This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
3
Miothe Brishave hibdon cattle Hale sold the Hereford bull Prime Lindley, owned by W. Sparkes of Lindley Station, for 1425 guineas. Reported as a record price for a bull, the purchase follows a show where the winner in the 12 months old and under 18 section was bred by Mr Sparkes, sired by Jreifer, who also took second prize in the aged Mereford bull class.
The fragment recalls a wandering figure named Bill with a dream in his eyes and a creaking ship over his shoulder. A disjointed memory places him with a team and distant trips, counting horses and plans, as the narrator reflects on a bygone local character, Jin Carew.
A rough trimmed OCR page item lists reader notices and local ad copy. It mentions social votes land matters and club publicity, urging readers to submit notices clearly. It also includes assorted trade ads for hides, leather goods, and various street addresses with scattered misspellings.
Fragmented OCR presents opinions by Dr. Cherry former Melbourne University agriculture professor and Mr Lowe on pasture improvement artificial manures and cultivation. Notes claim pastures require improvement for early maturity and market prices favor first crops, with cautions about cultivation practices and use of artificial manures.
The Northam Municipal Council held a fortnightly meeting last Thursday evening with Mayor A W Byfield and several councillors present. An apology for absence was received from Cr Ednandaon. Reports and correspondence were considered, and the financial statement listed balances in the general, heart, loan rates, and electric light accounts with figures shown in pounds shillings and pence.
The Calumet Berkshire Association in Wisconsin forms a cooperative breeding effort. Members specify registered cows to buy jointly, select high quality ears for mating, purchase Sunflower Epuchal for 1500 dollars, and obtain a bank loan to pay for a community boar. The bylaws levy a cash service fee on each sow bred and a percentage goes to cover the barn costs, with plans for an annual bred sow sale.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.