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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
3
A legal note recalls a jurys charge that muddled terms about a horse sale. Judge repeated three times the conditions to determine if Smith or Jones could recover based on whether the horse had glanders or distemper and what Jones knew at sale. The jury disagreed.
Mr W S Campbell proposed crossing wild Palestine wheats with ordinary bread wheat to create grain suited to Australia. Mr Breakwell endorsed experiments, citing grass-wheat crosses as possible. potential wide wheat-area expansion hinging on research and funding despite skepticism from Professor Watt.
Fragmentary notice from the Western Australian Provincial Press Association outlines contact details for inquiries. It mentions 18 Emanuel Building St George's Terrace Perth and the secretary Victor G Risfley offering fullest information on request.
A veteran merchant formerly of Veckering and Brace Rock announces the purchase of a new business venture in partnership with MKC K Swindell and Howerin Olen. The enterprise covers retail trade in tobacco cigars and related goods at a Green grocer and tobacconist shop.
The article recalls three decades of transformation in Victoria and eastern wheat lands. Deserts became grain belts, waste areas were reaped by farmers, and vast mallee districts near Esperance are seen as future grain and dairy regions. It notes ignorance and prejudice held back settlement.
Dr. E. H. Jenkins notes soil is a living farm ally not a dull medium. Bacteria drive humus formation, mineral solubilization, nitrogen conversion, and atmospheric nitrogen fixation. Knowledge grew in fifty years and increasingly informs practical farming decisions.
The Commonwealth Year Book shows influenza deaths during 1918 19 reached 11 989 nationally, or 233 per 100 000. Earlier eruptions in 1891 1894 and 1899 were less severe. 1919 alone registered 23 1 marking a 23 8 fold spike versus long term averages. Pneumonia and heart disease tied to influenza. males more affected than females.
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