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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
4
Auction listed for Saturday July 3 30 pm to be conducted by A A Smith as executor sale of the late Charles Gordon who was killed in Sian Sunshine Horrenter with items including chuiing sundries and garden implements at Spring-tovil Cultivator Harris.
Public auction planned Saturday at 6 pm to sell items belonging to Dr E P Cockey. Ford car plus quantity of tools and household goods including petrol and tuber related items listed in the notice. Bidders advised to attend for sale of the listed estate.
Dissolution recording states the partnership between Darnies and lavery Stables Stupidors ab Borie is dissolved. The carrying portion of the business will be handled by 2.K. CARTER and payments due will be settled by Watts Co.
A Meckering Road Board meeting on July 7 1917 resolved rate levies on rateable property within districts including Meckering Cunderdin and Tooran. The annual value rate was ninepence and the unimproved value rate thirteen pence per pound, with district wide application. S Burge r chaired the meeting.
An advertisement states Mr T A Soy gains interest in the wool business with McGarry and Selimann. Bix Fast Expert Shearers are hired to shear up to 400 sheep per day. Operations will start soon near Meckering, with details available from J McGarry Sr.
Fragmentary notice references Northam Mechanica Institute with a Monday 8 pm time slot unclear due to garbled OCR. Missing location and organizer names render full summary infeasible. core action appears to be an event or meeting at the institute.
Fragmentary text shows orders for eggs and chickens in rotation with a note referencing Auburn Street Poultry Yard and a person or entity named G. Mear. The readable portion indicates scheduled delivery of eggs and chickens in a rotated system.
The notice announces the start of the third term on July 23 1917 for male and female students aged 10 to 18. It lists continuation classes in arithmetic mathematics history geography commercial and public service exams shorthand bookkeeping dressmaking millinery cookery homemaking chemistry physics workshop drawing and governance at Northam.
Railway notice outlines the Goldfields Line services from Perth to Merredin on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, with reverse days Monday Wednesday and Friday. A separate Merredin to Northam service departs at 10 am on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. By Order Chief Traffic Manager.
Public notice announces a church anniversary with special services at the school and conference presiding. Wednesday events include an afternoon tea meeting at 3 pm and a 6 pm service. Speaker A W Connor and choir performances by scholars are listed.
Mary Harnedd beloved wife of Timothy Harnett and sister of Mrs F A McKenns died July 3 at Poemoy Private Hospital Northam. She was 35 years old.
MRT WARNETT expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes after the death of his wife. He thanks the Matron and staff at Fermoy Hospital for their unremitting attention and acknowledges Mrs MLM Miss Tooley Mr G Donald and all friends for messages and flowers.
Untired fragmentary report notes an untold sale of machinery at Goomalling, billiards exhibition at Millington's, and a Northam court case over noxious weeds. It mentions Parkerville Children’s Home fundraiser, a Northam weather update with record rainfall and bridge closures, and a Parkerville Palace Theatre event on August 1.
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