Avon Butter and Bacon Co-Operative meeting in Northam
Shareholders gathered at the Mechanics Institute Northam to discuss appointing two directors replacing Byfield and Middleton, amending Articles to allow canvassers with a 5 percent commission and £1 daily motor hire, and possible government or shareholder funds of £5000. The group planned a woollen plant shift and considered factory expansion beyond dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Butter and Bacon Co-Operative Company, Ltd
Mechanics’ Institute
Northam
E. W Catton
A. W. Byfield
Middleton
Motor
Hansen
Owever
Byfield
Perth
Watheroo
Kalgoorlie
Quairadin
Beverley
Mil
Dis
Messrs
Carroll and
Timperley
Withnell
Slansen
E. M. Clarke
Bunbury
F. B. Timperley
B. P. Chidlow
Middleton and
Anglican Whitsunday services and preparations
The parish announces Whitsunday celebrations with two Holy Communion services and an evening Festival Evensong by the rector on the Spirit's Day. Decorations require red flowers and Saturday afternoon help. Confirmation classes start soon. names should be sent. GFS meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mothers Union service Tuesday afternoon followed by an address in the Parish Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.fs
Mothers’ Union
Job Printing of All Kinds Executed at Courier Office
Courtly notice states the Courier Office offers complete job printing services. This item highlights available types and quality promise. No firm dates or contracts are listed.
England's Fast Reflects Edible Austerity in London
A London correspondent describes a voluntary wartime fast as Britons slim down their wardrobes and appetites. He notes lean days, rationed margarine, and a vow to abandon former luxuries while awaiting seal meat from northern markets and the possibility of elephant meat coupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalgoorlie
London
Plast
Largest sheep sale at Katanning attracts wide turnout
The Katanning Advocate reports the record auction of 14 000 sheep submitted by F and C Piesse Holly and Anderson and sold by Farmers' Mercantile Union Chaff Mille Dalgety H Wills and Co. Buyers came by rail and car to witness a brisk day with a crowded town and strong prices as nearly all lots cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs F
C. Piesse, Holly and Anderson
Farmers’ Mercantile Union and
Chaff Mille Ltd
Messrs Dalgety and Co Ltd
Messrs
H. Wills and Co Ltd
Great Southern
Meckering Raises Funds With Ugly Man Contest
Meckering held an Ugly Man Competition and produce sale to fund the Great Red Cross Appeal. Winners were Burgess first by about 6000 votes with Rhodes second. Mahood aided Burgess’s drive. The event added about £160 to Meckering’s £220 quota, with expenses near £1. Auctioneering by Frank McKinnell was free of charge. A new drain project for water drainage at the sale yards was completed by contractor J Lillis, aiding winter flood relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meckering
Red Cross
Messrs Burgess
Rhodes
Thomson
Morrison
Lawrence
Lloyd
Sam Burgess
C. Rhodes
W. Mahood
Burgess
Metropoeia
Frank cKinnell
J. Lillis
Jerusalem from the North as Lamartine Saw It
The passage describes Lamartine’s ascent toward Jerusalem from the north. It portrays a stark stony approach through an avenue of rocks to the Gate of Bethlehem, with the city rising beyond walls, towers, and olives, framed by the Judean and Arabian peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamartine
Jerusalem
Judea
Arabia
Heaven
Mount of Olives
Forent
Bethlehem
Europe
Brother Sends News Of Wounds In France To Major Chidlow
Mr B P Chidlow receives a cable from his brother Major Chidlow reporting he will be sent to a hospital in England for wounds sustained in France. The notice also advertises Woods Great Pint Cure for coughs and colds priced 6d and 2s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Chidlow
Major Chidlow
England
France
Woods
Northam Market Stock Sale Sees Strong Demand for Sheep
Elder Shenton and Co. Ltd report a lively fortnightly sale on Tuesday with full attendance of graziers. Total yarded 3238, 2228 sold as prices ranged from 13s 10d for mixed weaners in backward order to 24s for forward lambs in lambing ewes, plus mixed ages and Merino ewes in lamb. Also sold were 9 pigs and 11 head of cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Shenton and Co. Ltd
Murchison Wethera
Northam Council Holds May Meeting Amid Health and Weed Concerns
Northam Municipal Council met with the Mayor absent due to illness. Dr Edmondson chaired the Works Committee, a weed complaint in Gairdner Street prompted notices to landowners to remove weeds or have the council act at ratepayers’ expense. A Repatriation support letter was received and a stable addition proposal was deferred. Bank balances and payments totaling £367 6s 6d were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkley
Dr Edmondson
Miners
Gairdner Street
Withnell
Methodist Guild and Prayer Meetings Schedule
The guild will meet Tuesday evening and a weekly Friday 8 pm prayer and Bible study will begin with an exposition of the upcoming Sunday School lesson. Next Sunday is Whitsunday with approved hymns and subjects for services. Rev. J E Stone of York will conduct both services on Sunday May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King of Kings
J. E. Stone
York
Children’s Hacking Cough at Night and Peppermint Cure
A brief note describes a child’s hacking cough at night and mentions Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure priced at 1s 6d and 9d. The record preserves the historic price detail and product name as read.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boans
Emporium
Boan
Buiter and Bacon Company
Anglican News
James
West Northam
Northam Market
Northam Municipal Council
Methodist Church News
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