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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1916
Page
2
Advertisements To Advertisers Found or To Let will be inserted at a special rate of one penny per word per insertion prepaid. Unpaid prepaid ads charged at 31 per inch. Notices including Public Parliamentary Tendenca Sales by Auction Legal Births Deaths Marriages Vacancies and Missing Friends at 3 per inch. Trade ads accepted for the Lours-Wastran Advertiser at listed rates.
Local notes cover wartime updates from Pinjarra including a Red Cross report that Private H. J. McMahon, a prisoner of war in Munster Germany, may be alive. Other items report a conscription rally at Mechanics Hall and a kangaroo shooting fine in Waroona. The Battle of the Somme film is shown by Empire Picture Company with box plans at H Clowes store. Cricket match results between Fairbridge Farm and Pinjarra State Schools are noted along with Red Cross donations and honour board discussions at Pinjarra Hall.
The Murray Horticultural Society hosted its annual Spring Show at Meehanion Hall Pinjarra in ideal weather. Exhibits surpassed last year by over 70 with strong fruit and market garden displays as members and officials earned praise for planning and hospitality.
The speaker praised the 28 year record of shows and complimented the exhibits as superior to any seen by locals. Mr. Ewing attended, praised the committee, and pledged aid to advance the society. The affair drew old acquaintances and showcased notable entries, marking a pivotal moment for the district.
The Fairhiid Farm School presents a fine roan collection with top prize for a cantiflower sample. Mrs McLarty and Mrs UC. H. Duple win blue awards for onions and others. Adaa shows six varieties. Mrs Walter of Melon showcases three veined wedes. Lettuce, lemons, and Washington orange samples impress. several entries excel in keeping qualities and overall butter and flowers also praised.
A fragmented 19th century prize list lists vegetable sections with names such as Mrs Balter Miss Cooper and Mr Cooper. Entries include Onions Pumpkins Mandarin Seville oranges apples pickles and tomatoes with section numbers and participant names. The readable items indicate a school or community fair judging multiple crops with assigned sections and prizes.
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