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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text reports rainfall data with scattered words on April numbers and locations. The legible items reference April and places such as Az and UD, but key details and context are missing, making a complete event or outcome unclear.
Race report notes a one mile and a half event at Kalgoorlie Cup with a bus Wednesday listing. The readable fragment names Kagoorlie venue and the race length but provides no participants results or dates.
A poetic warning urges timely action to avert disaster like the Holland dyke breach. A Northam reader touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for back pain and kidney issues, claiming lasting relief and restored health after use. The ad extols Doan's and promotes other tonics and cures in a period-tinged, promotional voice.
Draught Clydewale stallion Croydon to stand at Goomalling with travel and inducement offers. Details cover pedigree tracing to True Blue and Waterfall bloodlines, with notes on performance in cups and shows. Nominations include Sires Produce Stakes 1914, and contact for full particulars is W. G. Eaton or M. A. Kelly at Margarin.
A long pedigree note describes Jovanes as strong and proven on turf with English Derbys and St Leger success among his offspring. It situates him beside St Simon and Flying Dutchman lineages, claims high broodmare prices nearby, and notes abundant pasture at Romore with no liabilities stated.
Stand this season at Nor' tham to travel the surrounding district. The Clydesdale Young Bancor is advertised with claims of first prizes and champion status at various shows. Dam information references Drincos Beatrice and lineage details with prices and stud terms offered by Shamrock Livery Stables.
The PureBred Suffolk Punch stallion Mooki Forman, foaled August 22 1X8, by Sudbourn Hailstone and out of darewall VIL is offered for stud. Bred by A A Daners at Mooki Springs, he has won prizes at the TA Show and RAS Sydney and is praised as a strong bone and good action horse. Stud terms: 10 guinea single mare, fall season. Contact W Heaton, Cumbermining.
A list of rescheduled dates for annual Agricultural Society shows is released. Towns including Jennapullin Trewin Northampton Northam Geraldton York Greenough Moora Beverley Lerth Royal Wingelly Toodyay Tambellup Williams Kelmscott Wogin Wandering Wagin Katanning Kojonup Mount Barker Murray and others are affected with dates ranging from September to November.
Open handicap races with 4 1/2 to 6 furlongs and one mile. Nomination fees required. weights to be declared September 20. acceptances due September 27. Manager S E J Cook and committee reserve right to reject nominations. Bookmakers fees apply. Secre tary contact at Merredin closes September 13.
Northam Racing Club schedules a September 25 1913 meeting with events at five and a half to seven furlongs. Open to local trained horses. lists prizes from £2 to £25 and entry fees. nominations due by September 8. final payments due September 20. weights to be declared mid September. committee reserves right to refuse entries.
Meckering Race Club at Beverley hosts a racing meeting on Saturday October 11 1913 with trials and handicaps. Nomination and entry details list events including Trial Handicap, Amateur Stakes, and Publicans Purse, with weights to be declared near September 6 and acceptances due September 3. Secretary GEQ Webb and other officers coordinate the program under WA Turf Club rules.
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