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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
2
A chaotic racing report shows Northam races with winners earning £15 for Northam Race Trials. Figo and Meyer feature as top performers with notable stakes, while multiple events list nominations, accepts, and penalties under local regulations.
The Jennacubbine Race Club announces handicaps and entries for a Wednesday meeting with two £10 races plus various classes. Races include First Class Plate Second Class Purse and Jennacubbine Guineas for three year olds with weights adjusted. entries close with the secretary on a Saturday night in 1911.
Northam Road Board reminds owners of motor cars bicycles chaffewtters and other vehicles and dogs that licenses for 1M are due. If not renewed within three days, prosecution will follow.
Western Australia notices a general meeting of members and intending members at St James Hall on Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. The secretary, Weserran Australia, invites attendance and outlines income tax return requirements under the Act for those on the electoral roll as of December 31 1913. Residents must file returns by February 2 in the scheduled form.
Taxpayers in the Perth area face penalties for not furnishing returns as the Taxation Department issues notices. Officials mail forms to taxpayers and collect fees for late submissions with due dates set for December 5. Commissioner Edgar T. Owen oversees taxation enforcement.
The Northam authorities announce mandatory registrations and licenses for a wide range of activities and professions including motor cups, care, carriages, cow-keepers, public houses, drivers, carriers, and private hospitals. Final notices require adherence within the stated month and are overseen by the town clerk and health department.
Goomalling Roads Board announces that procedures will commence to recover all outstanding wages from January to February. SLATER chairs the board.
The letter to The West Australian questions Sir Newton Moore and Mr Sudholz involvement in buying the Western Australia vessel. It argues blame if Sudholz contributed, or those who approved shoulder responsibility. It notes the Government bears no culpability and cites expert advisers and Sir Newton Moore's recommendations as factors. The piece acknowledges faults in the purchase but defends government enterprise and calls for an improved Northern coast service.
The report notes gains spread across every state within the Commonwealth enhancing Australian interests. Authorities describe broad benefits for national welfare and regional cooperation amid ongoing policy measures.
The year’s gold yield through December totals 65 581 507 with yearly gains in all months except January and February. Meckaburra and Bullfinch mines are credited with lifting production, while prospects point to sustained, though not guaranteed, growth in Western Australia’s gold output and state development.
A London showing demonstrated Sun Power Co's irrigation plant using sun heat absorbers and mirrors to drive boilers and a pump. The system, claimed capable of six thousand gallons per minute, would power large tracts of land. inventor Frank Sherfans notes plans for a forge station in the Sudan.
Fragmentary text mentions healing and break up ideas along with mentions of printing from visiting card to paste a call. Names and clear facts are unreadable. The record preserves the fragmentary OCR reading as a brief note.
Four entries are in for the Northam Agricultural Society competition for the best-built hay stack with a prize of £2 2s offered by Mr G I Thros sell. Stacks must be owned by society members within ten miles of Northam post office and contain at least fifty tons. Names of entrants include Meaxes Mt Oliver, EM Frost, J Crawford, and Z Lawrence. The Moora Herald notes wider regional coverage and local news including obituaries and upcoming visits by specialists to Goomalling and Perth districts.
An elderly husband suffers persistent backache and kidney trouble until a reader testifies to using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The letter touts relief after using the pills, noting patience and consistent dosing, and urges others with similar symptoms to try the product now.
The marriage of J Caddy second son of James Caddy and foreman of the Northam Fire Brigade to Georgina Cannon of Stawell Victoria was celebrated at the Methodist Church Charles street West Perth on Wednesday afternoon. A Friday night presentation of a set of carvers was made by brigade members and several firemen spoke warmly of their friendship with him. Caddy thanked the fire brigade for their gifts and goodwill. Mr John Bollent a longtime Kalgoorlie figure opposes Labor candidate George McLeod for the Kalgoorlie seat. Rosleau is engaged in business as a chemist and is a Kalgoorlie Municipal Council member. Hugh Mahon resigned as United Labor candidate to contest Dampier division in the Federal elections. The Shire Executive planned fresh nominees with February 3 as a voting date. Rev A J Marshall and family met Northam from Albany, with children recovering from illness contracted on board ship and quarantined in Albany. The five-year-old girl progresses toward recovery while Master Corrie Marshall remains weak and is sent to Fermoy’s Private Hospital.
The community mourns the death of Mrs J A Gooch elder daughter of Mr and Mrs E W Cotton of Muresk aged under nineteen after a heart failure following an operation. Funeral held at the Nore Cham Anglican cemetery with Rev A F Marshall officiating. Pallbearers included family and friends. wreaths from many sympathisers.
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