18 Apr 1916
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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
1
Accourt Trustees announce absolute sale of items from Henry Woods estate including horses, draught horses, cows, pigs, machinery such as a Massey drill and roller, a harrow, bags of barley and wheat seed. Items to be sold in three separate lots with confirmation of sale terms and schedule.
The listing details numerous property items including horses, buggy and harness, mowers, harvesters, plow, rollers, seed sets, machinery such as a chaffier engine and wheat grader, bins and bags of grain, oats, corn cash, cow and heifer, iron mare, blacksmith tools, and sundries.
Legislative council election event to form a working committee for candidate McCabe. Mechasice Institute Northam hosts on Saturday April 22 at 3 pm. Secretary Jennapillin Beaneh invites interested parties to attend.
Supreme Court of Western Australia notes a meeting of creditors for Jamall Dees of South Tomnio, a farmer, to be held at the office of S Arcede Northam on Wednesday 2 April 1916 at 3 pm. Henry B Spry solicitor for the debtor. Lady seeks a young Indian to share home under moderate terms May.
Friends of the late Mr Joseph O'Hara are invited to follow his remains to the Northam Cemetery Catholic portion via St Joseph's Church at 3 this afternoon. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Joseph's Church at 9 this morning. J W Purslowe, Undertaker.
The church outlines Holy Thursday rites at 7 O clock with a procession to the Altar of Repose and a 7 30 devotion and sermon. Good Friday features an 9 O clock unveiling adoration and 3 PM presanctified service with sermons and Rosary in the evening. Easter mass is set for 2 o clock with general communion and additional masses at nearby locales with benediction in the evening.
Supporters of Mr M A McCabe plan a gathering at the Mechanics Institute Northam on Saturday evening to form a working committee and secure his return for the East Province in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. The Country Party urges rallying behind their candidate and to ensure a strong poll for McCabe.
A rambling column riffs on opium possession cases, a harsh view of a criminal court judge, and wartime rumors. It critiques Vernon Hainesley and political exchanges, mocks censorship and olive industry remarks, and cites press battles over shipping lines and cattle trade in Western Australia. The piece mixes satire, politics, and local concerns with references to figures like Sir Harry Buckup Warton and King OMalley.
The writer urges a shift from bias to a concrete immigration and land settlement plan after the war. He criticizes Japanese trade influence under Mitsui, warns of factory labor abuses, and challenges Labor leaders to act to prove their competence or step aside, condemning Mitchell’s critics as easy but ineffective.
Local brief notes from Northam report the Thursday wedding of Lamphee and Miss Mary Urquhart at Perth Presbyterian Church. The piece also mentions Mr. Marry Griffiths MLA's bed rest, Salvation Army activities, Westonia market postings, and community notices including Easter services and social events.
Obituaries report the death of Joseph O Hara a longtime Northam resident born July 27 1853 in the Isle of Wight and a former police sergeant in Western Australia. Also noted are deaths of Mr Riley and a two year old Arthur Cooper with funeral details and community services scheduled.
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Mary Bell arraigned before Mr W D Coin on a charge of using threatening and abusive language in a private place. Constable Kevan gave evidence of the arrest and the magistrate fined her and ordered payment for the privilege of driving in a motor vehicle.
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