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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
3
Local shop announces extended premises for display of toys and fancy goods. Customers are invited to choose presents early and have items laid aside until Christmas.
Melbourne dispatch notes cable from the Secretary for the Colonies confirming a London report. The message sets Tuesday as the action date and says British casualties were very few.
The article recounts Lord Roberts earning the Victoria Cross for gallantry during the Indian Mutiny, detailing a January 2 1858 action at Khodaguge where he pursued two Sepoys, captured a standard, and killed an armed fighter after rescuing a rider. It notes his seven campaigns and 24 medals.
A dialect filled piece depicts a prophetic, apocalyptic warning with imagery of earthquakes, roving owls, and danger. It invokes divine judgment and calls listeners to answer the Lord before disaster unfolds. The text blends rural speech with stark eschatological motifs.
A dialect verse from the Denver Post attributed to James Barton Adams contrasts with notes on regional Australian crop reports. The piece mentions John Jasper of Richmond and 1812 era reference, while the later passages summarize rainfall impacts on grain yields across towns such as Midland Junction Bunbury Busselton Donnybrook Greenbushes and more with forecasts for harvest improvements and rain-supported yields.
Government preliminary estimates by Malcolm A C Frazes forecast a 2.5 bushel per acre national wheat average amid drought, with only 687.18 acres expected to yield 3,272,330 bushels from 1,206,697 sown and barley and oats much lower. hay output projected at 1450 tons from 15 867 acres.
Mr James Gardiner leads the Country Party in a speech outlining a stance of independence and truces in crisis. He calls for governing with broad support, sharing burden with the Government, and developing all industries to boost Western Australia’s prosperity.
The North Cunderdin Progress Association hosted a debate on war policy with speakers including Gallagher Morrell Ashbolt White and McWater. After lively exchanges, North Cunderdin was declared the winner by 215 to 205 with members praising the evening and refreshments provided by the ladies.
An old procurement style advertisement touts Doan s Kidney Pills as a cure for backache fatigue and poor sleep. It features a testimonial from Mrs F Bansoo of Railway Cottages Best Northam who says her kidney pain and tiredness vanished after using the product. The blurb claims improved health and warns readers to consult Foster Mehican Ge for supplies.
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