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Newspaper

Northam Courier

Location

Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Date

May 31, 1912

Page

4

Meckering Skating Festival and Empire Day Run Attract Crowds

Meckering hosts a skating program with visits from Verte Peckure Compamy and the Jasmin shitora, plus a grand carnival and carnival Grand March. A Meckering Football Club annual social and dance occurs May 24 with prizes, skating hires, and a lively audience. Empire Day celebration on the Association Ground draws about 160 children with girls and boys races, championships, and relay events, judged by Miss Mabel and Mr. Kean.

Loring Verte Peckure Jasmin Shitora Beng B Wuccons Meckering Toeat T Markey Vallewig Suecma J. Mervin Hawker Conderdin Lwhinde Fe Ychintsy Onderdin Palgts Scl | Chure Colebyte Empire Association Screech Doug Carter Hilda Millington Minnie Carter Fileey McGarry Lilly Antony Violet Carter Gwenie Yeo Madeline Sheehan Jey Screech Mary Antony Dorin Kungebury Clyde Carter W. Carter M. Sermon M. Whodes Roy Carter Curt Chapman C. Stewart C. Culinage Seare Marty Coxtiedine Hollerti Joe Millington Ciarie Spencer Clarie Carter Laurin Pearce Jack Fisher

Meckering Flake Entertains Tammi for Charity

A Meckering troupe staged an evening at Tammi to raise funds for Agricultural Relief. The show featured Mrs Dawnig and Mr Crouch among performers, with Mrs Rhodes and a quartet delivering songs. Attendance was excellent and proceeds reached about £10, with enthusiastic response to each act and an encore.

Ingwildke Cunderdin Monsra Bryant Richton Thodes Downingurta Dempster Buetieid Crouch Moore Dawnig Rhodes Rhodes Iiss Mosd Ynies Rhodes Vowally Harvey Downing Richardson Jon Mir Kurt Messrs Duwning and Mears Wal- Tasch Ani Abe Nieman

Northam Hospital Pay Controversy Calls For Action

A reader from Northam protests government salaries for medical officers at colonial institutions. They cite listed annual pay of 100 pounds with room and board at several stations and 200 pounds at Northam, urging Colonial Secretary to raise AMO wages beyond four weeks’ pay. The letter stresses perceived inequities across institutions and requests official remedy.

Am.o Northam Yenfik Werth Dent Sical Perth Isabella M. Williams

Readers dispute Dover townsite funding versus bush road needs

A letter to the editor denounces spending 100 on Dover townsite street clearing while country bush roads remain underfunded. The writer argues public money should target roads and water for broader rural benefit, praising residents who travel highways and byways and urging fiscal focus beyond town projects. The author signs as A Van Heurck from Wenkaichom, May 38.

Nir Nis Dover Dowerin Wilth Minnievale A van Heurck Wenkaichom

Northam Band Absorbed by Stalway Association

The Northam Band has been absorbed by the Stalway Association after years of instability. The move aims to stabilize employment for band members now rail workers with secure Northam tenure. The writer laments old band ties while praising the new governance and hopes for a stable future.

Northam Stalway Association Fortune Damitt Ravinas Association Regu Ben Gand Orenthuse Mayibe

Northam Stock Market Report From Messrs Eider Shenton and Co

A detailed market report notes varied prices and lots at Northam with entries for pigs, sheep, and horse stock. Buyers and sellers attended, with entries showing values in shillings and pence and several lots described as to weight, age, and breed.

Messrs Eider Shenton and Co Nore Puerta Ames Cothers Wart Mwa Alipe Parker

Great Australian Trees versus Californian giants in height

The article compares tall trees across Australia and California, citing measurements by officials in Victoria and observers in New South Wales. It notes a prostrate 480 m high estimate on Mack Spur, a giant cedar log of 67 tons yielding about 47 850 cubic feet, and widespread claims of enormous girths and timber values in early Australian forests.

Avatealia Garth Australia Baron Muviler Victoria Mack Spur Ile Rollinson Berwick Lippeland Mowit Beght Leowea Cangul New South Wales

Australian Eleven Tour English Fixtures Listed

The Surrey secretary Mr W Findlay outlines the Australian Eleven cricket tour fixtures in England with many two day matches, university matches, and tests against England Scotland and South Africa across June to August at venues including Lord's Oval Manchester Brighton Edinburgh Glasgow and Nottingham.

Surrey County Club W. Findlay Australian Board of Control England Scarsbrough Hastings Scotland Lora’s Middlesex Cambridge Lambridge University Bradford Yorkshire Manchester Laspohire Oval Surrey Bath Somerset Lord's Leyton Besax Shellid Liverpool Lancashire Edinburgh Beotland Glasgow Lord Soutis Albag Leicester Leicestershire Portamouth Hampshire Brighton Lords South Africa Aue Taly Lands South Land Austral Australia Nottingham

Chronic Chest Complaints Woods Great Peppermint Cure

A brief note mentions Chronic Chest Complaints and Woods promoting a great peppermint cure with a dated reference 1/6. The item reads as a small health remedy blurb from a historical newspaper page.

Woods

Blood Health and Impure Blood Effects

The article argues blood purity is essential for health. It links fatigue, headaches, constipation, skin issues, poor circulation, ulcers, eczema, and rheumatic pains to impure blood and body toxins. It urges keeping blood clean to prevent disease and loss of vitality.

Boarding and Day School by Presentation Nuns

The course of Study includes thorough knowledge of Christian Doctrine and all branches of English education. Pupils prepare for the University and for Musical Examming Honors. Theoretical and Practical in connection with Trinity College London. First term starts Feb. 5. For information apply to the Mother Superior, Convent. Gambling

Presentation Nuns Studi Anso Trinity College London

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