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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
2
A 1917 article stresses that good roads and railways are essential to national progress, tracing Rome as a model where sturdy roads spurred civilization and development. It argues that in Western Australia settlers require reliable transport, with railways playing a pivotal role alongside roads.
The author criticizes government run railways for wasteful delays and poor timetable planning. Trains run slowly, delays from stops and gossip waste time, and wages at stations mirror the idle time. Calls for smarter service, cheaper mails, and faster, more businesslike schedules to benefit farmers and settlers. Mentions Agricultural Bank vacancies and Public Service Act alignment.
Eastern States Mail closes at Katanning P.O. by 9 30 p.m. today. Nocturnal fowl house raids raise concerns with eight birds missing after a raid near town. Recruiting percentages by state shown. Tenders advertised for Gnowangerup Post Office brick building. Katanning Brass Band meeting June 11. Labor Demonstration planned June 17 in Perth for cost of living concerns. Presentations to Mr Massingham and Mr Perkins at post office and church. Wheat handling to avoid strikes. meat prices cheer metropolitan shoppers. Valedictory for Mr Perkins. church presentation to Mr Massingham. Trench Comforts Fund social raises about £23 with planned public meeting June 14.
Domo cream separator sales in Australia exceeded 10 000 units last year with capacities from 5 to 135 gallons. Prices start at £5 or on terms, attachments for power drivings and wheels extra. Sold through A W Dobbly & Co Ltd Perth Richardson & Co Katanning.
Local residents urge the Railway Commissioner to halt cross street truck shunting and move operations to the yards. Night clashes and unlit trucks heighten danger, with a near miss reported Monday. a 40 chain yard length is proposed to contain shunting, backed by deputations led by Mr. A Thomson to press for urgent safety changes.
A Minstrel Entertainment in Tambellup drew a good audience Monday evening. The program featured songs by Brice Bavan Hunter Gmeiner and others with a final chorus of the National Anthem. Proceeds totaled £15 from the entertainment and dance, plus £7 from Miss Couta s afternoon tea for the Trench Comforts Fund. Lance-Corporal Normandle, son of Mr. Bushey, returned home on a short leave after being badly wounded in France and is convalescing at Woorunloo Sanatorium.
The Albany area endures record May rainfall with continuing wintry weather. Train delays followed washaways on the Denmark line and a major washout near Carburup halted Great Southern line service for hours. Inspector Morrish organized repair gangs as heavy water overwhelmed the tracks. Since June 1 Albany recorded 3.42 inches of rain. City streets suffered, with sections washed away and footpaths holed.
The Farmers' Mercantile Union and Chaff Mills Ltd report a large monthly sale with 3,270 sheep and lambs yarded. Prices ranged from sound mouthed ewes at 9d per head to fat lambs up to 27s 6d, with hoggets and mixed stock also described. pigs and poultry prices noted as well.
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