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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1928
Page
1
A reader questions Mr Jane about in office fees and Knox-Peden’s membership, alleges delays in receipts to a school, and asks which meeting authorised timber purchases for shelves. The letter disputes claims of non payment and explains entries were by contra with five shillings held by Mr Jane.
Council notes heavy rainfall exposes drainage faults. Dr Hollis cites Cliff Street flooding 18 inches deep and calls for central drains with government action. Dr Sumpton notes rotten jarrah drains. works committee to report on funding and repairs.
North Fremantle beat East Fremantle 11 sets 70 games to 1 set 37, with strong doubles and singles results led by Maxfield Gaston Williams and Love. Bungalow Club’s win over Cottesloe nearly seals the Pennant while rain delays shuffle Monday fixtures. Fremantle council backs long tenure for president.
Mrs. Cox hosts a grand carnival in K S S ballroom Fremantle with many costumes and prizes. Miss Hazel Collett leads the grand march while渡 entrants include Best dressed Miss F Rodgers and Original couple Aboriginal and Lubra Edie Gumion and Laura Perdrotta. Donkey couple and 1930 flapper prize noted. Next event June 15 Back to Childhood with £2 2s prizes.
The Fremantle Tramways Board and the Council protest a Traffic Commissioner decision allowing taxis to pick up at the North Fremantle tram terminus and run to Fremantle for threepence. They warn this may spread, threaten revenues, and jeopardize £165,000 tram investments plus £35,000 annual wages. The North Fremantle Council notes £4,000 spent on track relaying and motors and urges government aid.
On Saturday afternoon June 9 the Fremantle Rowing Club invites all to attend club races for active members and old-timers, unveiling of the Roll of Honour, christening of boats Racing Pair Frank Shaw and Practice Four G L Davidson, with a short old-timers pairs race.
Rumors run that a popular Beaconsfield belle may have ended her engagement with a man referred to as G. Reports note a chaotic Log Cabin picnic by a charabanc group in the hills last Sunday. The piece also mentions a Popular Player contest at a tennis club and local dance teachers striving to match last Saturday's performance.
At a Monday council meeting, discussion centered on damage to public property caused by youths, focusing on the tramways waiting shed at Domo Road. The piece urges parental responsibility and school involvement to curb vandalism and protect ratepayers' money. It also notes social quirks and local local color.
Pantomime de Luxe "Mother Goose" draws strong crowds with plentiful laughs and lively ballet. The dame delivers rapid jokes as children and adults alike enjoy the show. The piece is followed by news of Count Bonate’s visit and his newborn daughter Pauline Anne Isabelle Diana Marie Louise Dolores, with a tour pending north.
On June 17 the Japanese cruisers Idsume and Yakume will visit Fremantle. Prince Takamatsu, Emperor’s younger brother, serves aboard Yakume as a sub lieutenant in the ship's company.
A complaint claimed Southern Europeans were favored for wharf labor, harming Ameritrans. The Lumpers' Union secretary and vigilance officer say no truth to the charge. They state jumpers are used first, then casual workers picked up on the Esplanade by the foreman, with no discrimination or questions about origin.
Tenders for the erection of a wood and iron building a plant shop and for excavations and removal of sand at the front on Queen Victoria street close on Thursday June 4 at 5.
Fremantle Municipal Tramways board invites tenders addressed to the Secretary for 20 cubic yards of lime and related works. Tenders close June 14. Details obtainable from the Tramways office at Car Park Street.
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