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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1914
Page
2
Government order under the Foodstuffs Commission Act 18 1914 requires listed commodities to be returned in possession by specified traders. It calls for returns by a Monday deadline and warns against false reporting with penalties. names and offices involved appear in the notice.
Local residents donate to the Patriotic War Fund coordinated by the municipal treasurer Dr Kennedy. Contributions are sought through Wyphic of Inesiness or via the Town Hall, with Town Clerk RH Durnce handling records.
Public notice from Jas Mannagan dated September 1 1914 warns that after this date stock trespassing on J Hanna gan farm at Dowerin will be punished. Any person found trespassing or damaging property will be prosecuted.
The Municipality of Northam announces that the electoral diets for West East and other wards are open for inspection at designated officers and locations. Objections must be sent to the Town Clerk by the specified October date. unpaid rates may affect eligibility.
Public sale announced by the council for Thursday September 17 at the Town Hall. Terms and details to be provided by Auctioneer. Interested parties urged to apply for full particulars and conditions at the office.
The report notes discussions by authorities in Canberra and New South Wales about town planning and irrigation models. Victorian officials consider adopting similar schemes, with possible impact on towns Rushworth Stanhope Yauco and others.
The piece argues for deliberate town design by the State to avoid accidental, rent driven growth and ensure lines of communication, convenience, and beauty guiding future urban development. It emphasizes planning over haphazard growth driven by speculative rent profits.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Große symbolized Germanys mercantile power at Kiel and England before WWI. After its loss the ship is seen as a omen of fading Teutonic dominance as the empire dissolves with the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. The wrecks fate fuels debate on Germanys maritime future.
Current events from Northam include outward mails schedules to the Eastern States via Fremantle Albany and Sydney with dates and times. A man, George McDonnill, was convicted for unlawful possession of a large sum believed stolen and sentenced to three months. Other items record a Goomalling Road Board special meeting, the Malabaine picnic and sports, a new townsite named Wogeriin, Cimjardine School health-related absence, and upcoming football and bowls events with standings from 1914 season.
The report covers appointments to the Mt Marshall council and actions under the Public Works Act authorizing additions to Noggarering station yards. It lists Goomallige Lot for sale, selection openings near Corrigin, and a rail section opened to traffic Corrigin to Brice Rock. It also notes electoral rolls inspection and a police power case involving Constable Hubbard and a Northam incident.
The secretary in York calls for acceptances by Wednesday and notes weights to be declared around Saturday, September 19. A Northam coach bus arrives for the York club’s September meeting as a theatre scene and a dramatic passage with stage news and a night of music ends with a performer’s voice recovering through an odd cure.
The notice urges voters to enroll before the final day and informs that the electoral office stays open for convenience. It lists Country Party endorsements including Nelson, Greenough, Beverley, and others, notes informality in Northam ballot matters, and cites a meeting next Saturday night addressed by Mr Kenneady.
A Kellerberria resident reports crop conditions from York to Doodlakine noting backward yields yet better than areas around Kellervertin. He cites moisture at Keilerberrin and York’s fresh crops, criticizes War Emergency Tax relief as insufficient, and calls for integrated measures to keep settlers on their holdings amid wartime prices.
A public notice, issued under Royal authority, requires persons possessing specified commodities to file returns on quantities held. Commodities listed include wheat flour potatoes bran oat hay chat straw. Returns must be provided by the coming Monday. noncompliance or false returns may incur severe penalties.
Town lots are opened for leasing at the annual sale near Merced and Northam. Listings include multiple lots with varied measurements and embeddings in the Morris Wongin Hills area. The notice mentions chamber of lots, local railways, and associated parcels as available for bidding.
A corroded note from the Daily Newsish page discusses wartime morality urging sobriety and discipline. It reflects on leaders like Kitchener and British imperial campaigns, arguing abstinence as essential for efficiency and success in military and national efforts.
Western Australian farmer leader Car tons Grasby says wheat in York Merredin districts is late, backward, and short but largely healthy in color. He notes no alarm yet, expects if rains come average harvests, reports at Bruce Rock meeting. Bell cites worse conditions north of Goomalling with drought and dwindling water and feed, urging government relief and relief works.
In a lively scene a crowd roars to mark the start of a race with Anil among the contenders as cheers rise and a spur of excitement runs through the mob. A spectator sends six pence to Jack Cody, Tattersall’s agent, for the event.
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