29 May 1930
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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 29, 1930
Page
1
A fragmented collation mentions a late night dance at a yacht club with eye catching incidents and questions about blame for a mass exodus around 9 o clock. It touches on fashion at the Princess Theatre area, railway trams, bank office manners, a street manager’s love life in Adelaide, and Fremantle meal centre staff, reflecting social scenes and urban quirks.
Allan Wilkie and Miss Aunter Watts, famed Shakespearean artists, bring three nights of theatre to Fremantle Town Hall from June 2. The program features She Stoops to Conquer, The Jealous Wife, and The Merchant of Venice, with new staging after the Geelong fire loss of 1926.
A practical seaman answers an anonymous letter urging action on Fremantle harbour. He asserts shipmasters’ expertise, challenges the unseen writer, and calls for a dock, insisting on informed guidance over vague visionary talk.
The Town Clerk Mr Shepherd returns on Wednesday from a three week trip to the East. Ostensibly a holiday but likely covering municipal duties. The note mentions a play about Woods peppermint cure and a bachelor Major Oakly influencing his wife, plus a lively 18th century comedy tone. Box plans for the season are open at Nicholson's FM 2266.
A letter argues secession advocates are justified by unfair federal treatment of a western state. It cites Hughes Bruce and Scullin federations, praises Andrew Fisher’s reforms, laments party politics, and urges abolition of the party system in favor of a new government form. It notes the resignation of MP William Watson after longtime service.
W Kennedy Lobbing offers general contracts at 238 High Street Fremantle providing all classes of property and furniture repairs. Services include cabinet making and French polishing to restore and enhance home interiors.
A Fremantle stop work meeting of the Lumpers Union failed to reach finality on how to distribute work at the wharf. About 300 waterside workers attended as dissatisfaction grew over pay disparities, with older members arguing for a smaller union to curb unequal allocations.
Letter from Pat C Hughes of Hamilton Hill rebuts a Ratepayer critique in the Advertiser. He argues against ageist claims about opponents, cites figures like Edison and Ford, and voices support for Fremantle graving dock, urging public attention to the issue.
A Wednesday evening charity ball at the town hall supported by the Mothers' Club Kindergarten and local officials raised funds for the North Fremantle Child Welfare building. Prizes honored many young attendees for costumes and originality, with music by Horan's orchestra and numerous community figures in attendance.
Volunteers continue feeding unemployed workers with a substantial vegetable stew. Last week 113 men dined, higher than last year’s peak. An administrator suggests providing flannel shirts to employed men, with volunteers sewing them if materials are supplied.
Mortgagees who hold property near Cocktarm Loc including lots 151 and 153 D.P. 2541 announce a public auction of house and land at Town Hall Fremantle on June 11 at 3 o clock. Solicitors W E B and M E Solomon provide full particulars. Auctioneers F G Higham advertise a separate theatre run in Fremantle June 2 to 4 featuring a 33 actor Metropolitan company in a dramatic program.
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