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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
2
A recent Albany conference of the executive committee for the proposed meat works in the Great Southern districts is summarized as favoring action though the old refrain The time is not yet worn the overworked motto of the weak-hearted. The report indicates preference for progress despite reluctance and delays.
District leaders argue that overstocking and uncertain markets threaten meat preservation plans. Experts insist freezing works are essential to prevent depreciation of stock, with Albany plant upgrades and £10,000 funding proposed to process 500 sheep daily by August. Government may offer bulk storage funds, while ministers’ tenure on Albany property remains unclear.
Outward Mail to the United Kingdom America and Canada closes at Katanning Rate Office on Sunday December 22. The Katanning Boys Club annual social will be held Wednesday evening next in the Rehabilitate Hall at pm with urgent attendance. The illustrated lecture by Captain McCallum in Katanning town hall this Saturday evening has been postponed indefinitely.
Schools plan six week Christmas holidays start December 20. Kalanning Boy Scouts parade Saturday at 2 pm with tenderfoot prep. Katanning Choral Society and Peace Celebrations practice Sunday at 3 45 pm. Voluntary Workers’ Association holds Christmas Tree Festival December 23 in town hall. Repatriation Pictures show The Cook of Canyon Camp and The Undying Flame next Wednesday plus an American war gazette. British Bible Society lecture Monday by Chaplin Fry in Parish Hall. Katanning Methodist Church anniversary services Sunday with special choir singing and Chaplin Fry conducting evening service.
A parliamentary and business delegation visited Albany to review the Government Coal Stores for potential freezing and canning works. Meat expert McGhie assessed suitability and available lands for yards with support from Under Secretary Trethowan and Ministerial aides. The group discussed converting stores into matton and lamb freezing works with necessary additions.
Talks on converting cooling stores into freezing works to handle up to 500 car cases per day were held. Proposals include insulating storage, expanding capacity, and securing ground beside the works, with government sale or lease terms to be explored. Concerns over sheep supply and shipping facilities paused action until trade stabilizes.
Dalgety and Co. Ltd announce sales on December 12 Kojonup for sheep and related stock and on December 17 Gnowangerup with December 19 Perth for Gleniossie grazing property and cattle plus 2 000 mixed sheep. Farmers Mercantile Union and Chait Mills Ltd schedule December 11 at 2 pm at Stonyhurst Marracoonda for live stock and furniture valued assets on behalf of A M Gillam Elder Smith and Co Ltd with January 8 for furnishings. Cranbrook Market and Gnowangerup Market list sheep and cattle for sale on December 13 and 20 respectively.
Cable reports from London Amsterdam and New York recount dramatic notes on the ex Kaiser fearing a world's tribunal while feverishly writing a defence. Czar family murders are recalled with brutal detail and Bolshevik mobilization looms as Prince Rupprecht and Ludendorff clash over strategy. The Turkish fleet reportedly backs Allied hands.
The Methodist Church ladies organized a Christmas Fair in the Town Hall on Thursday. Opened by Mrs. Ross Anderson, the event featured floral prizes to the minister's daughter Jean Lang, a vocal solo by Nellie Rogers, and busy stalls selling home crafts, sweets, and flowers. Revenue flowed through refreshment, fancy work, girls’ guild, and produce stalls, with a brisk turnout both afternoon and evening.
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