Christmas notices from Fremantle and district
Local notices recount Christmas greetings and travels of residents from Kalgoorlie Freemantle and East Fremantle. Teachers, students and families plan holidays in the Eastern States Europe and Hobart while community groups honor volunteers with medallions and brigade brooches. The Manunda hosts a decorated shipboard dance as a festive highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Patterson
Jandakot School
E. M. Blythe
East Fremantle
Heles Blythe
Bright coloured evening shoes for the season
Bright evening shoes revive this season in satin or crepe de chine. They can be pumps or sandals, often with a buckle or cut crystal. The key is choosing a colour that complements the gown, such as a pale green shade matching a green gown in the supper room.
Swiss Cakes for Christmas Time Treats
A compact Christmas pastry recipe using flour butter sugar currants candied peel almonds and spice. Describe making a two piece pastry with a nutty sugared filling then baking crisp and slicing into squares for serving.
Little Women Make Best Wives in History and Fame
The piece lauds small women becoming great, highlighting Queen Victoria Florence Nightingale the Duchess of York and Mary Pickford as historic figures. It notes Ronald Coleman’s dream girl and hints at his recent public revelation of her attractiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Florence Nightingale
the Duchess of York
Mary Pickford
Ronald Coleman
Small women make the best wives and mothers
The article argues petite women, exemplified by Bessie Love and Queen Elizabeth, are most successful wives and mothers. It claims tall women intimidate men, while small women blend grace with dignity, ease at home, and strong maternal instincts, citing Duchess of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as counterpoints to tall-stature stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Love
Eve
H. G. Wells
Edgar Wallace
Duchess of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Boamier
Elizabeth
Teaching Your Wife to Drive
A practical guide notes many husbands prefer strangers to teach wives to drive to avoid car damage, but argues against saying impossible. It outlines explaining gear use, clutch, brake, hand brake, then lifting the back axle, starting the engine with chocks, and letting her practice accelerator control.
The Spirit of Santa Claus and Christmas Charity
A parent explains to an eight year old why Father Christmas exists as a symbol of goodwill. The tale frames Santa as a representation of the Christmas spirit of peace, kindness, and generosity that pervades hearts during Christmastide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Father Christmas
Christ
Santa
Mr W E Clare Plans Short Holiday to Esperance
Mr W E Clare of Henry-siree intends leaving by the S S Kybra for Esperance for a short holiday. The article wishes him a pleasant trip and notes Esperance’s climate as described, expressing confidence in favorable reports about the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Rennie
Street
Java
Singapore
Pat Rennie
Essex Super Six 1928 Car Teaches Wife Road Sense
A dated instruction piece promotes driving instruction for a wife, detailing step by step lessons from starting in reverse to parking, turning, and progressing to city driving. It emphasizes confidence, controlled speed, and gradual skill development, noting the driver as a capable husband and the wife’s rapid learning.
Christmas Cheer Funds Sought for Fremantle Hospital Patients
Mayor asks Fremantle Council to confirm whether the same Christmas cheer expenditure procedure as last year should be followed for the Fremantle Public Hospital patients. The Secretary has reminded the Council of the season and the mayor’s suggestion was discussed at the previous meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremantle Hospital
Fremantle Public Hospital
Ford Ton Truck Bargain at Fremantle Address
Auction-style notice offers a well shed ready Ford Ton Truck in excellent mechanical order marked as a real bargain for £45. Interested parties directed to apply at 12 Queen Victoria Street Fremantle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORD
Queen Victoria-street
Fremantl
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J. A. Hicks
Kalgoorlie
Fremantle
Bert Bateman
Manunda
Melbourne
W. Green
Douglas Kerr
Europe
Dorothy Tangney
Hobart
Conference of University Women
Violet Ingram
Coogee School
Dux
P. G. B. Davies
Great Britain
Malta
Italy
Switzerland
Fiam
Flanders
Flossie Holt
Midland Junction School
Fraser
Victuallers’ Association
Miss Richardson
Major Humble
Cecile
Mantle District Nursing Division
Ma Cooke
Fremantle Citizens’ Ambulancs
Me. Gibson
W. Jeffery
Airey
Premantle Citizens’ Division
Jeffery
Mirey
Dorothea Parker
G. Andrew
Mesdames Williams
Val Irvine
Murphy
Walker
Hunter
Kemp
Hamy
O'Brien
Waterhouse
Collett
Alice
Central Methodist Mission
Lady Lawley Cottage
Green Place
North Fremantle
Suyusa
Adelaide Steamship Company Ltd
Sheridan
Inon
Richardson’s
Florists
High St
Fremantic
Maxwell
High Street
Eyas
Geox
Mias
Fenwick’s
Fenwick Motors Ltd
Hay Street
Perth
Hancock
Xmas
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