Cosmopolitan Cycle Club Meets Amid Auction of Events
A crowded Cosmopolitan Cycle Club meeting at Town Hall featured a canceled lecture by Mr. Lorem due to a near accident when a steam roller rolled toward the room. Members shifted to a musical evening with a publicans’ quintet performing, and local speakers improvised verse while votes and expressions of sympathy were noted for Mr. Lorem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shammersley
Freddie Lorum
Perseus
Dennie Perch
Perch
Lorem
Pachapa
Quintette
Northam Race Club announces weights for picnic meeting
Handicap weights released for Northam and Sast han districts for upcoming picnic meetings. The list includes numerous horses such as Black Gauze, Lockbolt, Gauze Lad, Storm Joy, New Joy, Joyful, Muralis, Look Iris, Lady Calcamune, and Splinter with varied weights across divisions and a sound division hack lineup noted.
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Yiaal
Florrie
Union Jane
Jack
Routine
Lord Kitchener
Rewell
Waldamere
Green Gauze
Balmain
New Joy
Lady Joyance
Topaz
Joyful
Splinter
Longfellow
Kiarara
Dido
Sasthan Districts
Little Beauty
Jact
Lockbolt
Gauss Lad
Uhilifield
Courtisago
Phoowm Asrial
Bayland
Murals Lua
Ayr Som Vt
Gaio
Smaphaunce
Lady Calcamune Vay Veggy
Look Law
Wage Seat
Metallies
Ururyy Lane
Lalitock
Confidence
Cog Bow
Orphan Jor
Seme Ty
Ben
Cheleteld Dade
HACK
Howse
Helmain KL
Green Tryuze
Nabarup
Heatherson
Storm Joy
Jipp
Muralando
Lackwood
Succem
Voy Deen
Joy Lad
Serpent Scene Ends With Man Slaying Snakeskin Thing
On a Sunday evening two young men and a woman witnessed a strange incident in Kurtersuu. Mr Anderson, aided by Mr Alick Edmeades and a groom, tackled a green ribbon wrapped creature, cutting it in two and revealing a harmless snake-like skin.
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Urs
Louuy
Mises
Ludbey
W. Aulervon
Bank of New South Wales
Wis
Mir Anderson
Alick
Mr. Anderson
Fragmented dialogue and disruption at meeting ends in stampede
An unruly scene unfolds as Pat Ryan and Veenie Hersh clash over pigs and plots while Edna Mays and others invoke fate and blasphemy. The chairman loses control as the meeting erupts in noise, a suspect speech by Shammersley quoted, and Adjutant Teed assumes command before a stampede clears the room.
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Teed
Bat
World War II era political rants stir western voters
A lengthy translated discussion reports heated debate at a meeting where leaders including Gardiner and Stanistreet attack Liberal policy, defend the Country Party's stance, and urge farmers to back primary producers. The narrative condemns workers and calls for loyalty to state interests amid looming parliamentary sessions.
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Uns
Ius Gelly
Yillur
Ale
Garuuner
Asmstus
Australia
Stanistevet
Goldields
Country Party
M Sitwinstreet
Dugas
Ciy Faery
Dhea
Wevele
Ueyou J
Log
Himecl
Industries Rumsiance
Furihar
Irwin Pa
Mc Gardiner
Mariners and Battlers’ Association
Stanistrest
Stanistreet
pUakige
Puub Lacalys
Jy Uuw
Abu Vureauh
Pusis Ager
Countey Party
Lb Liberal Party
Liberal Party
Thury
Northam
Northam Advertiser
Soiltillern
Light Brigade verses stir town print chaos
An odd verse fragment titled The Light Brigade appears in a local paper, mixing satirical wordplay with names and events. It references reporters, editors, and a courthouse scene, blending mock heroic cadence with censorship marks and social commentary.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES AND RACING NOTES
Sporting notes from Northam and districts cover forthcoming fixtures on April 12 and 19 with Meckering and an Easter Monday Cunderdin meeting. Entries close with secretary Mr 5. B. Donovan. local owners may enter via Mr H. Withwell of the ED.R.A. First race at 1 pm. A young girl jockey noted at Rockingham. Discussion of local horses, weights, and tips for trials and Military Cup. Special train from West Northam at 1 pm to 6 45 pm. Potential runners named for Trial Stakes and Hack races.
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Cunderdin
5. B. Donovan
H. Withwell
Ed.r.a
Rockingham
Mise Tozor
Counley
West Norsham
Back at Cairo from England A.E. Light Horse letter
Pte Ralph of the 1st Light Horse writes home from Cairo after returning from England wounded on Aug 29. He details reunions with Horace Forward and young Mac Gregor, encounters with Cyril and Lionel Christmas, transfer into the 1st Reserve Regiment, and a near-miss sea torpedo attack during the voyage home.
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F. Forward
Seabrook
B. Ralph
Light Horse
England
Daorvived
Egypt
Fand
Horace Forward
MacGregor
Cyril Christmas
Lionel Christmas
Lina Park
Con Jub
Udit
East Province Election Letter From a West Australian Farmer
A reader critiques local papers for misstatements about the Country Party in the East Province election. The writer argues for a strong party in Parliament to reduce production costs, stresses bread and butter issues, and urges farmers and country towns to vote for the CP candidate to support national prosperity and fair conditions.
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C.P
C.P. Mall
Fragmentary WWII Message From Sailor on Lemnos Island
Fragmentary ASCII style letter describes travel by ship to Lemnos Island and nearby routes, mentions ships such as SS Verino and Blackamoor, and notes physical strain, drills, and fear of not hearing from the sender again. Contains garbled phrases and misspellings, including references to "Cook-louee" and a plan to depart.
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Lemnos Island
Hex
Egypt
Northam Agricultural Society Meeting Notice
The Quarterly Meeting of Maintyare of the Northam Agricultural Society will be held at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday 15th at 3 p.m. The agenda includes a recommendation by Mr T Harkness to extend the use of the Society and a discussion on tare on wheat. Secretary FLO B TIMPERLEY
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Toodyay Herald
Northam
C.P
McCabe
Maintyare
Mechanics” Institute
T. Harkness
Flob
Timperley
Public Auction Notice at Le Cornu Farm
Take notice that the Bailiff will auction goods under a warrant of execution at Mr J W Le Cornu s Farm near Goomalling on Monday May 1916 The items include wheat horses farm harnesses tack machinery horse works chaffcutter and about four tons of hay Substantial names include T Lewis Bailiff Local Court and J W Le Cornu as the property owner.
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J. W. le Cornu
Gootinling
T. Lewis
Meckering Road Board Tender Notices April
Meckering Road Board invites tenders by noon April for graveling grading and forming on multiple roads including North Cunderdin Mt Caroline Tammin Yurlerakine Watts Wynnir Monde Wynnery Hermon Wyola Wyensay Candeedin South Can underdin details and forms from the secretary. All tenders to be submitted to the Roads Board Office Cunderdin.
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WitLa
Aseb
Roads Board Mice
Cunderdin
North Cunderdin
Mt. Caroline Road
Tamin
Yurlerakine
Tammin
Watts
Whitinir Thundy
Wynnir Monde
Charny Cravelling
Wawel Mogher- Hue
Hermon’s Rd
Wyola
Eluvins
Wyensay's Trend
Toy Fall
Auth Candeedia Road
Washaway
Candeedin
South Confordiant
Hodgson
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Seathie
Punkley
Evar
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Northam Race Club
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Pat Ryan
Henry Briggs
Veenie Hersh
Rossmore Siding
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Fat Cocoa
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Light” Brigade
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Rotary
Frank Wilson
Gardiner
Nor’thern
Express Des Novar
Tls
Advertiser
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Sheik Moshhed Din
Sporting Notes
Ture
Count
Meckering
Quairners
Doncaster
Rosehill
Buing
Pilbarra
Northam Toomorrow
Valdamero
Union
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B.D. Haniicap
Naberup
Cairo
B&b. E. Ralph
EX Periences
East Province
Northam Agricultural Society
Munyart
Kenworthy
J.W LE Corne
Lockyer
D. W. Lecornu
Hugh V. McKay
Sunshine
Pier Street
Perth
J. Purser
McKenz Motor Garage
Meckering Road Board
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