Christmas Day services and local Meekatharra notes
Church events listed for Christmas in Day Dawn include Sunday School and Evensong with Holy Communion. A marriage at Day Dawn last week joined Geo Parker and Maud Webster, with a Geraldton honeymoon. Reports cover brass band visits to The Pinnacles, stockman George Perry's death, Jack Meehan’s Meekatharra property, local hospital notes, business ads, and holiday postal arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Sha
A.S. Crackill
Geo. Parker
Maud Webster
Geraldton
Day Dawn Brass Band
Pinnacles
Murchison
Meekatharra
Perth
Gam
Mining Yields Across Several Western Australian Mines
Mining notes record yields from Payne's Find, Lake View, Karangahaki Yale- Kinda, Boogardie The Gift and Hamburg Belle with tonnage and ounce outputs. WA Bewick Moreing and Co clerk farewelling in Kalgoorlie, Youanmi battery reports low grade profit, Ruby Well and Waterloo batteries show steady returns. Outlook for the district remains bright and promising.
G.M Lease Approvals and Meekatharra Mining Updates
Application for G M leased Nos 1401N and 1402N in the district has been approved. In November Gommo dore G M Co treated 1070 tons of slimes for 154.3 ozs. Christmas exemptions on WA mines start Monday and run until January 13. Jerry Clifford, a northern mine owner, visited Meekatharra on Monday. Hans W Irvine and S J Staughton, directors of Black Rage Pinnacles Co, returned to WA and stay at the Pinnacles. Irvine also sits on Edna May Consolidated and Staughton on Edna May Deeps, mines at Westonia. At Meekatharra State battery, Ineliston Extended Co tributers had a tidy clean up. From an elevated level now exempt, they took 47 tons yielding 10 oz 10 dwts over plates. H Bevan, from his A, had 6 tons crushed for 3 oz 6 dwts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Holden
Dover
Baker, Williams and
Party
Junction
Lee and Freeman's Show
Batters
Garland Oxnecta
Hans W Irvine
S. J. Staughton
Black Rage Pinnacles Co
Western Australia
The
Pinnacles
Mr Irvine
Edna May Consolidated
Mr Staughton
Edna May Deeps
Westonia
Meekatharra
Ineliston Extended Co
H. Bevan
Black Range Pinnacles Half-Yearly Report
Operations by the Black Range Pinnacles Company were retarded during the half year ended September 30 by water and manpower shortages. Crushing is under way with good results. lack of water keeps the plant from full capacity and few workers delay sinking the main shaft. The shaft reaches 155 ft. lode is heavily mineralised and widening. First crushing of 1,500 long tons yielded gold. second of 1,318 long tons yielded gold. At half-year end, cash £3,285 in bank and £2,875 on deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Range Pinnacles Company
Licensing Court renews licenses for Peak Hill and Meekatharra hotels
At the Licensing Court presided by L L Crockett et al the following licenses were renewed: Alice Bennett Club Hotel Peak Hill Patrick Meginess Palace Hotel Peak Hill C F Connelly Royal Mail Hotel Meekatharra W Connaughton Meekatharra W Baker Commonwealth Hotel Meekatharra D Toomey Commercial Hotel R Gapes Bilquin Pool Hotel Murchison River A Bennett Garden Gully Hotel Garden Gully Geo Johns Shartrock Hotel Nannine Meekatharra road W Stalley Black Swan Wine and Beer Saloon Peake Hill J Walsh gallon license Mee katharra A E Dewar gallon license Peake Hill Jas Eves gallon Neende Mee W Margereson gallons license Meekatharra W J Eamer gallon license J T Mickle billiard table license Meekatharra W Stalley billiard table license Peak Hill B Murphy wayside house license at Holden's Find subject to building completion and Licensing Inspector approval. Jack Berrick 42 an Austrian Slav emp loyed woodcutter left camp near Meekatharra in search of servh patch. reported missing Monday. Constable M'Cormish and a party tracked to Mendiz's homestead where Bartikied turned up. he was refreshed and driven to Meekatharra. Police returned to Mendiz but found nothing more, water obtained from a windmill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bennett
Club Hotel
Peak Hill
Patrick Meginess
Palace
C. F. Connelly
Royal Mail
Meekatharra
W Connaughton
W. Baker
Commonwealth
D. Toomey
Commercial
R. Gapes
Bilquin Pool
Murchison River
A. Bennett
Garden Gully
Geo. Johns
Shartrock
Nannine-Meekatharra
W. Stalley
Black Swan
Peale Hill
J. Walsh
A. E. Dewar
Peake Hill
Jas
Eves
W. Margereson
W. J
Jack Berrick
Mesars Wainwright and Metzke
M'Cormish
Grackes
Mendez
Homstead
Bartikied
Omnis
Peace Terms as Interpreted by Weekly Dispatches
The piece outlines alleged Allied peace terms: German forces withdraw from all Allied territory before talks. Alsace Lorraine to France. a five hundred billion marks indemnity. ten percent of all shipping destroyed by submarines. rebuilding of Lille Roubaix and Belgian towns. German railways and mines under receivership until payment, plus retention of colonies. German public opinion favors these terms over ongoing Somme casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace Lorraine
France
Lille
Roubaix
Belgium
Somme
Germany
Mr Wragge's Rainfall Forecast 1913–1930
Predictions for Australia outline a drought prone era from 1913 to 1924 with good rains mid period and lunar influence. Rain improves from 1925 onward, with notably better seasons 1926 and then 1927 to 1930, though overall under averages haunt 1913–1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Wragge
Australia
Britain’s Big Guns Outclass Others In Power And Lifespan
Sir Robert Hadfield of the Faraday Society says British heavy guns 135 inch and 15 inch boast the highest energy. He notes Britain’s muzzle energy surpasses other nations and that German big guns are inferior by comparison. He adds a high velocity gun’s life is about three seconds before erosion harms accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Artile Ley
Robert Hadfield
The
Faraday Society
Sir Robert
Para
Matrimonially Inclined Lady From Nebraska Revealed
The piece profiles Mia Townsend of Nebraska noted as highly matrimonial and outspoken. It cites her as starting marriage pursuit at thirteen, becoming a widow with a baby a year later, and claiming women can woo any man they desire if they pursue them artistically. She dismisses leap year as a determinant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Townsend
Nebraska
Waa
Mrs Townsend
Townsend
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barton’s
Patent Medicine
Storry
Murchison Goldfields
Oliatriciy
F. Oonnelly
Baker's Hotel
Beau Shere
Baker, Propristor
Meekatharra Hotel
Connaughton, Proprietor
Slendid
Bears
Aby
U.C.T A. House
Dan Toomey
Main Street
Goldfields
FaTusr Indy
Methodist Church
Howard Pearson
Meckatharra Miner
General News
Great Britain
George Perry
Milly Milly
Cue Hospital
Shields
Jack Meehan
Austin Downs
London
Cue
Jasper Hill
Olga May Wittschebe
Royal Comic Opera Co
Madame Melba
Fritz Hart
Melbourne Conservatorium
Melbourne
Cue Convent School
Lula Bernstead
Jim Osborne
Mt. Magnet
Mt Magnet
Jim
Little MacPherson
Jimmy Ed
Azain
H. OF. Goss
Hever
Furniture Emporium
Royal Mail Hotel
Areateur
Holzman Bros
Mais Street
Connaughtur
Tasmania
John Creagh
Kimberley
Bullen Bullen
N.ssw
Dawn
John St. Bloy D'Alton
Alfred Walker
Peat Hill
Crown Land Department
Licensing Court
Nundy Boy
Nusidy
Greylands
Herolite
H. M. Seniby
Omrah
Red Grass Society
Barton
Geo. Ellis
Sandstone
Peter Certiti
Ernest E. Kearns
Crockett
Harry Patterson
Golden West
R. Clarke Spear
E.D
Golden Mile
Kalgoorlie
Focal
Brumby" Leake
Brumby
John Gilpin
Belguin Pool
Nullagine
Roy Hill
Metropolis
Nise West
Meekmtharra
Railwy
Don Campret
Geo Osborne
Payne's
Fisher
Moran
Payne’s
Lake View
Karangahaki
Yale- Kinda
James Dewar
Boogardie
G. Taylor
Hamburg
Gabanintha
Gash and Matthews
B. Bender
WA. Macleod
Bewick, Moreing and Co
Chamber of Mines
Boogardie State Battery
Manning
Wellington
C. Stephens
Neptune
Marriot
Cue Battery
M'Cormack
Cavanza
T. Mulligan
M'Mahon
Budgers
Thomas and Cronin
E. Woods
Morning Star
J. Cassey
J. L. Thomas
Grace and Party
P.A
Althe Wardey
J. F. Yourn
Bernard Murphy
Queen of the Hills
GM. Co
Youanmi State Battery
Duggan and Flynn
United
Ruby Well
Garland
Ruby Anna
Jas. Beaton
Beaton
Trudgeon
Finlayson and Gondins
G.M
Gommodore G.M. Co
Jerry Clifford
Black Range
L. L. Crockett
R.M
J. E. Coombes
A. W. Wansbrough
Js.p
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