Mooday and Thur. aay Perth Lion Cue Lane
Fragmentary note lists days Mooday Thur and times 5.40 at Perth Lion Cue Lane. Indicates schedule or meeting times with unclear details and place name partially readable.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary note lists days Mooday Thur and times 5.40 at Perth Lion Cue Lane. Indicates schedule or meeting times with unclear details and place name partially readable.
The piece notes a three month trial of daylight saving with limited perceived benefit and widespread confusion. It also covers a deadly Scarborough Beach drowning incident where five men and a young woman perished amid rescues, highlighting life saving concerns and authorities’ need for overhauling safety measures.
McCallum tours the East including the New Guinea region taken from Kaiser era holdings. He says Labour strength grows despite parliamentary debate and anticipates a keen Federal Senate race. Entertainment tax affects small picture shows as committees seek revenue.
A letter to the editor argues rabbits are widespread across farmlands and fences, criticizing the Rabbit Department and Minister Lefroy. The writer proposes government canneries at key ports to process rabbits and other meats, urging tax and farm benefits, citing land prosecutions and reform of land policy to curb losses.
Describing German naval activity in the Sound a Stockholm paper reports unusual smoke lines ten miles long. It claims to have seen giant vapor banks off Bornholm and predicts the next battle will be fought under conditions of invisibility.
The Minister for Industries Mr Jas Mitchell reported that the harvest forecast for 1916-17 would be largely exceeded in the Northam district where farmers were harvesting well. Moora district resident Laffey returned to Perth on Thursday from his country home.
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