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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1925
Page
2
Nearly the entire Avon Location 1829 acreage spans about 10,568 acres with an upset price set at 5 shillings and 6 pence per acre. The listing notes the vast tract and the minimum bidding threshold for prospective buyers across the region.
Visitors may consult in Bolgart State Hotel on Sunday and August between 11 am and 4 pm. Parents meet next Thursday at 3.30 pm at State school. Pruning demonstration planned with District Inspector Cahill and Government Viticultural Officer Johns next Wednesday at State school. Church services listed for Toodyay Culham and surrounding towns. The Song of Love screens at Town Hall tonight with Norma Talmadge in Oriental settings. Irishtown to Toodyay school transport concerns resolved with a new Overland truck. Abe James visits Toodyay to see his aging mother at junction of Perth and Norham roads.
A new proprietor takes over a Toodyay hairdressing and billiard saloon led by Mr L J Well, promising a major billiard tournament. Alfred James secures a grand display of Peek Frean biscuits. Avon Hockey Club revives interest with Viva Meredith as secretary and plans a town hall dance to fund equipment. A busy sales period at E Ellery’s footwear shelves and a Rural Industry rally by the P P Association are noted.
Edger D. Turley of Stirling Terrace leads the Toodyay Herald Newspaper Co. Ltd at the office, highlighting printing as the motive power behind business. The piece credits Mr Bowen and emphasizes the importance of the purchasing public.
Made in Western Australia underscores Western capital ideals and workmen. Malloch Bros Leederville factory showcases fencing wires netting gates windmills and more with registered brands promising superior local quality. A. E James and Coy act as local agents offering the General Catalogue No. 29 for ongoing supplies.
Anxious mothers from Nine Mile and Perth Road write to officials urging educational facilities for their children at Toodyay State School. They describe the route as essential and note several families have waited years for schooling, requesting authorities address the matter. Date stamped Toodyay 20 July 1925.
The speaker cites John Stuart Mill arguing that shifting revenue from land sales to a targeted tax on luxuries like imported spirits could raise £5000 annually for an immigration fund. He notes high duty on spirits and suggests increasing it to reduce consumption while funding settlement needs, arguing the burden falls on indulged wealthier classes and preserves the poor and industrious.
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