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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
2
Advertiser notes five shared plots totaling 500 acres for cropping near Suluton Morrell. The fragment lists station files and shows names like Sinnwriter Necoratos House Painter Coach Patster and references to persons such as Naethan Walter Dutton, with uncertain local roles.
Goomalling Roads Board seeks tenders for bridge and clearing works on Suicklumd's Road and Frearson's Road A-Quirling-Road. Plans from Mr. Coomer. Works include clearing stones, 24 ft wide path, six inch stumps below surface, scrub and overhanging limbs to be removed. Parcels of fruit and vegetables offered for trial orders.
A meeting for revival or formation of a Northam Chamber of Commerce to promote the town’s welfare will be held at the Mechanics Institute on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Convenor GEO. L. THROSSELL urges public-spirited residents to attend.
Provisional directors listed include W H A Phillips Mc Imerney Staniforth Hobbs Thackrah and Rady. Shares are 2/5 on application 2/6 on allotment and two calls of 9/6 each no less than 14 days apart. Maximum five shares per member. Solicitor Lyon Bank of New South Wales. Application to directors to purchase shares in the society. Date unknown.
Under instructions the mortgagee will offer by auction at the Shamrock Hotel Northam on Saturday March 23 at 1 pm two parcels. Northam Town Lot 43 Fite Gerald street includes roads of perches and links to Fitzgerald street with two houses. Northam Town Lot 148 joins Duke and Chidlow streets with 2125 links by 4 depth of 600 links containing one acre one rood three perches. Further particulars from Mr Pearson Lyon solicitor or from the auctioneer CB A Watts & Co. Auctioneer.
The Antiual Elections for three board members and one auditor will be held on Wednesday April 8 1914. Retiring members are Rey East Ward North Ward John French West Ward and Gery Withers who are eligible. Nominations must reach the Secretary or Returning Officer by 6 PM on Wednesday April 1 1914.
Applications for the position of Poundkeeper are invited by the Goomalling Road Board. State salary expectations and provide credentials to qualify for appointment.
Public notice to the defendants Michael Quintum Frederick Welford Matthew Jamens Curlinly Gillespie trading as Wel ford find Gillespie farmers of Meckering that the estate will be sold at public sale on the premises March 6 1914. The notice lists seized items including oil Kawine harvesters portable machinery pumps tanks water carts and blacksmith tools. The document appears from the Northam district court with Fuller ton named.
The Government Auctioneer Mr Albert Clerk will auction leaseholds for numerous town lots at the Mechanics Institute, Goomalling, on Friday March 27 at 1.20. Listed lots include Dalwathan numbers and many others with varied lease values. several blocks are excluded from leasing and occupation as reserve. Under-Secretary R. CECI CLIFTON notes the formal sale action.
T. G. Halbert describes horses chosen for farm work as first class mail.
Northam Road Board invites tenders until 5 pm on Friday April 1914 for road works in East Ward North Ward and West Ward including forming gravelling and graveling with stone invert construction clearing and road works at various locations such as Patterson s Siding Jennapullin Grass Valley Meenaar Meekering Jurendine Goomalling Irishtown Spencer s Brook and Hurn s Street Tender details and conditions to be supplied by the Supervisor at the Board office Northam No tender guaranteed J W Smythe Secretary March 20 1914 Look out for the Jennapullin sports programme on Easter Monday
At Lowest Current Rates Of Interest. On Premises at well improved properties. Particulars W E Courthope, erieter and Balitiece, Malling.
A shocking Kellerberrin railway accident left Mrs Atkins dead and her husband severely injured. Atkins sustained multiple fractures and is hospitalized. Mrs Atkins, in delicate health, traveled with five children as her parents headed from Northam to Kellerberrin.
At the Local Board of Health meeting Dr. Oliver (Dr. Rockett) reports typhoid cases from outside town but none linked to river work. He condemns on train lavatories as a dangerous, primitive system that could spread infection via excreta and contaminated milk or food along the line. A letter to the Board urging remedy and testing of milking yards is discussed, with Easter Monday program mentioned.
At the Police Court Fong Lay a known Celestial was charged with unlawfully assaulting Alice Tame Honan on 18 March. The prosecutrix testified he grabbed her by the throat struck her and said he would hang for her. He was convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Yong Loy was also charged with being idle and disorderly. he was described as dangerous by Constable Robinson and received further penalties for threats and a later assault.
Current Happenings notes that prescriptions under the Gane Act fix penalties and licensing fees for taking or killing natives as 2 pounds per year with stricter penalties for non holders. It also lists loyalties paid on skins, including red and opossum species, and mentions an undecided move on opossum lifting. Easter Monday sees a plan for新的 Jeanapullin sports programe.
The article records a tennis matel between Wanderers and Ryan and Brow, with results 6-2, 0-2, 6-1, and 6-? noting Wanderers players Gill Rem Tee and Teal Us Ryan. Several byes are listed and a Wanderers Uni team advances to WWames.
Wes Cussery and B Sorrell are set for a twenty round bout promoted by Mr Garent at Uw Palace Theatre Northam this Saturday. Cusserly trains actively and shows excellent form while Sorrell is expected to arrive in Northusn this week.
A Northam party narrowly escaped a collision when A C Blackall’s car crossed a railway line just as a locomotive approached. Meeres shouted a warning and leaped from the vehicle while Cole batch also attempted to jump but fell. All four occupants were unharmed except for one slight injury. the incident prompts calls for improved level crossings or subways.
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