Ninety-Year-Old Major Humble To Celebrate Birthday
Over the Breakfast Cable reports Major Humble will celebrate his ninetieth birthday on Saturday with a wide circle of friends sending kind thoughts and best wishes. The item notes Mrs. H. Seeber’s motoring lure and a party hosted by Miss Gwen Bull for school friends with games and music. Fremantle social worker Mrs. G. Mawley moves to South Perth leaving noted community roles behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Humble
Gwen Bull
Dalgety-street
Fremantle
Complexion Recipe and Community Christmas Events
An article fragment describes a cucumber-based skin treatment and a busy Christmas season in the community. It highlights Mr. Hancock's busy practice, book-loving readers, the laying of the foundation stone for the Cottesloe Beach Methodist Church by Mr. Westlake, and fundraising efforts. It notes plans for completion in March, choir performances, and Christmas tea. It also covers a Women’s Home visit, Vera Stewart’s pupils, and a dancing season wrap with children’s events at South Beach and Swanstreet Hall, including kindergarten Christmas celebrations and gifts from the Kindergarten Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottesloe Beach Methodist Church
Ladies’ Guild
Westlake
Methodist Conference
A. J. Barclay
Newton Hollands
L. Williams
W. McKeracher
C. H. Locke
Ivy Marshall
South Beach
Miss Marshall
Mavis Marshall
Joan Cook
Kathie Wenstromm
Hazel Grassner
Amy Strang
Freddy Marshall
Santa Miragliotta
Bonnie Patterson
Joy Baxter
Mona Kelly
Molly McVeigh
Olive Rowlands
Lorna Armstrong
Phylis Strang
Hazel Mulligan
Hazel Dunning
Miss Birks
Austerberry
Eastwood
Fremantle Kindergarten
Devotion Follows Funeral of Mrs Langoulant
The Women’s Service Guild gathered for a large memorial at Mrs Langoulant’s home, with Mrs Hains presiding and Ada Broun presenting a wall clock. Speakers praised her hospital work, charity, and family, noting she visited the hospital weekly and left a lasting example of service to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milice
Langoulant
Dimes
Valance
Balingatt
Richy Sahy
Beach opening marks council work with sea wall and pool
The opening ceremony for Fremantle beach featured Mr AL McCattins and local dignitaries. The minister praised the council's winterproof wall built at £14,000, shielding the foreshore and buildings while a shark proof fence secures the swimming pool. Since last season the fore shore gained 200 trees and planting will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL McCattins
Binse Eral
Garter
Me. B. T. Daily
W. Murphy
Wedding Bells at St. John's Church for Anderson Fay Pair
A formal ceremony at St. John's Church on December 7 united George Anderson of Applecross and Hilda Fay of South Fremantle. The Rev Canon Lullick officiated as the bride entered with her escort, wearing ivory georgette, with bridesmaids beneath orange blossom crowns. The bridal party included Miss Kitty Fay in a blue satin frock and pale blue bouquet accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
George Anderson
Applecross
Hilda Fay
South Fremantle
Canon Lullick
Jack Ross
Miss Kitty Fay
Wedding of Miss Twila Gordon in Fremantle
Miss Twila Gordon wore a pale pink crepe de chine frock with pink rose bouquet as she married in Fremantle. The ceremony included a vocal piece “The voice that breathed o er Eden” and a reception at her mother's home at 36 Coral Street, South Fremantle before departing for a new home in Applecross in a blue colonial frock with silk coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twila Gordon
Tom Proven
Sid Anderson
Coralstreet
South Fremantle
McChan
Princess May School Speech Night Highlights 1930 Prize Winners
The Town Hall hosted Princess May School speech night with Principal and staff, students performing drills, choral pieces, and scenes from Quality Street. First-time rhythm readings of poems by Masefield and McDowell were celebrated alongside a "Rendezvous" fountain display. Prize winners across multiple classes were named, noting Duxs, progress, and helpfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collie
Miss Belt
Miles
Ideal Club Sees Strong Start at Fremantle Meeting
Last Thursday at Trades Hall Fremantle the 1st half yearly meeting of the Ideal Club reported a satisfactory financial and membership status. Officers and committee praised for initiative. Plans include two repeat picnics at Point Walter December 22 and a moonlight picnic and dance January 26, with dances for New Year’s Eve and a carnival tonight. A cricket club is formed with two tennis and swimming clubs expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremantle
Point Walter
St John Ambulance Association centre meets amid fund appeal
A December meeting at the Town Hall chaired by J Cooke reports 24 accident calls and 22 sick calls with ambulances covering 361 miles in the month. The committee seeks funds for a new ambulance as the sick vehicle is worn out and taxi hire may be needed for patient transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cooke
Uglies Aid to Battle Poverty Through Charity Sales
The Uglies in Western Australia have pressed on since 1914 to aid the needy, with Charity’s forces extending support as the public is urged to buy two shilling tickets. Proceeds fund awards, including a prize plane valued at £850 and a £250 cheque, alongside a champion horse flyer prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity
Want
Western Australia
Worthless Air From The People’s Party In WA Affairs
The Observer criticizes W M Hughes and The People’s Party as ineffective in Australian politics. It argues Western Australia gains little from their stances on Cockburn Sound naval base and the gold bonus, citing past performances and a lack of gratitude for WA’s affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
Western Australia
Cockburn Sound
Fremantle Business Men Meeting Minutes Show Progress
The Fremantle Business Men fortnightly committee meeting at Lea Holt’s office discussed routine business and payments. President B Birmingham led as members noted a successful Fremantle shopping week and awaited a reply from the Minister for Works on the dock issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Holt
B. Birmingham
Fremantle
J. A. Hicks
Beiief
Dock
Noys
Hom
Dimittee
Metatuii
Inu
Nitsifess Men's Association
Licensed Victuallers Consultation Topic
A brief item notes a consultation or meeting related to the Licensed Victuallers Association with a humorous remark about sharks. The readable fragment hints at satire or a column title involving the LVAs antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.V.A
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Cecile
H. Seeber
Hancock
St. John's
Vera Stewart
Turner
Swanstreet Hall
North Fremantle
Mesdames Clifton
Currie
Chariton
Wauhope
Waterland
Bullmore
Dedman
McLauchin
Scott
Bell
Freeman
Dixon
Anderson
Marshall
Women’s Service Guild
ION
RAND
Princess May School
Doris Fairburn
Reynolds
Mary Williamson
Aike Inverney
Bertha Pollard
Nita McIntosh
Muriel Gay
Dorothy Grose
Dorothy Fieldgate
Roma Soutar
Alice Fraser
Minnie Holly
Ifra Harris
Doreen Kerr
Mary Hansen
Ellen Mills
Jean Thompson
Baker Bros
Anean Dee
Ideal Club
ST. John Ambulance Association
Fremantle Centre
THE
People’s Party
W. M. Hughes
Richardson’s
Florigts
High St
Fremanti
Fremantle Business Men
Maxwell
High Street
Fenwick’s
Fenwick Motors Ltd
Hay Street
Perth
Stanley & Ball
Mandurah Road
Sydney Street
Columbia
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