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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
2
A fragmentary notice seeks a specific cow described as GOP and regular. It requests a single buyer and sets a price, specifying Pinjurra as the location. The details are brief and unclear due to broken OCR.
An appeal court will be held at the Office of the Board on Saturday March 4 1916 at 4 in the afternoon. Any person wishing to appeal may do so by giving six days clear notice to the Secretary of the Board. By order of the Board J C Warr Secretary February 15 1916.
Notice states a revision court will meet at the Board Office on March 9 1916 to hear objections to the electoral roll or name insertions. Letters or telegrams to J Warr, Secretary, by February 21 1916.
A prize listing offers Value 500 Great Prize 2500 or twelve months travel around the world plus 100 in cash for one person. Other prizes include Value 100 Tamp Value £30 and 97 additional prizes totalling £1000.
Murray Road Board issues notice that yearly licenses for motors vehicles and dogs are now due throughout the district. Licenses obtainable from the Secretary at the Board Office daily from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Possession and use without licenses may lead to prosecution without further notice. By order of the Board, J. C. Wann.
Appeals Court to hear Murray Road Board matter on Saturday next at Winterrow. ratepayers must give six days notice. Catholic Church services led by Rev Mother Sheridan with St Patrick's Day fund drive to erase church debt. Revision Court to consider railway link at Murray Road Board office Saturday. Young Men's Bible Class elected Mr Gregory president. Mr Howt resigns and resumes YMCA work. FR Grew appointed a committeeman and Mira 2 vice-president.
A local update from Pinjarra notes mail closes at 5 pm on February 26 for the Transmisssion per R.M.8 to Medina and at 3 pm on February 29 for Eastern States New Zealand and Fiji routes. Reports mention War-time letters to soldiers, services led by Mr E Aldington Hunt, and generous hospital charity collections of £250 10s. The piece also covers a Bring Welcome Home event for Private J J White, and local horticultural notes on almonds.
Services listed for February 27 include Whitby Falla at 9.39 am Mauting Mating at 1 pm Mundijong Bveusung at 7.40 pm led by Aldingion Huut with note of locations and times.
Partial OCR note lists Methodist Sunday events with locations East Coola Lam Warrona and Pinjarra. Times show 3 pm and 7 30 pm with Rev. Pol Ubrindanwen named in fragmentary form.
A wedding in Pinjarra featured Private Boul, son of Dr. Bont of London, marrying at the local church. The bride wore crepe, bridesmaids in white veils, groomsmen noted, and the couple departed for their honeymoon by afternoon train amid showers of confetti.
The Pinjarra Sandbag movement, led by C. D. Evans head master, shows weekly output of over 50 bags. School children and townsfolk volunteer afternoons, with Thursday evenings set for bag making and a 3d weekly subscription to sustain material supply.
The Pinjarra Red Cross Society announces a reorganizing meeting at Mechancs Hall after Friday at 3 30 pm. A large turnout is urged as a committee of 30 experts handles work and praise is given to Pinjarra volunteers for their quality efforts.
Members of the Mandurah branch of the Red Cross Society met at Mrs Cooper's residence on Friday. The president led a packing of a relief parcel including a hospital cape and other items sent to the general secretary. Gifts from members and proceeds from a concert plus donations were forwarded to the treasurer Abra Raukin. The Mandurah branch supports the Queen’s cause in the interests of Un Queen.
The Coolup Branch reports a good attendance at a meeting where members discussed support for a proposed project. Letters to registration were read and a request for assistance was to be complied with as soon as possible. A concert and dance were planned for a future date, with open air fete arrangements noted for Easter Monday at the Recreation Ground, Central Coolup.
An excerpt describes submarine operations with periscope use at 8 000 yards, submerged speed about ten knots, cruising at sixteen to twenty knots, and the approach to a liner. It covers detection risk, course maintenance, and torpedo attack timing as the submarine maneuvers underwater to close in for the strike.
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