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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
1
A reader letter criticizes declining weekly distributions and calls for openness in the prize process. The writer urges public access to box openings, notes the odd winning pattern, and questions a £5 payout to a person with initials P.L. who did not claim for the syndicate.
Fragmentary notes mention bobbed hair and potential evolution over generations. Names like Charles Nestle and Cech Chemist Fremantle appear in scattered phrases. The text references themes of appearance and period entertainment without clear events or dates.
A playful column recalls Willie’s live shots at a crane, Paddy M’s lemonade substitute, a Sunday quencher mix up, a little girl at risk of ejection, a bemused Newman Street sighting, and a Fremantle man on the Causeway. Rumors of a teetotal culture, rail frustrations, and local cafe manners thread through.
Fremantle Chamber of Commerce seeks council support to press Fremantle Harbour Trust for compulsory pilotage from Bell Buoy to Roads for overseas vessels. Current pilotage costs could be cut by gas buoys enabling pilots to take over at river mouth. The council backs the chamber, proposing a single pilot boat to perform duties and provide other work for displaced crew.
A quirky Jandakot note recalls a pony that travels a hundred miles a week for love while young men seek pleasure and ponies work overtime in a rural reflecting piece.
Fremantle Branch of the Ugly Men’s Association plans a week long carnival to aid Fremantle Hospital. The event will use existing fittings to keep costs down and rely on public support. Helpers at the grounds will provide free manpower and donations are sought to relieve the hospital’s financial burden. Attractons and extra entertainments will be announced during the week.
Mandurah Mandurah Blue Bird Motor Service will leave Fremantle Fest Office at 18 15 on Sunday Next. Fare eight shillings. Book at Motts opposite Post Office phone B 450.
Shipping notices list State Shipping Service at Clify Street Fremantle serving Bunbury Flinders Bay Albany and South Coast Ports to Budla and all ports to Darwin including Java and Singapore. Kangaroo voyage dates April 9 for cargo and passenger services via Fre mantle Harbour Trust and Government Tourist Bureau Barrack Street.
Notice states the Fremantle District Road Board will hold its annual ratepayers meeting on Tuesday next the 24th at 8 p.m. in the board office at Hamilton Hill. Secretary J. G. Gudlow signs the notice.
In Fremantle the Prime Minister’s civic reception drew modest crowds and focused on Henderson Naval Base fate and a possible dock. Mr Bruce pledged future assistance if WA is unjustly treated, while WA's docking needs and Trans-continental gauge questions drew skepticism over federal support.
Mr A W Grady completes a five month solo motorcycle circumnavigation of Australia ending in Fremantle. Crowds escort him through Perth to the Town Hall where the mayor and local officials praise his endurance. Grady credits the Douglas machine and his perseverance for the remarkable feat.
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