(1) Winners of the tenth annual Northam to Perth amateur road race of 75 miles. They are (left to right) seated: C. E. Edwards, winner; W. Sandeman, second; and J. McNamara, third, and fastest time. (2) Not a motor car on fire but the Perth City Council tar sprayer at work. The dense smoke set all Howard-street sneezing. (3) An authority on "the last day." (4) The Kensington State School, South Perth, which was opened last week. It cost £4,200. The design is the latest to be adopted by the Education Department. (5) The Minister for Education (Mr. J. M. Drew) officially opened the Kensington School. Beside him is the Director of Education (Mr. Cecil Andrews). ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 129 words(1) Divers repairing a slipway at North Wharf. The helmets of the divers are visible in the foreground. (2) Dinner time at the Fremantle Boys' School. (3) The last voyage of a famous old clipper. The Tamerlane, having outlived her usefulness, was towed out near Rottnest and blown up. This snap shows the ignition of the charge. (4) When the Tamerlane's final plunge was made, compressed air, imprisoned under the deck of the clipper, smashed through the old timber and forced columns of water into the air. (5) Erecting a new pile driver at North Wharf. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 16 Sep 1926, Page 3
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