17 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
1
An event titled Perth UUP is scheduled for December 30 as noted in the Hun December 4s listing. The brief entry provides no additional details on location prizes or participants.
Market reports show wool sales closing firm with active competition. Prices for merino wools rose 2 to 8 percent, greasy merino and combing wools up 3 to 7 percent, and other grades higher. Total saleable quantity 199 000 bales, with 1 000 going to America, 50 000 for home consumption, and 47 000 to the Continent, leaving 2 000 bales forward.
Messrs. Dulge and Co Ltd held their usual weekly sale at the Remnantley store on December 13. Prices ranged from 7d to 19d for pelts from full to half wool, with skins in various conditions and weights noted. Butcher’s hides varied from 7d to 10d for heavy to light weights, with prices stated as equal to last week’s rates.
The article outlines compulsory enrolment provisions under Commonwealth electoral law, detailing penalties for offences, including fines up to ten shillings for first offences and up to two years in penitence for later acts. It urges individuals to verify their names on the electoral roll for their subdivision and notes a pending revocation against noncompliers.
Fragmented report details Liberal critics attacking the Baruin ship policy and Western Australia’s role in state service. The piece notes public indignation and calls for overhaul of passenger ships amid political tension and planned upgrades.
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