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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
5
Paterson and Co Ltd announce readiness to buy in any quantity with prompt payment for chaff bags corn sacks twines oils superphosphate fencing wires netting and galv corrugated roofing iron among other goods during the new season.
Weather remains excellent for farmers and a local football league between Kellerberrin Doodlakine Yorke Kine and Cunderdin yields a mud splashed home win as Sid Bell shines. Townspeople consider Northam visit as a public holiday with hopes for a royal welcome though no arrangements are set. A playful tale notes a bridegroom’s recovery and a Royal coach carrying a possible canteen.
Agents yarded 6526 sheep 1559 lambs and pigs at Midland Junction with strong metropolitan turnout and most stock arriving late. Quality improved over last week with prices rising especially for median quality sheep and suckers sold well. Lambs and hoggets commanded solid prices while choppers and baconers showed softer demand amid a smaller yarding of slips and stores. We sold 1720 sheep 203 lambs 66 pigs.
A Thursday invitation offers shoppers a chance to win a golfer valued at £4 15s. per 78 6d spent, with tickets available in the morning. The drawing will be held in the show windows today, and the offer is billed as a once in a lifetime chance. The event is at The Progressive Drapery Stores opposite Northam Post Office.
Northam to close Fitzgerald Street west side of railway entrance and Milling Street to vehicular traffic during two periods on the Prince of Wales visit day. Closures set from 2:30 to 3:30 pm and 4:30 to 5:15 pm. Local authorities warn drivers to plan detours and allow for delays.
His Royal Highness and returning soldiers veterans and war workers will inspect displays at the Show Grounds East Northam on July 8. Admission only by ticket issued to organisation secretaries and eligible participants. Applicants urged to apply early for tickets to avoid disappointment. 3 pm to 3 30 pm. Chillow Street Peel Terrace intersections fee. 5. Christmas, secretary of the Prince of Wales reception committee.
The Geraldton Municipal Council faces a dispute with the Department of Public Health over £138 in unpaid deliveries from wartime influenza preparations. Missing items include toothbrushes and brushes, with the Town Clerk seen seeking the Isolation Ward quarter. The piece mocks bureaucratic delays and suggests the department should deduct the balance or issue a cheque.
Victorian landholders report dramatic pasture gains from top-dressing with superphosphate. Wm. Dalgleish of Glenview Farm notes substantial increases in sheep weights and show prizes after applying the fertilizer, while others attest to clover and ryegrass revival, better stocking capacity, and reduced seed costs. Neighbors at Gippsland and Cook’s farm report similar success, with clover reappearing where it had vanished and overall pasture improvement.
Unions beat York by 8 points at West Northam Ground in a keen contest. Unions led 6 goals 0 behinds to 2 goals 2 behinds, with Minson starring for the winners and McCreery for York. D Foreward officiated well. Toodyay Federals edged Toodyay by 2 points in a separate match, with K EB Wroth praised as a top WA umpire. Federals and Unions are set for a clash on East Northam Oval tomorrow in what promises another strong encounter.
Notice outlines bids for supply of fencing wire. Mentions project by Dawerin and Burt with reference to Hox 44 and a social security number in the text. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate procurement and contract terms.
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