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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
3
A visiting account portrays Claremont Old Men's Home where Superintendent Russ uses resident labor for garden care and daily tasks. Inmates share duties, enjoy supervised leisure, and benefit from concerts, cinema, and seasonal celebrations while care emphasizes happiness and mental well being alongside medical treatment.
In the mayor's parlor Miss Kath leen Fanning received a send-off before her departure by the Great Western to Melbourne to work with J C Williamson Ltd behind the footlights. The gathering heard praise from Mayor F E Gibson MLA and speakers who noted her talent and future career, with a wristlet watch presented as a parting gift.
Arrangements made with Mr. Lawson to visit Fremantle tonight to explain government policy on improving Fremantle water supply. His statements will be presented with lantern views.
The piece compares royal offspring with Queen Victoria era traits, noting Prince of Wales and others resemble elders. It also reports the Duke of Rutland buying and freeing about 800 skylarks after seeing them sold in London, as recounted by the Duchess of Portland at a Royal Society for the Protection of Wild Birds meeting.
The Fremantle mayor relays a special Finance Committee meeting to curb outlays and avert a worsening year. The Town Clerk cites £7,765 spent to April 30 and £400 more since May 1, with total maintenance funding overrun and proposed loan funding under review.
A. B. Campbell, dental surgeon, can now be consulted at Elizabeth Terrace, 42 Adelaide 8t., Fremantle. Phones B1084 and Cottesloe F841. Hours are 9.30 to 5 weekdays and Saturdays 9.30 to 1, with evenings by appointment.
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