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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
2
The Goomalling Race Club dishes a November 5 1913 program with multiple plate handicap races half to five furlongs. Details include first and second class plates with weights and nominations due, amateur riders, and penalties. Meckering Races follow with strong fields and good racing.
Jennacubbine Race Club schedules a meeting on October 22 with races including First Race at 2 p.m. events cover Plate, Trial Stakes, Galloway Hack, and October Handicap. Nominations close October 11 with fees and rules set by the club and WA T C officials. special train arrangements offered from Northam.
The item cites the Kalgoorlie Miner and The Farmer debating Mr. Colebatch's centralisation theory, labeling centralisation as a curse and concentration as a boon in sharp contrast to the Avon discussion. It frames the exchange as a theme for outspoken critique.
A garbled October travel notice lists cheap excursion fares and single journey options from Claremont to Northam and Perth with multiple special trains. It mentions departure times, connections, and return validity through October 11, along with stations like Spencer's Brook and Albany and a Douglas management note.
Tenders for additions to Merreden School and associated accommodation will be received by the Hon. Minister for Works until Noon October 14. Tenders issued by Public Works under- secretary C A Munt for Merreden, Kel and Northam parcels.
A parcel of 30 acres offered as a good bargain features a four room house with one dam and a reliable water supply. Located about three miles from the station the property is described as rain fall secure. Price quoted as one pound per acre with best terms for immediate sale. T Throssell.
The Northam Agricultural Society committee met Saturday afternoon to pass accounts, note exhibitors will receive cheques soon, and decide on enlarging a photo of moonlight fields taken on the second trial of the show. A general meeting of the society was proposed for discussion of any matters members may bring forward. The meeting was set for Saturday October 18.
A testimonial from Smith of Fremantle claims complete relief after using two pots of the ointment for piles. The speaker, long afflicted and trying many remedies, credits the treatment with permanent cure and urges others to obtain it from chemists and stores.
The text notes good rains and recent heavy showers improving crops while water scarcity persists. Farmers report limited groundwater and delayed shearing due to drought conditions. With rain resumed, a light revival for the ale is anticipated.
Personal, Mr T Porberton, I B, returned to Cunderdin on Thursday last after two to three months in New South Wales. The Northam Municipal Council met on Thursday with Mayor O L Bernard and Drs A I Castledine, R J Stewart, J Golding, J Ewinge, N Kenedy, and T S Dunkley present. Drs Hyfield Milner and Meeres sent apologies.
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