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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
1
Local livestock listing notes heavy lamb sides weighing around 15 pounds each. Listings indicate cut size and preparations, offering buyers a sizable portion for roasting or sausage making. Quantity appears limited per stall.
A letter writer urges licence fee reductions for cars and notes New Zealand’s £3 annual licence including insurance. The piece argues for action on the Brookton Armadale railway and praises Mr J K Warner while criticizing past neglect of Fremantle. The writer calls for recall or payment cuts for MPs and supports projects like a floating dock and sewage works to revive Fremantle’s harbor area.
Fremantle Hospital invites tenders to supply eighty dozen first class eggs weekly for six months starting July 1. Bids close Tuesday at noon, 28 instant. Eggs must average at least nine to the pound. Further details from Secretary T Hookway. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted.
Congratulations to Mr C H Stone on his reelection as president of the Beekeepers Association, now in its infancy in this state. The Fremantle Bibra Lake district honey quality signals a bright future for more bee farmers nearby, with a proposed rule requiring four mile spacing between operations.
Fremantic produced special bacon rashers and sides priced at 64 and 74 respectively. A fragment notes pies pasties and pastry at special rates. A joke about whiskey quotes a Scotch comedian and an invitation to view an illustrated feature titled Man's Conquest of the Air.
The district mourns Dr Kerr who died at his residence The Terrace Fremantle after nearly twenty years in West Australia. He served the public through philanthropy and council work improving housing, power, milk, and health standards. His care earned praise from the poor and widows who benefited from his untiring service.
A letter to the editor discusses J A H asking for details on the Rockingham Jarrahdale timber reserve and argues against opening the reserve to cultivation until Peel Estate is fully developed. It cites Bunbury as the natural port, criticizes Fremantle trade, and calls for the Brookton Armadale railway. A verse on Dick Turpin closes.
Observer B reports a foul beverage sold around Spearwood called the pinkie that inflames drinkers and provokes nuisances at night. The writer cites recent incidents involving Aboriginals and bands of youths marching to Fremantle singing obscene songs, urging publicans to be held accountable and action by authorities.
Fremantle and Districts Co-Operative Ltd reports four buyers present with abundant pork and veal. Prices ease slightly from last week with various weights and cuts listed including pork side at 534d, choppers around 3144, rough boars 1144, veal fair quality 5d to 4d, sides best second grade 34d, bacon forelegs 64d per lb, eggs mixed 1/3 with heavy supply, leghorns 3/- to 3/9, cockerela noted.
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