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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
2
A brief notice recounts Bearstary Toatray appearing before the Hond Board in April 1925. It notes the hearing timeframe and local procedural context, highlighting key names and the official action taken during the session.
The association plans a strong executive and a lively body for the season as officers for the year are to be elected. Attendees will discuss fruit markets, jam factories, wine distilleries, and dehydrators, with A. Yeates representing the Federal Dried Fruit Board present at Tuesday night’s meeting.
General notice reports young men joining the Toodyay Rifle Club with interesting competitions and beginner instruction available. Also lists train timetable changes, Labour Day public holiday, and local market date adjustments for May. Church services, gymnasium club news, and rainfall data for April 1925 are included with local notices on weather and activities.
An advertisement invites bids for Mill Farm, RJ Brockman’s property, ideal for stud sheep breeding, offered by Elder Smith & Co Limited at auction on Thursday 14 May. A note forecasts keen competition and strong interest in the sale.
A letter to Professor Whitfield from J M Newman, managing director of mining companies in the Federated Malay States, invites engineering graduates for technical cadet roles in Malaya. Starting pay £35 monthly, three years’ service, travel fares and half salary during travel, with four months leave on full pay and return to Australia after three years. Salaries rise with usefulness. Newman seeks prospective engagements and potential Western Australia interviews.
Fragmentary notes indicate Woods receives care involving Por Gogh and a goldy variant. Key names appear, but details are unclear due to OCR damage. Further readable text needed for precise summary.
A fragmentary verse urges perseverance through trouble. It mentions fish, baiting a hook, and keeping on, with lines about not sitting and whining and continuing despite hardship. It cites Our Weekly Tonic and Divers Laboratories as distributors.
A rural gathering discussed forming a Fruitgrowers association with Alfred James Lye and D Turley leading planning. W J Yeates addressed growers on marketing, trains, surplus fruit, jam, factories and other industry issues, leaving attendees hopeful for an organized body to boost local fruit production. Invites were extended to A Board H Johns and V Cahill to speak. an adjournment followed with plans to form a live association advancing the industry.
The death of Mr David Rumble on the 24th inst ends an era for local families. Born in 184? after sailing to the settlement aboard the Victory in 1854, he was 83. He rests beside his wife in Culham Cemetery. Survived by brother N Rumbe of Me. Kokey and sister Mrs T Waters of Toodyay, with many neighbours at the funeral led by Donald Chipper & Son of Perth and Rev Mazon. Floral tributes came from numerous relatives and friends.
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