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Newspaper
Meekatharra Miner
Location
Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
4
Government Auditor A. E. Hawtin certifies he examined the Road Board books on 2 August 1913 and compared the Statements of Receipts and Expenditure and Assets and Liabilities finding some items correct.
Meekatharra Local Health Authority publishes receipts and expenditure for the year ended 30 June 1913 detailing income from rates grants and services and outlays for salaries supplies and maintenance in a concise annual financial statement.
The Meekatharra Road Board held its monthly meeting with eight members present. Topics included confirmation of minutes, objections to special meeting transactions, proposed East of railway town lots, and upcoming Government Auditor visit. Reports covered recreation ground ownership, cross-road gates requests from E Lee-Steere, estate boundary permissions, wool freights, Fresh Air League, new board buildings plans, Road Board Association membership, rate transfers, and Fire Brigade Board contributions with a proposal to limit fire area to town boundaries.
The Secretary's report on the Board's work was adopted. A motion moved the Board meet on the second Thursday each month. A site inspection for Garden Gully Road discussed cost and marking, with tenders later invited for clearance. Fodder tenders sought. Requests to Railway Dept for better goods shed, trucking yards, and a reply from Mr Holman were noted. Education Dept to clear school grounds of stones. Convent School ground expansion discussed. block grant declined. Leave of absence for J S D'Alton granted for fourteen days.
The motion by Messrs Roberts and Fisher on accounts totaling £127 16s 6d was passed for payment and the meeting closed.
Health Board members met with Mr Seers presiding as chair. Read letters from the Board of Health on the inspection of yards and depots. An audited statement for the Local Board of Health period ended 30 June 1913 was adopted. For July the collection total was £115 16s, leaving £96 18s 9d outstanding. Secretary instructed to pursue overdue accounts. meeting closed.
An 19th century patent medicine advertisement promotes Comstock's Nerve and Bone Liniment as a powerful external remedy for sprains rheumatism sciatica and lumbago. It claims rapid pain relief through skin pores and circulation, notes use with Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills, and offers mail order from The W. H. Comstock Co Ltd 23 Leadenhall Street.
Notice of application for a gold mining lease named Gold Queen Extended at Meekatharra by T John Govettry. Details include lease area, boundaries and dates. Objections must be lodged at the Warden's office by August 30 1915, with hearing set in September. Arthur Frapell, Mining Registrar, Morentinon Goldfields.
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