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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
5
Boan Bros offers a wide range of ladies garments and undergarments, including blouses skirts tunics and dresses in white muslin and colored batistes with trims. Also lists corsets, playing tennis racks, fabrics, ribbons, lace and embroidery, hats veils gloves shirts and clothing accessories with department sections and prices.
Boan Bros, pioneers of W B and La Vida Corsets in WA, announce exclusive rights to sell The Royal Worcester and Bon Ton American corsets in Western Australia. Mrs Porter arrives to Perth to demonstrate models daily 10 am to 5 pm at their showroom.
The article debates the risk to railways and coal supply amid industrial disputes. It critiques compulsory arbitration, notes harsh strike conditions in New South Wales, and argues for mediation and reform to avoid a wider war. It highlights government penal clauses and the impracticality of mass imprisonments, urging a durable, negotiated solution.
Miss Narlle Navalle will perform at Northam Town Hall Monday night to a large audience. A leading New Zealand paper praises her powerful voice and striking range in Irish songs and the lighter numbers. Booking for the Northam concert is open at Mr. Tvimwy's for patrons.
Sporting notes discuss the premier Western State races the Perth Cup and Railway Stakes with rising entry totals and expectations of stronger fields this year. The piece mentions Seddon the horse from Seddon driven by unreliable past form and traces training and climate factors before noting the Courier office publication details.
A fragmentary report of the November meeting at the Porsche course notes two day racing with fine weather drawing many spectators. The principal event features a close finishing photo finish between Maxotin and Sty J and other named horses such as Severity and Myatt Prince, highlighting a tense racing program amid historical references to past Melbourne Cup figures.
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