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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
2
A brief ad notes coloured velveteens described as good shades with a splendid pile, offered at sixpence per yard. The item is presented in a concise catalog-like fashion without further details.
The Women’s Congress in Perth is lauded for handling a lengthy agenda efficiently. Writers defend openness to diverse organisations while noting critics’ concerns about radical equality themes and public good. The piece praises discipline, questions dynamics, and asks if women’s fighters may overreach.
Controversial piece argues about women adopting manly roles and the limits of womanly virtue. It notes parliaments granting suffrage due to active women, contrasts English reactions, and praises Congresswomen for advocacy and deeds. Also mentions local events, clubs, and a Kojonup death.
Chief activity centers on a large consignment of chalf sent by BE L Holly to Albany with about 300 tuna of quality chal. Labor needs have kept the station busy. Haddleton Bros. lose four cattle to poison after grazing in back county. Wroford loses two sows to a train and a dangerous bull is shot. Ploughing is in full swing with vast new land anticipated. Road Board neglect at railway crossing endangering pedestrians and vehicles.
In a Roads Act based hearing at Katanning Court House, three appeals challenged ward results. E King vs H Trathan in North-West Ward debated missing ballots at Blair Lut. A Lavittke and others vs Hama in East Ward argued separate ballot papers and voter identification could sway votes. J Gimeinez vs J Crawford in South-West Ward contested informal votes and counting. Magistrates reserved judgment with a decision date set for the next Local Court.
About fifty delegates from thirty women’s groups gathered at Tamperance Hall Perth for a Western Australian conference. Delegates and officers from numerous organisations debated reforms and adopted resolutions on nationality when marrying, milk aid for young families, parental control, equal pay and opportunities, barbers act amendments, women’s eligibility for honorary magistracy, economic partnership, university representation, and employer occupation proofs.
Markets during the Dust week were quiet in the Great Southern and Kawuerny Districts. Store stock offered no good goods and small lots were snapped up. Cattle numbers and prices are listed for Narrogin, Bridgetown, and nearby districts with figures for fat cattle bullocks and sheep, reflecting regional demand and wetland stock routs.
Mrs Riechbeith opened with a call for women to join in industrial political and social matters while noting domestic roles. The conference pushed for full citizenship equal labor and wage rights in federal service and legal reforms to enfranchise women in governance.
The George Blood Dramatic Company, 20 strong, heads Violet D Arcy and others, touring Perth region. Two nights in Katanning on June 22 and 23 with "Her Forbidden Marriage" and "The Girl without a Home" as main attractions. Seats available at Barkley’s with no extra charge.
An eclectic review describes railway carriage injuries and crimes, noting Colonel Baker Pasha’s London rail offence and a murder case leading to acquittal. It mentions Ken Von Hackender’s body discovery on a Caton carriage, and Bernard C. Jechin’s arrest in Calon Gaol. A public lecture at Mechanics Institute in Eatanulg with Sule Garrison and Roman Sails planned for June 7 in Kojonup, Broowe Hill, and Tansbellup.
Market notes show early bids at the railway vale verde region with wheat and other grains traded around three pounds eighteen shillings per hundredweight. Prices reflected limited demand as sellers offered modest quantities and buyers remained cautious.
A terse Fremantle market report notes a fresh meat shortage with sheep numbers at 1,700 and prices rising to 9d and 10d. Demand exceeds supply, recalling five or six years since such scarcity.
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