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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
5
Contracts for work are invited by the Goomalling Road Board with tenders due to Mr G Whitlock secretary on the 28th inst. Meckering Road Board reports rates around £2000 for the year and licences about £200. A diphtheria warning is issued by Northam Health Board amid local deaths and advisory actions.
A series of church meetings are listed for the week. Monday vestry gathering at 8 m in the hall to discuss future work. Tuesday Mothers Union service at 3.30 pm followed by an address. Wednesday Ladies Guild at 7.30 pm and a 8.15 pm tennis club meeting. Thursday choir meeting after the Intercession Service.
A Moora Row meeting supported the Upper Irwin Road Board in urging the Crown to fund systematic weed and rabbit control. The board criticized the current act as unjust and useless and called for private landholder protections on extermi nation from Crown Lands.
The observer visits Carter's Northam Drapery Warehouse and notes departments from haberdashery to millinery and men’s clothing. A country draper praises low prices compared with current wholesale rates and urges shoppers to compare quality and costs before buying.
An old advertisement touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a guaranteed remedy for coughs and colds. It claims universal efficacy with a simple dosage and price notation of 18 6d.
The Adjoining Half-Yearly Meeting of the Ratepayers of the Municipality of Northam will be held in the Town Hall on Monday June 18 at 8 p.m. The agenda includes receiving reports. A. W. Ryfield serves as Mayor.
Northam Road Board invites tenders for use of road forming machine and road roller to work on several sections including Jurundine Valley Greek Dudley Carter Wongamine and Swamp roads totaling about 206 chains. Tenders may cover whole sections or use of board implements, with measurements subject to change and no guarantee of acceptance. Specifications available at the Road Board's Office.
The notice warns ratepayers that JHES ends the Board financial year with many rates outstanding and numerous vehicle and auto-car licenses unpaid. It states legal proceedings for recovery may begin after Saturday 23 June, as work must be paid for by order of the Board, J W Smythe secretary.
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