swan
Emu
Castlemaine
Bolton
Reo
Fleet
Postle
Houghton
Pune
Rufus
Sampson
Bold
Fremantle Tramways
Woodside Hospital
Mr. W. O'Neill
D. Sinclair
Business Men's Association
Henry Street
Mixy
Myra Meintoch
Thorup
Silver Chain
Kalamunda
Holiday
Perth
Boans
FSC
D.boa
Shadeq xi
Pelae
Murray-c
Prisee Wales Thenive
Mies Myra Mackintosh
Street
Toyland
Fisher Beard & CO
Adelaide Street
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