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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
6
The Industries Assistance Board releases guidance for banks funding assisted settlers. It states past stock supplied on bill of sale may be honored, with repayment from wool proceeds if bought on credit, while no new advances will be made without board consent. Banks should notify branches and seek written consent as needed.
In a drawing room exchange a husband, father of six daughters, notes a wine merchant seeks to marry one daughter. The wife, surprised by the match, jokes that a wine merchant will pick among the older brands.
In the Supreme Court of Western Australia Probate Jurisdiction the estate of Arthur Millar, late of Goomalling, Bank Manager, deceased, is administered. Creditors and others with claims are required to send particulars by 25 November 1918. The Curator will distribute assets thereafter, after giving notice. Dated at Port, this vith day of October 1918. Geevash Clifton, Curator of Intestate Estates.
A reader from Northam describes severe kidney trouble and chronic backache. After taking Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for days the pain eased and after eight bottles she was cured, with lifelong health benefits. The testimony notes husband benefited too and urges readers to obtain Doan's from Foster-McLellan Co. at 313 Murray Street Perth.
The New South Wales Government proposes to end middlemen in Sydney meat trade by nationalizing selling and slaughtering at Homebush. It claims £2,000 weekly saving in agent commissions and £250,000 in cash bonuses to stockowners, but opposition from Country Party members remains strong.
A wounded American recounts surviving a German made shell and a collar tag, while an Australian shares a grim roadside discovery of a buried head and a fallen wagon that yielded a hidden harness.
Readable text lists Massey Shearer Clarence Smith Unicorn Powell and other makes of mouldboards now produced by Withasell's Best silver steel.
A Swan Express report from Midland Junction dated November 15 describes a hostile demonstration at the stuck safe-yards. Fritz Lange, present as a bidder, was forced to leave after objections from other buyers sparked patriotic songs and a temporary stock out while the grounds were cleared.
A landlord and tenant clash over a house to let board ends with an ironic twist. Smith resists the board, lawyers intervene, an order compels display. The next day the board reappears with a second line reading Present tenant leaving on account of bad chains.
Beach PRACTICAL TALLOR, BS announces taking premises once occupied by Mr Cohen in NORTHAM and surrounding districts. He pledges strict attention and good workmanship to gain fair public patronage, stocking only the best materials and inviting trials.
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