18 Nov 1921
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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1921
Page
1
The Fremantle Municipality invites tenders for a painting contract. Bids must be addressed to Henry Thomas Haynes Town Clerk by Monday noon. Tenderers may bid for the entire property or individual lots as described by the Town Clerk.
Charles A Hudson announces desire to form Fremantle Lawn Tennis Club Incorp orated. Henry Thos Haynes Town Clerk at Fremantle Town Hall notes the notice dated November 14 with compliance to the Gymnist Laws.
A public meeting and entertainment events are planned to raise funds for the Hamilton Bill Memorial Hall Association Building Fund. The week includes a lecture by Trofescarr Geode and a variety show with music dancing and parlor acts at Fremantle Boys' School Parents and Citizens council also organizing events. A meeting at the Town Hall invites citizens to honor local sailors and soldiers and remember fallen heroes with proceeds aiding the memorial project.
The Fremantle Armistice Day service in the Town Hall featured Mayor P. E. Gibson and clergy as speakers. Attendees heard prayers, music, and a foreword on peace, with reflections on World War I sacrifices and the Washington Conference’s aims for lasting harmony. A wedding notice for Gertrude Mary Warren and Frank Ernest Dawkins followed the ceremony.
In four Fremantle district municipalities three have no elections as candidates ran unopposed. Fremantle City sees contests in North Ward with Dr Sidebottom and in South Ward with Dr Cooke. East Fremantle candidates N Woodhows e Angwin Patten Locke Foxworthy Krooks unopposed. An opposed North Ward seat faces W Beasley. Local figures discuss policy and civic projects amid the voting sergeant.
At the Fremantle Public Hospital board meeting a letter from the Lunney Department warned of possible cessation of supplies if outstanding accounts were not settled. Donations this month included amounts from Juvenile Concert Party and several hotels, with total outstanding debt cited at £876 1s 6d for 1985, excluding water ice. Admitted patients numbered seven, with origins across Claremont, Cottesloe, Spearwood, and beyond.
A board chair forwards views on a taxation bill proposing wage linked contributions. The measure targets single earners up to certain weekly amounts and married workers with dependants, aiming to fund public needs while limiting charity reliance. Committee consideration follows presentations to the Select Committee.
A bustling society piece recounts flirtations and rumors among local figures including a tall clerk, a former consul’s son, a well known secretary, and young women described as popular members of the night scene. The narrative hints at engagements, rivalries, and upcoming social events amid a whirl of light scandal and city talk.
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