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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1912
Page
4
A jumble of business names appears likely from a historical trade directory listing accountants doctors tailors hotels and various trades. The readable items mention Arthur Bell Fite Gerald atreet Dun Donald Co and others including veterinary surgeons grocers and builders.
A fragmented list shows Perth area commerce including hotels such as Commercial Hotel and Railway Hotel, dining rooms, butchers, photographers, chemists, auctioneers, jewelers, cycle agents, grocers, and drapers. Mentions include J. A. Felin, Lamprell & Hatch, G M Lloyd, Stewart Dawson & Co, Bradbury Maddocks, and others.
Guidance from St. Gallen in Live Stock Journal on breaking young horses emphasizes patient mouthing before harness work, progressive stages from bit contact to bridge and bending, and careful bit choice to avoid irritation. It cautions against overreaching limits, favoring comfortable, well-made bits and mounted progress over on-foot methods while warning against tight sidereal rein restraint.
The V H C Autumn meeting at Flemington opened with the Newmarket Handicap. Desire the Tasmanian colt led Widgo’s eye, while Deer Tose and Mountain Princes chased for second. Vrotulyer defeated Comedy King in a weight for age, with Cadenia third. Wilnri won the St Leger over Jacomar and Crown Grant. Tomorrow’s Avetratian Cup is planned with a prize structure and weights listed for the Toulyny Race Club meeting ahead.
A historical dispatch outlines Kalgoorlie Summer Meeting events including the Kalgoorlie Guineas and Mullingar Plate with weights and handicap details. It also covers public holiday planning for parades, officer conduct, meal provisions, sanitation, and marching drills for cadets under Adjutant General A G Chauvel.
A memorandum under Defence Act Section 197 details four drills each not to exceed six hours. It covers universal training requirements, attendance via statutory parades, and additional voluntary parades to meet minimum drill obligations. It notes cross-region adjustments for climate and allows cross- detachment attendance with credit toward own company training.
At Northam Potics Court barons Wr WD Cowan RM Robert O Dwyer faced a rogue and vagabond charge for sleeping out with no visible means of support. Accused pleaded guilty to sleeping out while denying lack of means. constable testifies of a damp night and stable observation, plus reported refusals to work and idle behavior. He was sentenced to seven days imprisonment with time served and added reference to daily town activity and lack of work attempts.
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