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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
4
A fragmentary Shakespearean-style query questions Eve and the serpent about the fall of man. The speaker demands details on who suggested the act, where and when it occurred, and condemns the treachery with scornful rhetoric.
Official notices seek bids for removing a school from warding with submissions due by noon January 22 at court houses in York and Wortham. The procuring authority is the Minister for Public Works and the Ovider Secretary for Pirhtic Works.
Auction notices list land parcels in Alilam including districts such as Olive and Sarthut Nanean Town Fatty. Secretary for Lande CLINTON oversees the sale with prices noted.
At a January 3 1918 Northam meeting, Mayor A W Byfield ordered general rate of one shilling sixpence per pound and a health levy of three pence in the pound with a minimum annual charge of thirty three shillings per parcel. Rates apply to all rateable land within the Northam Municipal District with no 20 percent rebate for extra portions.
In the Western Australia jurisdiction, notice is given to creditors of Alice Th who died July 28, 1916. They must send written claims to Albert Smith, Administrator, care of Hi Nuvilee Northam, by February 110, 1918, after which time claims will be paid only to valid creditors.
The estate of Grorgh Edward Huepurnan late of Northiaw Western Australia Warmer detained intestate is processed for probate. The notice seeks legal action to settle heirs and distribution of assets under local intestacy rules.
Fragmentary notes describe a paddock at Sector Brook with a horse branded on both shoulders and suitable for buggy use. Additional details mention unclaimed horses and references to SF and telephone contact.
The notice lists a Holiness Service and prayer meetings at Avon Street, with a Sunday service on the first Sunday after Epiphany. It references Salvation Army and Young Household meetings at 102h and 256.
Local listings advertise a large month long sale at the Ron March Lime complex with deep discounts across departments. Other items note a general business climate impacted by New York liquor tax changes and rising prices, alongside references to public houses and Prohibition era concerns.
Commandant Ede is promoted to Boulder with family, taking charge of northern service labor. Adjulatt Adams of Melbourne assumes command on 26th last. Northam prison stats show 41 prisoners in 1987, 49 in 1916, majority males with few aboriginals and no female inmates. A wagon accident near Vale resulted in the death of a mare and minor injuries. Trans Australian Railway supervision shifts from Parkeston depot to Port Augusta, with stores control and depot changes to follow. Italian mayor welcomes Allied forces amid anticipated danger and Italy’s historic territorial shifts are noted.
The Kalgoorlie Miner reports a letter from A B Green to the Minister for Industries proposing the government hire two camel teams of 26 camels each to cart district wheat to the Norseman railway. Edwin L Ward, in Kalgoorlie, says rapid camel access could shift most district wheat before rains. Grass Patch residents largely support the plan to aid settlers in marketing wheat, with about 3000 bags in Grass Patch alone, urging prompt action to avoid road deterioration that would halt camel teams.
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