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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
4
A scanned page lists numerous party candidates and names across regions including North East, West Perth, Fremantle, Claremont, and Suburbs. It includes instructions for advertisers, deadlines for standing ads, and notes on alterations to advertisements. The text names many individuals and locations, indicating a comprehensive candidate roster and publication guidance.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists numerous place names and personal names such as Gallon Map, St. Louis, Abilene, Morines, and many others. The text appears as a miscellany of locations, individuals, and notes with no coherent narrative or event.
Fragmented OCR lists many place names and institutions in Wolling Places Northship District. Names include Neihadin Tower Mall Seibrooke State Selah Southery Krol and Irishtown Toin French farmer with mentions of State School teachers and a long list of individuals such as Katrite Taone Waterman Vives ST Miutesk and William Deer Gaynor. The text references schools servants and accounts with Hobart via AL Castledine.
Fragmentary text from a Northam Municipal Council page mentions councils, individuals like Stewart Moore and Catlin, various names, dates, and place references. The readable portions hint at local governance items, notices, possible committees, and community notes with scattered phrases about meetings and actions.
A historical ad style warning urges readers to heed backache and kidney trouble signs and to try Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The testimonial cites Margaret Anderson and Avon Larrace from York, claiming relief after using six bottles and recommending their use for kidney issues and back pain. Patterson ad cites Foster Wecklean Co at 813 Murray Street Perth.
Daily and weekly railway timetable notes list services to Perth Albany Kalgoorlie Merredin Goomailing Dowerin Toodyay Bolgart and Wongan Hills with express and sleeper options and time specifics as recorded by a railway agent Cody.
The Northam Race Club sets racing at six to seven furlongs with multiple handicap and open events. Entries include horses trained five months prior and a series of acceptances and prizes in sovs, with a final handicap event offering four sovs to second and two sovs to third.
Fragmented OCR note outlining by laws for a surf club and race club in Northam. Mentions weights and events, appointment of secretary, and right to refuse participation. includes names and procedural hints but lacks clear events or dates.
The syllabus for the forthcoming Northam Literary and Debating Association session outlines a debate on October 5 between A.N.A. and Hib ernians on whether the municipality should institute a street transport service. Debates occur at the home quarters of the first society. bona fide members only. teams limited to one society. inaugural debate to be arranged by the two teams and sides drawn for the full syllabus.
The Northam Eisteddfod lists events on November 1 16 18 and 1aid with adjudicator Mr A J Leckie. Choirs, solos, duets, violin and piano categories are named with entry fees and pieces such as I am Alpha Stainer and Rosamunde no 2. Recitations and impromptu speech are also scheduled.
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