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Newspaper
Harvey Chronicle
Location
Harvey, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
2
Communications should be sent to the head office in Pinjarra to avoid delay. Letters with news items and advertisements must reach by 6 pm on Thursdays to appear in the current issue. Cheques money orders and postal notes should be payable to the South Western Advertiser Pinjarra.
A short item notes an application involving Miss M Urquhart at Coolup. Details are limited in the readable text.
To subscribers the Souta Western Advertiser offers a five shillings per year subscription paid in advance. The paper is mailed post free to any part of the Commonwealth.
A fragmented casual advertisement note hints at terms for advertisement placement and payment. The text references “Adverisemente,” “casual nature,” and a schedule item about payments and rates per inch, suggesting instruction for posting ads in a newspaper.
Advertisements under Wanted For Sale by Private Treaty Lost and Found To Let and other heads will appear in the South Western Advertiser at special rates. Prepaid notices welcome. otherwise standard credit rates apply. Public Notices Tenders Auctions Legal Notices Births Deaths Marriages Vacancies Missing Friends charged per inch. Trade ads accepted for insertion with tiered rates.
The Murray Road Board will hold its fort meeting at Pinjarra tomorrow Saturday at 2 p.m. The local notices include a gunshot injury to Private Jabu Capps at the Bih Stationary Hospital, a wedding announced for Miss Vita R Christmas and Corporal F G Williams at Leederville, and Christmas card offerings for soldiers at the Front.
Professor Sham of the W A University will lecture on Agricultural Cooperation in Europe at Mechanics' Hall tomorrow at 3 pm. The Coolup Red Cross branch secretary Miss B V Williams reports a parcel sent to headquarters this week with bandages shirts pillowcases and other supplies. Donations include My T O'Brien one pound eleven shillings and Mr W Kirkham five shillings.
A local report from the tawi records multiple families facing the loss and injury of sons in the war. Mrs Tatham learns her son Private All Tatham is among the honoured slain while Mes Tatham mourns another. Other families like McMahen Seolt Mills and Ward report missing or wounded, with messages of sympathy directed to parents and relatives as the community bears the heavy toll.
The Royal Agricultural Society council fixes show dates across the state for 1916 17. Northam on September 27 York October 4 Moura October 5 6 Beverley Paday October 6 Penta Royal October 1 14 Pingelly October 18 Toodyay October 12 Kelmscott October 23 Narrogin October 24 Wagin October 26 Katanning November 2 Tambellup November 7 Bunbury November 8 9 Gnowangerup November 10 Murray November 11 Kujuup November 16 Denmark February 4 1917.
A September YMCA cancer and dance event at West Colm Hall faced attendance issues and reports of postponement. The program included performances by Ms Baker and Miss Tapper among others, with refreshments supplied by attendees. Authorities noted confusion over timing and proceeds.
Fragmentary text lists several personal names and phrases with unclear context. The readable items include Wade and Golda and partial terms that resemble names or titles, but no full event, date, or place is clear enough to parse into a coherent notice.
At Pinjarra the Murray Road Board met to review road resumptions including a protest by Mr McKay over notification. The board agreed to notify him and consider a £90 grant toward the Little Harvey bridge with ministerial consent. Discussions covered gravel blocks at North Dandalup, rail siding rent, association fees, and tenders for piles and old sleepers.
The funeral of Miss Dorie Thorpe eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs E Thorpe of Mardella was held Friday September 15 from Pair View to Serpentine Church and cemetery. A large procession, numerous mourners and vehicles marked the respect. pallbearers were friends Myrtle McKay Violet Green Grace Cumming Eva Turner. Reverend Dajtoore officiated at the graveside with many mourners including siblings Leonard Harold Oswald and cousins. Wreaths and telegrams of sympathy followed from numerous families and organizations.
A public meeting at the Mechanics Institute on September 8 discusses Eight Hours Day sports. The Hight Hours Sports Committee wins approval to keep usual events this year and to donate £15 for a picnic sports meeting around the hall. Remaining donation funds go to the Ball Committee to pay off building debt. Private O Curtis receives a medal. residents praise patriotic support and fund donations.
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