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Newspaper
Meekatharra Miner
Location
Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
2
General notice reports a dance at the convent school hall set for Wrivy July 5th with refreshments and strong attendance promised due to good music and floor. The piece also criticizes local postal and telegraph service conduct and warns of alleged misconduct by officials and wire transmission issues.
A long column of notes covers soldiers and returnees including Sapper Joe Mitchell welcomed home by Cue citizens and Sergeant Ted Head wounded in France progressing well. Local updates include memorials, church and lodge activities, tax changes, and a rich stream of mining results and business notices from Mt Magnet, Yokohama pier completion, and the Gift lease strike’s record gold yield.
Perth reports the aversion case will not be proceeded with as of Wednesday with no further action planned.
Messrs. S C Wann & Co of 12 Pirie street Adelaide report May prices and sales for multiple mining shares including Edna May Centrals Edna May Consolidateds Edna May Deep Commodores and Northerns with prices in shillings pence and pounds. Listings include May Battlers Edna May Junctions Great Boulder Broken Hill Great Boulder and Associated Northern with varying bids and totals. Figures show per share prices and overall sales activity across several companies and regions.
Next Tuesday evening a shareholders meeting will be held in the Commercial Hotel dining room at 8 pm to transact important business. Nurse Walters, certificated, is reportedly reading in Merkatharra and may be engaged for maternity and general nursing care.
The Burnside trophy event was fired at the local range last Sunday over 200 and two yards. J McDonald won with a total score of 77 out of 89, showing solid form. A Wreford posted 73, while a tricky wind and variable light affected conditions. Scores follow.
Meekatharra defeated Peak Hill in a Burnside trophy shoot setup with best six scores counting. Totals for both teams were reported as poor, and the appended list began with Meekatharra’s scores.
Pastoral notes describe Mr Saville Whiting of Melbourne patenting a screw fastener for wool bands to tighten bales and cut steel use. Wool Advisory Committee tests reported satisfactory. Miscellaneous notes include livestock shipments, milk yields, rainfall reports, and local notices on cattle and sheep movements.
In Perth yesterday afternoon Governor and Miss Ellison Macartney were riding on Claremont when the horse bolted. The stirrup leather and iron detached, throwing the rider violently to the ground with severe head injuries. By late last night her condition was described as very grave and unconscious.
Racing at Canning Park Turf Club in Perth lists acceptances received for the upcoming Saturday program. The Brush Hurdles race is slated at about two miles with horses entered and awaiting further ballot details.
Melbourne racing preview lists odds for Grand National Hurdles with Calaris at 8 to 1 and Westendale 12 to 1, Bardol 12 to 7, Coronatus 17 to 1, Pistolier 12 to 1, L Fastolf 14 to 1, Kinglark 14 to 1, Wallalo 14 to 1, Mountain God 14 to 1, Rosyth 14 to 1, T Montank 14 to 1, Will Comfort 14 to 1, plus 16 to 200 to 1 outsiders. Grand National Steeple odds show Booligal and Caiby at 7 to 1, Old Mungindi 8 to 1. Page note ends with a cough remedy product reference.
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