08 May 1930
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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
1
A Fremantle council reception for Walter Lindeum and Mr McCennachy prompts questions about city finances. The letter asks if funds spent on the event could instead feed unemployed residents, arguing the money could provide about 100 meals.
A letter to the Fremantle Road Board argues there is no stock route to Robb's Jetty Abattoirs, forcing cattle along Hamilton Hill road past the Newmarket Hotel. It proposes a new route across undeveloped paddocks north of Cavisock Swamp to improve safety and reduce risk to children and property. The writer cites a near-accident involving a young child and praises stockman ship, urging action to prevent recurrence.
The RS L Art Union urges subscribers to invest within the state. Tickets cost 2 shillings 6 pence each. Prizes total 3125 pounds with 1000 pounds for the first prize. The drawing will be public at the Soldiers Institute on August 9. Tickets available from tobacconists and other outlets.
Wednesday's Bremans Literary Institute gathering chaired by President DG Taylor saw membership slip to 435 from last year’s 529. Fees totalled £2 1s 6d for the period. capital account stood at £7,874 18s 1d with an average working interest around six percent. Five hundred new books added, 300 old volumes withdrawn. librarian assistant appointed Mrs Fulton. annual committee election held with unopposed officers. Poll results listed several candidates with votes ranging from 118 to 92.
Mr Shepherd Town Clerk departs tonight for a short holiday in the Eastern States by the Great Eastern express. Mr Smiley prominent chiropractor has returned to Fremantle after two years in the East finding business low but not expecting the mood to spread locally.
An advertisement proclaims Woods peppermint cure as a universal remedy for coughs and colds. The claim frames it as a reliable household staple likely offered by a drugstore or patent medicine vendor.
In a column on Mother's Day the writer contrasts old fashioned motherhood with modern shifts toward state intervention in education and elderly care. She recalls infant joy, warns of parental shirk, and notes hospital visits replacing at home nursing as mothers balance love and duties.
A fragmentary gossip note parodies local figures with hints of scandal. It mentions a Melbourne woman nicknamed wild, a Smelters' Jetty target, and several individuals including J and L, E, Frank C, Norm, Mona, and a typiste from Ima street. The tone teases romances, misdirections, and social intrigue in a suburb.
During a country weekend visit I toured the State Saw Mills at Waraiming. General manager E B Sinckie hosted engineer Faulkner and mill superintendent A Dean, who designed four mills in four years. Dean, formerly with W A Jarrah and Karri Timber, built mills at Manjimup, Holyoake, Waraiming, and another near Holyoake. The standard mill draws 30 loads daily but now averages 33. The chief executive believes this mill type offers lowest operating cost.
Fragmentary lines speak of a vow of ardent love and eternal devotion through death, urging a mother to bear offspring. The tone suggests a poetic or dramatic declaration, with emphasis on enduring affection and fate.
Thousands lined Fremantle streets as Labour Day procession showcased sessions by the Naval and Clontarf Bands and the Fu-Fu Band with comic acts from a Chinese laundry and Aussie Express. Prizes honored trades, unions, and tableaux, while a full sporting program at the Oval featured cycling events, whippet racing, and baby shows among numerous displays and floats.
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