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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
Readable fragments cover trials and fines, fires and accidents, crimes across districts, with details on police actions, court outcomes, and local incidents. Notable items include a public inquiry into a train tragedy, a major fire destroying a new house, trials in Glebe and Bealder, and ongoing labor and economic developments across Australia.
A fragmented clipping discusses Elisabeth Miss Misingo seeking sympathy and a harsh critique of gendered constraints, then shifts to a notice about a special holiday train service on the South Western line with details to inquire at railway stations along the routes.
Advisory committee urges a small scale domestic science hostel for girls in care and management of home. Proposal calls for six to eight students in ten rooms at £80 yearly, with students living at home at 10s per week. Estimated annual cost about £240 with £240 furnishing and £510 in subscriptions to begin.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a skull found in rock layers suggesting a low type of Tubercwn man. The skull shows thick bone and close eye orbits. An expedition plans to send specimens to Australian scientists for examination. The skull appears several thousand years old.
The article notes the Prince of Ontario as once the chief source of Canada’s wheat, now reduced in significance. It reports Department of Agriculture figures for 1908 showing 78,?0? bushels versus 831,766 in 1908 and 1,256,?58 for the long-run average 1882-1908, illustrating a sharp decline.
A long Australian sports digest notes racing wins and records at Melbourne and Fremantle. Mentions W B Burton formerly mayor of En force, Alevam records at daye at the Metiwarne works, and Beverley Perth race outcomes. Also covers Austral Wheel Race results, a motor-ride record by Chaytee rm Quarta rider, and a fatal accident at Hamilton Vie. Cricket plans in Melbourne and Boxing Day matches between Victoria and New South Wales. Figures include Captain Winston’s troupe, Johnny upshe Apytedree, and English produred players. Mentions Plante’s wins in Port-Berlerler race and Milbouram Bicycle Club plate, with notes on Australian athletes and forthcoming exhibitions in Melbourne and Adelaide.
The article estimates radium value and production at Rackholn by Kalra Cevenans. It notes annual output around 364 real, treated at 4 gram measures, valuing the ore at about 476,000. A Raven tree and the company name appear, with the old yarn value cited as 120,N times.
A visitor’s account from Western Australia highlights rapid agricultural development and growing population driven by mining wealth and new farmland. The piece notes wheat, lucerne, fruit orchards, dairy and livestock growth, irrigation, and experiments under Professor Lowrie, with towns like Kalgoorlie, Mount Barker, and Bridgetown cited as centers of horticulture and settler activity.
A chaotic digest from multiple regions reports political turmoil in Nicaragua and London, escalating protests in Europe, labor union mobilizations in Canada and the United States, and a surge in public health concerns. Notable items include a capital city quarantine critique, a fatal diving accident, a royal death and succession shifts, the Papal stance on a royal marriage, and notable editor Frederick Greenwood's obituary.
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