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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
2
The Council of the Municipality of Northam proposes to borrow three thousand pounds to fund Avon River improvements and drainage. Details and a financial statement will be available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s office for one month after publication, during weekday hours. The loan bears interest at five pounds per cent per annum, repayable at the municipality.
A warrant of distress for rates issues a sale by the Northam Bailiff at Stirling Street Levke Estate on Wednesday in March. Household furniture and effects will be sold to cover costs if the warrant is not satisfied.
Report shows El fer Shenton and Co Ltd effected private sales since January across WA districts including Northats Swan Bunbury and Wickepin with prices from £200 to £7,200. Demand for farms in assured rainfall areas remains cautious with buyers resisting normal values.
In a Northam hearing, Wilbum Barnes was fined for unlawful presence on licensed premises the Stanrock Hotel, while Jamies Weaker faced related charges. The case alleges visitors loitered at the Shamrock Hotel and a duty to prove lawful purpose amid claims of selling the Sunday Times. The proceedings featured testimonies about entry, conduct, and the intent of the patrons involved.
In New South Wales four similar cases arose over Sunday liquor controls. Witnesses described visits to hotels to obtain orders for the Sunday Times and allegations of customers and staff discussing arrangements. The bench reserved judgment on key points and set hearings for Monday with costs awarded in some charges.
In Goomalling a local man Maurice Fitzgerald died from a gunshot wound Wednesday morning. Police reports confirm the wound as the cause of death. Fitzgerald, aged, leaves a widow and two children and had recently returned from a hospital stay in Perth before his death. The inquest opened in Goomalling and adjourned as his body was transported to Northam for funeral arrangements.
Persoul es Persoul es Stanley Pucker, inmate at Ferinay Vrivcue Hospital, undergoes a progressive surgery. Keith Lockyer, injured in a recent shunt accident, remains in uncertain condition. Ernest Antony, father of Mrs Frank Watony of Wovel, summoned to Perth to assist, as relief efforts continue. Details of the Str. Levine Conver event in Merth and the Northans reaction are noted with subdued local concern.
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