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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
3
Elder, Sanit and Co report a November 13 sale offering 8 784 sheep and 34 pigs. Yarding and attendance were below expectations though demand remained for young ewes and good conditioned stock. Prices varied with best merino ewes and lambs drawing inquiries. aged ewes sold slowly. Pigs sold at fair rates. total sale figures: 786 sheep and 34 pigs.
The third annual ram sale in Salt Lake City under the National Wool Growers Association ended as a record event. Western consignors led by Rambouillet sales dominated, with John H. Seely of Mount Pleasant Utah fetching 6200 dollars for a Rambouillet ram, the highest price for a sheep in America. The Butterfield Live Stock Co of Wetters Idaho and J E Hinton of Shaniko Oregon saw top lot prices, while Red Cross consignments and international buyers from England and Canada added to the competition.
The article discusses a general election due before year end in Britain amid the war. It notes parliament’s five year term nearly expired, franchise expansion, and shifting party alignments under Lloyd George. It predicts coalition dynamics, Liberal splits, and the poll’s focus on domestic issues and postwar policies.
The annual Methodist Synod for districts including Northam Meckering Kellerberrin Westonia Goomalling Deverin York Beverley Mangin Merredin Bruce Rock Toodyay Kununoppin met at Wesley Church York. Resolutions condemn social evils, back temperance, show funding for anti impurity campaigns, and praise God for past year blessings while noting increases in members and Sunday School participation.
The Belgians have defended Ypres since the war began, with the French and later the British joining. Their steadfast resistance stalled German plans and saved Paris by delaying the Marne battle, despite heavy destruction of Ypres and great loss of Allied lives.
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