01 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1929
Page
1
A crowded Fremantle Trades Hall gathering condemns rising unemployment with about 900 men idle or part time. Speakers urge Labour support and press cooperation to publish job-seeking details and push for public works to avert pauperisation and winter hardship.
Cheap travelling is praised and fare reductions have occurred. Fremantle residents demand penny sections on routes Beaconsfield Hotel to High Street and South Street to Suffolk Street, urging Tramway Board directors to address perceived inequities.
A reader questions the effectiveness of a representative and council in promoting Fre mantle and South Fremantle. They urge restoring South Beach, removing hide stores, and moving holiday activities to a traditional site. They ask if Mr. Mc Callum has seen river wreckage and propose employing workers to extend the wharf by piling toward the railway bridge.
The Canberra's visit to Fremantle highlights simple courtesy aboard the warship. The crew's polite exchanges from Captain to Signaller impressed visitors and showed how small acts of thanks foster comfort and harmony.
Monday showed South Beach crowded as visitors enjoyed the torpedo netted area. The article argues extending the beach further south by at least five chains would improve safety and accessibility, noting calm waters and health benefits.
Motorcyclists faced exhaust checks at Edward Street intersection as the Traffic Department enforces noise suppression. The public supports the push for calmer streets and hopes cramps in Claremont hospital will ease if the campaign succeeds.
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