Trove Tuesday - Same Old, Same Old

It's funny how local issues never really change all that much. The local newspapers of 1927 often have articles or letters about the state of Kananook Creek or the roads, and comment pieces on things like the possibility of a local hospital or even port facilities in Westernport.

With talk once again of a deep water port in Westernport Bay, here is an article from the issue of the Frankston & Somerville Standard, dated 25 March, 1927, talking about exactly the same thing. This article by a local councillor, also looks at what industries could be brought into the area as well.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/74991134

Of course, in 1927 it was all about exports and helping the fruit growers; today it is all about imports and being able to unload more containers. Here is an article from the Age in 2010 explaining why we need a new deep water port now.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/port-for-hastings-back-on-agenda-20101226-197y4.html

Almost ninety years later, Australia has changed considerably and Westernport is no longer the rural area it once was. The difference in attitudes is very obvious.