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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
2
East Province holds Legislative Council elections with polling on May 12. Citizens head to designated polling stations to cast ballots under the province wide voting plan. Evening returns may shape subsequent council leadership and policy direction.
Election notice for M A McCabe as Country Party candidate with a long列 timetable across Western Australia listing towns and dates from April 3 to May 9. Includes campaign stops at many towns such as Jeannacubbine, Northam, York, Beverley, Mount Marshall, and Moora Electorate coverage, plus job adverts seeking an elderly man and two milking cows.
A dialogue reveals plans to absorb the Country Party into the Liberals. Editors clash over tactics to discredit adversaries, as references to Wheatley and the Southern Cross Times prompt accusations of scaremongering and partisan bias.
The Water Supply Sewerage and Drainage Department invites tenders received by the gate up till noon on Monday April 3 1900 for the lasting of trucks five pipe viewok truck or thirty inch joint range approximately three stone in all from MH miles 0 chains Eastern Goldfields Line. Finker will be supplied by the Department.
John Hubert Mott, fourth son of Mr. C. D. and Mrs. Dope Mott, of Negan Karem North, died Friday March 21 following an accident. The family is noted in local circles, with services pending.
A overheard exchange at a metropolitan weekly discusses suppressing the Country Party. The manager pushes to down the party while the editor questions the motivation, noting past coverage and internal chatter about party alignment and editorial stance.
The Jennapullin community hosted a Pride Eve euchre party at the Agricultural Hall drawing seven hundred attendees. Prizes went to JRB Oldham for the gentleman’s bet a pipe to Miss Oliver for Indies gaming and a salad bowl, Henry Leeder earned the booby prize a guinea fowl, and Mrs Forbes won a goose for poor play. Door receipts totaled £7 78s and gifts raised £14 with a £5 from a pound-note art union. About £50 was cleared overall with donations and auctions led by J Hi Lawson and others. Mrs Hatfield and ladies performed dances as Northam sent a strong contingent to support the movement.
Death occurred at about 3 am near Cunderdin of Mrs. G. Martain wife of Mr. George War tain aged about 63 after a prolonged illness. Married in Northall sixty three years ago she lived in the district most of that time and leaves a large family of sons and daughters. The funeral was held yesterday at Mundentin cemetery.
In a mock conference at the Palace of Truth the duo Wholebatch and Shammersley scheme political messaging for a coming Lagnlilie Conseil election. They mock Liberals and the Country Party, list grievances, and plot tactics while toasting with “Liberal Cordial,” as the fictional dialogue exposes strategies and rival claims.
Sporting notes describe a Jetuccubbine Hace Club gathering with mixed performances and predictions. It notes travel by train from St x Northam to Jenneubbine, discusses upcoming trials and handcaps, mentions past double winners in Eastern Districts racing, and outlines Nurtham event program changes and nomination deadlines.
In Kenedy Pairs, Carter and Abidisw beat Chirk and Meeres 0 26 while Milling ton and Jot More edge Chesley and Edmendes. Several matches remain to finish the first round as Potter and Foren face Wivivell and Chidlin. A Farm ers Queen committee meeting set a Product Fair for April 8 at Palace Theatre with poultry and teas, then a Coon Wedding novelty on April 13 at the bowling green.
The late John Herbert McDermott died after an accident in Fermoy with two brothers at the front. He was 24 and well liked, and his funeral from Newgie’s mortuary followed to Nantic cemetery with a large attendance. Relatives and friends, including many wreaths, mourn the loss.
The department notes ample stamp paper now but wartime shortages may lengthen. Public cooperation urged to use full rate stamps on articles passing through the post, affixing 1d, 1/6d, or 3d stamps as needed to conserve supplies.
At North Basndey on March 26 a farmers fete drew nearly two hundred attendees. Speakers backed McCabe for the East Province seat, urging voters to record a May 13 ballot. H. E. Stanistreet and H Griffiths emphasized organization and a strong farmers’ representation in the Upper House.
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