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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
2
Estate sale notice by J. J. Keating lists several farms for sale near Wyoming and Wongan. Descriptions include 20 to 91 acre blocks with water, fences, and improvement status. Offers feature cash per acre, prices around £3 to £410 per acre, and terms arranged.
Property notices advertise multiple houses and flats for rent or lease in Noraham and surrounding areas. Listings include 9 rooms at £406, 7 rooms at £800, 4 rooms at £830, 6 rooms at £600, and other large homes with terms quoted in pounds. Easy terms offered.
Tenders for the Northam Hospital Mental Ward works will be received until now face 18. The notice mentions mortgages, valuations, and bids related to property including sheds and station yardas. Names such as A. A. Smith and Elizabeth Rebecca Davy appear in the fragmentary records.
Readable text notes a sale of nursery stock by agents Watkins Mitchell for Norihas and others with names like Litton Dehling and D. Stone's Baye water nursery.
Roselea Nursery offers fruits vines hedges trees and seedlings including tomato cabbage and herbs. Forms information and application details are available through Watkins and Mitchell in Northam.
Public Works announces contract tenders for a small portable building at Kod Kodlin School. Submissions must be received by noon on June 12. Details cover particulars, court matters, and subscription, with oversight by the Under-Secretary for Public Works.
TENDERS are invited for a 19 months lease of Henesseys Yaddwh on the southern railway side. Also tender for conveyance of Mails via Yorkrakine Tammin and Bungulia Rand to Trutchinsons with bids due by June 25 1913. Deputy Postmaster General WHYSALL notes lowest bid to be accepted.
Public notice from Heeb June 14 1912 details native fenders for mail conveyance contracts. It outlines routes from Dowerin to various points including 44 Mile Gate and Dicken Warren, with weekly service and approximate distances.
The Farmers Organisation movement leads to the creation of The Farmery and Seavers' Association of WA. The group aims to avoid political strife and focus on farming improvements, marketing cooperation, and industry measures while elections loom. The association seeks broad farmer support beyond party lines to advance regional interests.
Postmaster General invites tenders for alternative services conveying mails from Perth Western Australia. Proposals to be received at the Office of the District Westminister General, Perth by a stated deadline. Rates include weekly trips covering routes from Korrelocking to Buckleys Tank and related stops, with service terms for three years starting May 1 1912.
Applications invited by 1a Noon Saturday June 28 1912 for the combined Handicapper and Measurer post with the Associated Race Clubs of Eastern District. Membership now 11 cm strong, fee £3 3s per meeting. Applicant must attend as possible. send to Mr Horace Withnett, Northaws, secretary Eastern Matida Routing Association.
A fragmented notice indicates the Northam Race Club schedule with Royal Mechinical text errors. The document mentions a meeting on a Saturday in June and lists Horace Withnel as secretary among unreadable details.
A A Smith announces an auction by Babile Auction of a wellbuilt two story house with porch and veranda on Washington street opposite the Count hue. The central location offers a first-class residence opportunity with guardable features and a stable. details describe a tidy, well maintained dwelling with multiple rooms.
A small gun metal wristwatch is missing since Saturday January 8. A description notes a dent and a worn strap. contact 46 Dale Bon Street if found.
A discussion on forming a Farmers Association dominates a Conservative delegates session. Aimed at uniting producers for rural industry gains, the group seeks political influence through a joint platform while pledging to back favorable legislation and elect supportive candidates.
The Northam district reports several social and business items. Notices include marriages of local residents Mr. William Kien and Miss Amy Sophia Hoyerd, plus Mr. W J Stewart appointed JP and postmaster changes. The Berry Pitmen’s troupe invests heavily in land near Wongus Hills, while railway work expands with new rails arriving in Fremantle for lines to Wongus Hills and Merredin.
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