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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
2
Second-hand listings and a public tender notice invite bids for rights and privileges of booths at the Republican Hotel reception. Auction set for Tuesday December 1 with details on funds, sports ranges, and event organization. Names such as Arthur Bell Lond are noted.
Property advertised with unclear readings lists measures and features including facades and improvements. The notice touts a low price of 4 Croensh with steam power and a northern location.
The board intends to destroy all unregistered dogs after December 18 1912 and orders action. A public auction sale will occur at Northam under execution warrants with items including horse tackle bicycle and domestic goods listed. Local magistrate bailiff PULLERTON presiding with church notices for St Johns service and Lenten readings listed.
A notice from LAWLER of Wongamine reports a stray mare and a roan yearling in the vicinity. The mare is about five years old with a near shoulder brand and a small white mark, while the colt is near hind leg white with possible hobble marks. Neither is claimed. owner offers to meet costs to retrieve them.
An Atlantic list of hymns and anthems features in the Divine Service review. Mrs Mol conducts an orchestral program including Nearer My God to Thee and Heed Your Choice. Seabrook venue hosts the event with Mr. Lefevre as conductor for the choir and choir-related pieces.
A fragmented notice offers a motor car for hire and invites attention from commercial travelers. It promises attentive service and convenient mobility for business visits, with emphasis on reliability and prompt responses to inquiries.
The Northam Licensing Bench heard club statements showing heavy liquor outlays: Bowling Club £200 for 83 members, Workers Club £841 for 71 members, Northam Club £603 for 97, and Kellerberrin Club £1219 for 109, suggesting high per head costs and questions about dry atmosphere. An accident and railway notices also appeared amid local civic items.
Mira Whitaker led a Monday evening address at Maria Hall praising the Girls Friendly Society and Mothers’ Union. She urged women to apply their influence at home to prevent vice, noting 400 000 members in the world and envisioning a White Australia rooted in purity, prayer, and mutual aid.
A note of thanks for the Strawberry Fete proceeds of £10 and acknowledgements to helpers Mrs Colebatch Blackall Moores Slackmore and others for their efforts. The writer, Re. WRB. Northam, expresses gratitude to contributors and donors for a successful event.
A letter from George Thome of Norton, dated December 4, criticizes a meeting at Tavernalls Hotel and the conduct of several townsfolk including Monts, Kenedy, Milner, Robertson, and Raheriaoe npta kiving Inter. It recounts gossip, a marriage dispute of Arthur Smith and Miss Aino Cote from Wayne, Indie, and mentions a wedding and family tensions affecting local social life.
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