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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
3
A lengthy letter critique discusses Scaddan’s strong Brown Hill Ivanhoe win and Toll’s near loss, accusing opponents of misrepresentation. It echoes anti conscription sentiment, mocks Billy Hughes, and questions patriotism and support for soldiers, urging action instead of rhetoric.
His Excellency Sir Harry expresses support for settling returned soldiers in York with a plan to allocate 100 acres, subdivide into ten acre orchard plots, and provide a central club house and kitchen for married soldiers. The scheme envisages two young men sharing blocks, work rotation, and repayment of advances from orchard profits once trees come into bearing in six to seven years.
The note issue stands at 14 872 345 notes worth 445 693 783 with gold reserves of £15 057 582. Eight-Hoges Loy festival planned for Perth area Monday features a Trade Union parade and a concert band procession. A monster sports program is scheduled at the Royal Show Grounds in the afternoon.
A list of staple items with prices includes Choice Butter 1s 8d 1b, Phenyle sixpence per bottle, Dried Apples 11d 1b, Smoked Sardines 4d per tin, Beecham's Pills, Custard Powder 1d packet, and Zebra tin priced at 34d. The fragment reflects a late 19th or early 20th century shopping ledger detailing everyday goods and their costs.
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