Genuine Clearing Sale On The Farm Near Dowdlskine Maine
A public sale is announced for a farm south of Dowdlskine in Maine at noon. The notice lists vendors and location with a clear auction time.
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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1916
Page
2
A public sale is announced for a farm south of Dowdlskine in Maine at noon. The notice lists vendors and location with a clear auction time.
A public sale conducted by Elder, Shenton & Co limits offers from the Fronte in the estate. Items include horses, mares, cattle, pigs, dogs, and farm machinery such as waggons, plows, cultivators, reapers, and harvest gear. Numerous agricultural paraphernalia and harnesses are listed for bidding.
A garbled note reports Watts and Co engaging with J Al about grain sales to a buyer named Pihlin Aietinn with a reference to Vividives and a mention of Chidlow arrest. Details are unclear but indicate a transaction and an arrest.
The state will submit for action by the government auctioneer under Secretary for Lands a selection of leased lots. The sale is scheduled at the State Borel Brack Rusk on Saturday March 26 at 3 pm. Several lot numbers and prices are listed, with certain lots excluded from occupancy on reserve.
The Perth Daily News letters express mixed views on northern settlement plans and salute Western Australians like Lieut. Hugo Throssell and Mr. W. McCreery. The piece defends McCreery, a working man with an eye defect, who sought release from training duties to join active service, only for authorities to deny him due to medical unfitness and rigid regulations.
An obituary notice from March 1912 honoring Breymhee Tost who perished at sea aboard the Koombana. The survivor writer Antony and nephew Tack express their condolences and wish rest in peace.
The friends of Mr Aanes Vatrick McManus are respectfully requested to follow the remains of his beloved by Annie also noth of Felix McManus to the Rowan Catholic portion of Northant cemetery. The funeral is appointed for 19 leaving Mr J W Purslows private mortuary Fitzgerald street this Tuesday morning at o'clock. J W Purslowe Undertaker.
A humorous medical column voices oddities in veterinary ailments among farm animals and pets. It riffs on names like Radix and Griffiths, notes an elderly horse’s eye blindness, and critiques political and social chatter with a wary eye on public figures and government.
The Jutinapullin Agricultural Society hosts a Friday night lecture by Professor Paterson on Family Diseases at Jennapullin Hall at 8 pm. A public meeting planned for Thursday was postponed for lack of a quorum, while a reporter reported little from the event. Funeral services were held for Melanie McManus at the Norihan Catholic cemetery with burial at 1 pm in the private mortuary of Mr Purskine, after a death at 42 from an internal illness.
A historical notice lists names linked to the Light Horse Manual and Infantry Training 1915, detailing a roll of honor and a large draft of men set to go into camp at month’s end. It records suspected deaths including the seven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Grew of Bon Northam and notes funeral rites conducted by Rev A L Marshall with family mourners and floral tributes.
The Dowerin Race Club hosted a pleasant Thursday meeting with fair attendance and strong public betting. Union Jane won the Second Class Plate. Gauze Light led earlier events and failed to crack the whip in the Rose Trial. Dowerin Handicap saw Cracknell take the prize by five lengths over Meromin, in a day full of closely fought sprints and local support.
A fragmented notice asks eligible voters who pay £17 per year or own £50 in property to register by Friday the 4th inst. Those who missed steps should contact F Gregory, Electoral Officer, Northam, to have names placed on the roll. The Northam office will stay open until 10 p.m. Friday for claims.
Ladjew and Gentlemen the East Province election plans in May. Mr M A Cabe, president of our branch, was the sole nominee and declared elected to stand for the Country Party. Cabe, a long-serving farmer, Kellerberrin dealer, and former road board chair, is endorsed as best to represent local views in Parliament.
A note from a Northam sports official explains that no permission was given for sideshows at St Patrick’s Day events. He states a Carnival Committee representative operated a show due to a misunderstanding with the sports committee chairman, who believed permission was granted.
The Rev Father McDermott takes charge of the parish pending Father O'Donnell's return. Sam Thompson, five years at Northam, is promoted to head office Perth as Senior letter sorter. Salvation Army Commissioner Hay tours Australia and will lecture on Australia’s Awakening, with an expected Northam visit on Wednesday 29th met for a Town Hall gathering led by Mayor A W Byfield. J J Simons visits Northam with sister Mrs Dudley Carter and receives public support amid community praise.
A field of horses competed in a racing event along the Dowerin Road Board district. Crewes Brow and Browman led early as Weights with run finished a close third, while Beauty and others battled for place. Bettiah Tight surged late but could not overtake the leaders, with Rejoice and Stella among the contenders as results remained in doubt to the post.
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