Linking England and Toodyay
A Western Australia editorial admires Premier P Collier MLA on his voyage to Britain. It praises his Navy service, leadership, and vision to attract English capital and settlers for WA growth, warns about Britain's unemployment and calls for skilled officials to safeguard migration and development for Avon and Toodyay Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Collier
England
Star of
Westralia
Mc Collier
British Empire
Western Australia
Jney
Collier
North Atlantic
W. C. Angwin
Commonwealth
Avon
Toodyay
Our Sons and Daughters and the Trade Crisis
A letter discusses the difficulty of placing sons and daughters in worthwhile trades as apprenticeship limits, expanding need for skilled workers, and the impact on Albany families as local mills and secondary industries grow or decline, urging national-caliber craft opportunity at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbitration Court
Albany
Oranges and Their Global Journey From India to Australia
The article traces the orange from ancient India through Europe to Britain and on to Australia and California. It notes the fruit’s arrival in docks like London and the rise of modern orchards, including Western Australia’s Toodyay and Chittering regions, with mentions of many varieties and the seedless triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Battland
Australia
Department of Australian House
London
Britain
Italy
Spain
Portugal
California
Azores
West Indies
Tangiers
Malta
Brazil
Western Australia
Toodyay
How Far Do Flies Fly
An old note explains insect travel ranges. Flies may cover six miles in a day, honey bees eight miles, wasps one to two, and locust swarms forty to fifty miles before landing. Butterflies travel far and moths lure mates from two miles away, with spiders riding winds on silk lines for many miles.
Faith and Enterprise for Western Australia Flour Mills
The writer urges local faith and self reliance to curb unemployment. They advocate establishing state supported industries including a flour mill and a jam factory to boost the town and district economically within a decade. They question whether residents possess the confidence needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
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the Cash Drapery Mart
J. O'Sullivan
G. Haymes
Frank Costello
Sverg
Wroth Stores
Burgundy
Port
Onder
V. C. Wood
Newcastle Wine Saloon
Tooryay
Chien We Tine Uy
Alo
Mike. K. Somers
Toodrid Stewtoner Co, Ltd
Turley
Copan
Stirling Terrace
Kinting
Eesti
Perchang
England and
Buld
Cme
India
E. A.chapman
J. W. Purslowe
Undertaker
Northam
Dalgety & Company Ltd
Perth
A. E. James
THE
Victoria Insurance Company, Limited
Toonway
M. Wroth
Forrest Chambers
Chas Mi. Curlewis
Freemasons’ Hotel
Toorotay
Touriss
Walter Wing
Subiace
Cars For Hire
Pogeebing
Saustucton
Taugit
Somers
General Commission
Dalgety & CO. Ltd
Malloch Bros
Whittaker Bros
T. McLaughlin & CO
Evening Star
Lh.c
Deering and McCormick ‘Machinery Union Assurance Society
Tisks Mortlock Bros
BSA
Sunbeam
Harley Davidson Motor Cycles
Richard Purser & CO
Fremantle Hydrodrome
South Beach
Fremantle
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