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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1920
Page
5
Community notice urges residents to review a proposed development plan, inviting consideration approval and support. Public appeal emphasizes opportunity to influence the scheme and participate in the decision process.
The Toodyay Agricultural Society held its annual general meeting in the Board Chambers at 3 pm on Saturday 14 August. Hon. V. Hamersley was re elected president, with a full slate of officers and committees including patron T F Quinlan and secretary G S Giles. Donations to the Toodyay Soldiers Memorial were listed, and ex Premier H Daglish of Subiaco died aged 54. The piece also notes moves by returned soldier legislators and wheat grower polling plans, plus various agricultural and livestock notes.
A bizarre artifact described as a dead lamb in unnatural shape was recently dispatched from Pingelly district to the Perth Museum. The find has attracted curiosity from local residents and museum staff.
For the quarter ended June 30 last the State railways of Western Australia showed a loss of £155,503, signaling tighter finances for the public transport system and prompting review of routes and subsidies.
A proposal to carry mails by air from Perth to the North West of Western Australia has been submitted to the Postmaster General. Major Norman Brearley undertakes to deliver mails at Broome three days after leaving Perth. Currently the steamer service along the North West coast is infrequent with gaps up to four weeks.
An odd item notes a product labeled Woods Great Pearsin Car said to aid coughs and old ailments. The entry lacks verifiable details but presents the remedy as a marketable cure in a vintage ad-like snippet.
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