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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
1
The Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation says only a small portion of returns under the War Time Profits Tax Assessment Act has been received. Extensions are limited and penalties apply for late lodgement or late post extension cases, with specific penalties: £100 for failure to lodge and 10 percent of the tax due for late returns after January 6 if no extension was granted.
A fragment from an era column notes plans near the railway station focusing on passenger comfort and service needs as readers are urged to consider what patrons require. The brief mentions afternoon news and a reference to trains and local transit life.
The Commonwealth Government will pay farmers about £15,750,000 as a guaranteed 3s a bushel advance on 1917 18 wheat delivered at stations in New South Wales Victoria South Australia Western Australia and Tasmania. Mr Denison Miller of the Commonwealth Bank has been in Melbourne arranging the details and Sir John Forrest the Federal Treasurer announced funds would be available to farmers on Monday next.
A humorous essay notes Mr E V Lucas arguing against calling Germany a “she” and observes how vehicles and crafts receive gendered language. He claims locomotives and cars are feminine while airplanes are “it” and the sun and moon receive masculine and feminine labels respectively.
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