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Alfred Hines
Alfred Hines was a Fremantle City Councillor, and notably chairman and organiser of
the Mayor of Fremantle's Patriotic Fund, chairman of the Fremantle Citizens' Reception Council and superintendent and secretary of the Sportsmen's Service Home at Fremantle. For such services he was awarded in 1946 the OBE.
Alfred Hines was manager of the South Beach Hydrodrome.
Daily News, Thursday 9 February 1939:
FREMANTLE BY-ELECTION.
The by-election held in the South Ward of the City of Fremantle yesterday to choose a successor to Cr. H. A. Swinbourne, who recently resigned, resulted in the election of Mr. Alfred Hines by an absolute majority of 60 votes over his two opponents – Messrs. J. J. Byrne and G. L. Daly. The voting was as follows:-Hines, 472; Daly, 263; Byrne, 149; informal, 7. Mr. Hines is manager of the Hydrodrome at South Beach.
Daily News, Wed 2 January 1946:
O.B.E. PRAISES HIS HELPERS
Councillor A. Hines, of Fremantle, who has been awarded the O.B.E., was congratulated by citizens today, said that he owed the award to the loyal band of workers who had supported his undertakings. Award of the O.B.E. to Councillor Hines would give great satisfaction to the citizens of Fremantle, said Mayor F. E. Gibson, M.L.C., today. Mr. Gibson said that it was felt in Fremantle that there was no man in the State who deserved the honour more than Councillor Hines, who had been a prominent social worker since the depression years, had associated himself with all patriotic efforts during World War II.
The West Australian, Tuesday 21 January 1930:
DISTURBANCE AT SOUTH BEACH
Young Men Fined.
In the Tremantle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. J. Craig, R.M., Alfred Hines, the lessee of the Hydrodrome, South Fremantle, charged Thomas Brady (25) with having assaulted him, and charged Thomas Angove (20) with having used insulting language towards him. Brady and Angove charged Bert Hines, brother of Alfred Hines, with having assaulted them. Brady and Angove, who pleaded not guilty, were represented by Mr. J. D. Moss. Mr. F. G. Unmack appeared for the Hines brothers.
It was alleged that on January 13 Brady and Angove rode up to the Hydrodrome on bicycles, on to a footpath, and were warned by Alfred Hines to be careful, as the practice was forbidden. Angove answered him with offensive language. Later Brady punched Hines without provocation. Bert Hines went to his brother's assistance and a struggle ensued, which was ended when a third brother intervened. Alfred Hines telephoned for the police, and Angove and Brady disappeared. The Hines brothers chased them in a motor truck, and, in company with Constable Stewart, found them in Wardie-road. As the truck was travelling the road, Angove jumped on to the running board and used filthy language.
The evidence for the defence was that the Hines brothers were the aggressors. Accused said that they heard Bert Hines threaten to shoot Angove and that when the truck caught up to them Alfred Hines pulled a revolver from beneath the seat of the truck, but a man in the vicinity caught hold of his hand, and pushed the revolver under the seat again. Angove denied having used obscene language at any stage of the incident, and said that Alfred Hines had misunderstood him, wit the result that the disturbance arose.
The Magistrate fined Brady £10, and Angove £3, with £4/5/6 costs each. The charge against Hines was struck out. 'It is about time that steps were taken to make the place decent,' said the Magistrate, commenting on the behaviour of certain persons at South Beach. 'It is a place for the public, not for larrikins like you to make a rumpus. Women and children frequent the place, and men of your type should not go down there."
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