News and Notes from Northam and Beyond
Reports from Northam and Kellerberrin note minor liquor offences with penalties of £20 or up to six months in jail. A World’s Work excerpt discusses General Zep and Nurse Cavell, while Private Wisbey writes from France about a Paris Exhibition exhibit grown by Mr M G Lawler of Wongamine. An Aboriginal man, Donald Rumsey, was jailed two months for an assault in Guildford, and local officials farewelled Carrabin railway staff Carthew and Teague with community praise.
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Northam
Kellerberrin
America
Nurse Cavell
Die Cavell
Gerrana
F. Wisbey
France
Paris
M. G. Lawler
Wongamine
Je Oll
Agricultural Department
England
Ccultural Department
Messrs Carroll, Lawler
L. Smith
London
Rath Inst
Club Hotel
Carthew and Teague
Carrabin
MT. Williams
Edna
Messrs
Nunweek
F. Morgan Cruse
Pave
Kelly
Stowe
Roje
Richarson
Leonard
McCreery
Carshew
A.s.st
East Northan
Ed. NC
Donald Rumsey
Tarnmin
Metropolis
Guildford
Miss Phillips
Lockridge
West Guildford
Austral Aborigines Mission
Rumsey
T's P
Funeral for Eileen May Grant Carter at Northam Cemetery
The funeral for six year old Eileen May Grant Carter, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs D. G. Carter, was held Friday morning at the Northam Cemetery Roman Catholic section with Rev Father O1 officiating. Chief mourners included her father and grandparents, a large list of relatives and friends sent wreaths, and mortuary arrangements were handled by J. W. Purslowe.
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Eileen May Grant
Cooce” Carter
Airs D. G. Carter
Northam
D. G. Carter
RB. Carter
Fremante
Subiaco
B. P
Chidlo T. Lynch
York
J. Doody
J. O'Hara
Bickham
Pearson
Cody
Heather
Lomond
Hazel Foreman
Pasline Tresise
Ruth Bernard
W. K. Potter
Nellie Walsh
Frost
Gladys
F. C. Jessup
Horace Withnell
D. Beveridge
R. A.C. Watson
A. J.tt Watts
Mes Woods and Family
G. G Nicholson
Fina
Norman
Emily Forward
A. Eagle
Roy ‘Orward
Jean Hunter
Towers
Miss Way
Doherty
Chum Lela
R. W. Clarke
Purser
Dorratt
Soldier's Welcome Home Committee
Carrie
J. W. Purslowe
High quality goods price list from old catalog
A fragmented list of everyday goods with prices includes bird seed 8d, groats 10d, pears and apples priced around 6d to 10d, Beecham's Pills 1s, rolled oats 1s 6d, tomato sauce 6d, custard powder 1d, peas or peaches 6d to 15 lb, bacon 1s per pound, sardines 4d, matches 6d, and various items like milk, biscuits, ammonia, and potted meats priced in old pre-decimal currency.
Cost of War Expenditures Across Nations
A historical comparison notes Britain and other powers spending vast sums on warfare. It cites Italy Austria and Russia wars, British South Africa costs, Boxer Rebellion against China, and Indian campaigns, contrasting with the American Civil War total of about 2 billion pounds.
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Italy
Austria
South Africa
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
China
Wake Bros Sell Collie Coal By Truck Load Tow Or Bag
Due to wood scarcity in Northam Wake Bros of the West End Wood and Coal Yards offer Collie Coal for sale by truck load tow or bag with delivery to any part of town. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Northam
Wake Bros
West End
Cream separators praised for milk efficiency
Advertisers promote the Dahlia or Sylvia cream separators as ideal tools to maximize milk yield amid rising butter prices. The copy emphasizes value and beauty of the devices in a period tone.
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News and Notes
Frank Green
Geraldton
Maley
Greenough
Murchison
B. P. Chidlow
Hotel
Nungarin
A. C. McCorry
DOW Hrin
Proprietors
Carter & Barr
Tim. Harnett
Hobart
Csuntry Corres
Onderor
Ud. UM
Dalgety and Co., Ltd
Dalgety and Co. Ltd
Fremantle
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