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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
4
A long list of Northam businesses and professionals appears, including Savtersalls Hotel on Fitzgerald Street and numerous tradesmen from Wheatwrights to veterinary surgeons. The directory names accountants, tailors, surgeons, butchers, chemists, printers, hotel operators, carriers and more, indicating a bustling regional commerce directory.
An item listing two newsagents P BR PAULL at Bon Marche Meckering and LADBURY at Cunderdin, detailing couriers and delivery options for the Merredin area.
Practical household advice on tools and wood, lamps, cane seating, and food storage. Demusting lamps, drying parts, cleaning cane with soap suds and salt, and keeping paper damp foods from touch. Lettuce washing with borax and salt improves crispness. onions and jars treated daily with hot water and salt to dry.
Instructions for washing woollen garments without soaking, methods to air dry, and general hygiene. Then dietary and health guidance cover liver causes of distress, bilious headaches, and home remedies including chicken cutlets with walnuts and a roast of Pignolia, plus potato scones and salmon croquettes with step by step preparation.
The meeting hosts eight races including Lint Stakes, Fast-Class Vale, Guiloway Handicap, Quelqueiling Handicap, Pony Handicap, Second Class Vista, Nursery Mundicay, and Barewell Handicap. Nominations close with the secretary at Jemacul bine on Saturday March 23 at 9am, with entries also accepted by Northampi Toodyay State Links secretaries. Competitors must be registered before entry date.
Dowerin Race Club outlines events for its annual picnic meeting with nominations announced for multiple races on March 27 1913. The card includes six furlong sprints and seven furlongs events with prize money from £3 to £10 and entries restricted to Eastern District horses and club members riding as amateurs.
A fragment lists cricket matchups and players such as J Busgerald Meckering versus Southern Brook and East versus Northam with other pairings including Goomalling Dowarin Slacktine and Cosmopolitans versus Meckering. The notes mention managers and results like Not out and retired, reflecting a busy schedule of regional club clashes.
Dining rooms near Hailway Station offer afternoon tea and summer drinks with fresh fruit and vegetables. Meals priced at 4 shillings to 10 shillings, beds available, vegetables forwarded on receipt of postal note, payment 1 shilling 8 pence to 10 shillings.
Flustered copy details a local beverage and produce ad. Mentions “Agents for Wiltuu and Youn,” country orders, and a new season lineup of drinks and vegetables. The fragmentary text references a wholesale supplier and seasonal offerings, urging inquiries for orders and promotions.
The programme lists multiple handicap races with detailed entries and stakes for a meeting at Mumberkine Jarokine Race Club. Events include First and Second Class Plate and Purse, Atrial Stakes, Galloway Handicap, Quelquelling Handicap, Pony Handicap, and various purses, with weights, distances, and penalties. A special train from Northam is noted, with nominations due by March 23 and acceptance at weight scales.
A list of weights for the Sydney Cup to be run at Randwick on April 8 shows a sweepstake of 20 sovereigns each with 4,000 holds. The weights include horses such as Admiral, Maurer, Golden Print, and Lady Wanliy among others, with varied poundage allocations and entries like The Parisian and The Toreador reflected in the handicap.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a roster of names and titles without clear context. Distinct persons include Abdicator, Lord Nolan Odlist, John Merter, Tochano, Sally Nerang, and others. No cohesive event or location is evident. material resembles a damaged page with scattered proper names.
The schedule lists matches with dates and venues across Manchester Lords Leeds Nottingham Oval and Beadford among others. It includes Australia versus South Africa England versus Australia and England versus South Africa with fixtures in May through September. Several two day matches in Scotland and additional inquiries about Hastings and Scarnborough dates are noted along with club venue remarks.
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