Northam Peace Day Celebrations Parade and Events
A citizen committee plans Peace Day in Northam with a 4 30 pm monster procession from the Town Hall through Gordon Street Duke Street and Finch Street to the Show Grounds. Prizes for decorated vehicles tableaux and costumes, Tin Can Band return, choir rehearsal at Town Hall, and Children’s Day on Monday at East Northam Reserve with emphasis on dairy-free provisions.
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Northam
Town Hall
Gordon Street
Duke-stret
Hospital
Gairdner Stret
Wellington Street
Charles-street
Fitzgerald
C. McKinnell
HL. Withnell
Mc McKinnell
Herb Pattinson
Watts
Avon Street
East Northam
Cardinal Bramstone and the Bishop’s Witty Retort
A well known cardinal narrates a tale about Bishop Bramestone a witty eminent ecclesiastic. A flock member vows to marry him claiming he wants a young rich pretty wife but the bishop replies you are mistaken my name Bramstone not Brimstone I do not make matches.
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Brametone
Bramstone
Brimstone
What is a hogget and how is it classified
A NSW sheep expert clarifies terms used for maturing sheep. He explains that after weaning a lamb should be called a weaner until reaching the first adult shearing, at which point it becomes a hogget, or a two-tooth after the second set of teeth.
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Bevan
Young
N.S.W
New Zealand
Australia
New South Wales Department of Agriculture
J. W. Matthews
Hatch Bros. Yard Record Stock Sale Report
Hatch Bros report yarding 477 head of store cattle few fats and dairy cows with calves and springers. Record turnout of goldfields and country buyers and metropolitan dairymen. Store cattle to £11 7s 6d stove steers to £10 4s dairy cows with calves to £18 0s, dairy heifers to £4 6d. They sold 465 head and had rail trucked about 400 head overnight with 200 purchased arriving in good order from Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.
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Hatch Bros
Railway Department
Kalgoorlie
Coolgardie
Walker's Book Store Promotes Flags and Trumpets for Peace
Northam shop Walker's Book Store advertises a large stock of flags and trumpets for tomorrow and Monday's Peace celebrations and invites customers to inspect the wares.
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Walker's
Northam
Dalgety and Co Midland Junction Market Report July 16
Dalgety and Co report at Midland Junction: 6722 sheep offered from Murchison and Midland areas. medium quality Murchison sheep and improved local ewes. Prices steady to firmer for best wethers. hoggets down. 767 pigs penned with high attendance and firm prices overall. Supplies tightening may push prices higher next sale.
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Midland Junction
Murchison
Midland
Murchiso
Correspondence on transfer request in 1919 case
Letter from Phil J. Miller of Northam dated July 14 1919 describes a dispute involving Mr Lavan solicitor and MeTehan seeking transfer to avoid harassment by a man named Miller. The writer accuses Trinity Teen of backing down and seeking transfer after a confrontation with a barber and filmills.
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Lavan
MeTehan
Miller
Phil J. Miller
Northam
Trinity Teen
Milla
Filmills
I Atay
Yimity Teen
Honeymoon Couple Enjoy Lake Outing Before Troubled Night
The couple wed and traveled to the lakes for their honeymoon. After a meal they rented a boat and spent the evening on the water. The next morning the bride's mother received a postcard saying they had arrived safely with a cryptic note about a grand row before bed.
Northam Poultry Show to Feature Noted Local Winners
The Northam Poultry Society met to finalize the schedule for the annual show on August 13 and 14. It follows strong Perth results with Alf Stone and Gus Beard winning cups and prizes in leghorns and orpingtons, while V Stone and Pattinson earned several honors in Indian game and wyandotte classes.
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Northam Poultry Society
Perth Society
Northam
Perth
Alf Stone
Gus Beard
Mesars L Antony
FA Hamorayley
Ama
H B Spry
Wyandotte
AV Pattinson
Endkress
V Stone
Northam Society
Childe
Walter Hunt Marie Ney Company presents Charley's Aunt
On Monday next the company opens a three night season at Percy Dennis with Charley's Aunt and The Private Secretary to follow. Leading cast includes Harcourt Hare Plampton Wilson Reg Conrad Scott Clarke Mabel Gower Esther Mitchell Maud Wentworth. Box plan available at Walkers Book Store Northam.
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Walter Hunt
Marie Ney
Mr Hunt
Miss Ney
Harcourt Hare
Plampton
Wilson
Reg Conrad
Scott Clarke
Mabel Gower
Esther Mitchell
Maud Wentworth
Walkers’ Book Store
Northam
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Kennedy Bros
Dalgety and CO
Northam Poultry Show
Percy Dennis
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