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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
2
Sunday schedule lists a preacher program titled The All-Seeing and The Humble Prophet. Morning service at 11 mentions Herba? with a half hour format, while evening program begins at 7 30. The third of a series continues the Fire Prophet theme.
Local notices advertise land development divisions by Ewing and Manning in Wagener with parcels 60 to 120 acres, plus promises of exosilent homes for workers, water access, and reliable rainfall. Public meetings and rehearsals scheduled at the Parish Hall and Kelle's Store Jennacubbine. bids invited for a committee. Also listed are a blacksmith needed, a tailor shop seeking workers, and a poultry purchase offer as a small classified item.
A bustling Northam notice sheet outlines parish hall events with committees meeting at the Mayor's Parlour, a 3 0 event in the Parish Hall, and ticketing details. It highlights auctions at Stationery Hall, record showcases, a Northam Show schedule, and shop promotions across Padbury and Bargain House with varied local services.
Under Mrs. Watson in Northam, customers are urged to book orders now for show dresses and hats. The notice promotes ready availability and local shopping.
A note from Mr B J tee gande J P records his three month absence from Colac and Mt Marshall and asks for his papers to be redirected to cover West Australian reports. He praises the Courier and requests direct delivery of the Gocualling Dowerin Mail after September 70th and plans to return around October.
A reader asks the editor to identify the judges at the tradesmen turnout and to confirm the winner. The letter cites confusion over the judges and requests clarification on the correct dream entrant.
Northam officials report Avon River yields in the 80 million gallon range over a 35 day period with major overflow when levels rise. Engineer Oldham and Moody discuss irrigation potential, water quality, and cost of storage as plans advance for state schemes.
The Avon gauging readings from Northam Avon Weir, reported by Engineer-in-Chief representatives, present daily discharge figures for 1913. Figures show rapid increases across July and August with totals rising into the hundreds of millions and billions in later dates.
Mr. Geo. 4. Pequalin, collector for the WA Deal and Dumb Institution, visits Northam collecting funds for a home and training school. A charity dance at the Railway Institute and prize drawings are planned and reported alongside wool market notes from Fremantle Dalgety & Co.
Rifle shooting meeting opens with multiple members competing over 500 600 and 700 yard ranges in clear weather. Score table lists Wallner Young Weetin Spicese Pane Lockser Maghmedy Williams among participants as the first round of the HW Williams Trophy is set for next Sunday over 500 600 and 700 yards.
A reader reports relief from backache and kidney pains after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims the remedy cured symptoms and restored health following a long illness. The notice cites prior doctor treatment and eventual full recovery.
A terse notice indicates an urgent entry related to a person or entity named Sion and a directive to act immediately. The brief mentions a secretary on site and an instruction to proceed without delay. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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