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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
2
A wartime call to harsher action against Germany urges immediate decisive measures. The writer condemns delays by the government and advocates a total war response, including punitive acts against military and civilian targets and harsh penalties for German commerce. It cites the Fisherate of Nurse Cavell and urges Acts of Parliament to curb German imports and allied provocation.
A Swiss visitor alarmed locals by reporting others poisoning him. Constable Hubbard seized a revolver when the man attempted to flee, aided by Mr F Abbott. The assailant, Anton Morster, is an ex inmate from a NSW lunatic asylum and is now at Claremont Hospital for the Insane. Nearby the district expects a fair grain yield this year.
The Loop Line report notes rain skipped crops along the Dowerin Merredie line delaying recovery from September drought. Rabbits have moved west of the fence near Coweowing causing concern for farmers mortels and heavy lands while Wilt Warren lives in a crude stripper on a near-improved farm beyond the rabbit-proof fence awaiting more showers.
The speaker urges swift Acts of Parliament to ostracize Germany by banning German ships from British ports and coaling stations for 25 years. He argues this would close a fifth of the world to Germany, crippling the Hun, and calls for passage or a change of government to achieve it.
Eden Cloth introduces flannel as a new fabric ideal for summer wear. Suitable for ladies costumes blouses girls dresses boys shirts and children's crawlers pyjamas patterns match the garment and a millinery department offers weekly selections. Carter and Co carries the cloth and related accessories.
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