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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
2
Katanning fills its pages with mail schedules casualties and local notices. The edition lists Eastern States Mail deadlines Rainfall records at Katanning and a 305 6 casualty list with wounded names Gnowangerup Katanning and Katanning residents mentioned. Local elections road board vacancies Tambellup recruiting plans and Katanning Brass Band events scheduled for June 11 plus officers to be elected.
The Farmers' Mercantile Union and Chaff Mills Limited announce a clearing sale on the property of H Tucker at Badgup Road today. A stock sale to be held tomorrow at Katanning yards with Dalgety and Co Limited arranging Kojonup and Cranbrook sheep, cattle, and pigs markets on specified dates. Also notices mention Spurious Five Pound notes in circulation with several visual defects distinctive to fakes.
A Saturday morning civic reception honored Hon. H. P. Calebateh Colonial Secretary and Mr Nevill Chief Protector of Aborigines in Katanning. Attendees included Rav Armstrong Rev Hall Rev Turton MLC Stewart MLA Thomson MLA and local officials. Speakers discussed the Carrolup Settlement and Aboriginal welfare funding and authorities.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions a character facing illness and death, with undertaker imagery and a reference to a winter ball. The text is garbled but implies a mortality theme and a fascination with a social event named a ball. Key names and coherent facts are unavailable due to damage.
Dome cream separator line reports over 10 000 units sold in Australia last year capacities range from 9 to 135 gallons with power attachments available at extra cost offered by A W Dobbin & Co Ltd and Merter Richardson & Co Katanning.
Deputation led by Mr. Thomson meets Minister for Agriculture Mr. Mitchell to discuss supervision and care of the water scheme, reticulation timing, and railway contract implications. Key officials say Public Works should retain control a year, with current costs around £10,000 and 4,000,000 gallons under a £400 annual railway payment. Additional talks cover Ravensthorpe Katanning road connection and water supply needs.
Mr. Drew of the Farmers' Mercantile was returning to his Austral Terrace office when a rake of trucks emerged from darkness at a crossing. He swerved to avoid them, but the vehicles struck his car, throwing him into cattle pits and damaging the Iron signal ladder. He escaped with a severe shake. The incident prompts criticism of Railway Department shunting.
The Carrolup Mission opened a new school funded largely by £300 with local labor. Hon. H. P. Colebatch and Chief Protector Mr. Nev ill praised efforts by Miss Loch and Miss Freyer, noting the settlement area of 10 000 acres and an average mission population of 80. Leaders stressed self sufficiency and ongoing support for natives in the South West.
Minister of Agriculture Kojonup visit with Moser and MPs to hear residents. Road Board Chair Bignell requests £100 grant to clear poison damage and £430 top up for a bridge project, plus a stud bull and allotment of land for returned soldiers. Members Haggerty Kra kover Flanagan and McGrath back the plan.
C H Fielding Ltd notes rising store sheep prices with ewes in lambs achieving high values. Midland Junction yarded 4 581 sheep and lambs 575 pigs and 18 cattle. Prime Murchison wethers 32 8 to 34s local wethers 30 8 to 34s merino ewes in lamb up to 28s. Cattle 18 head sold. total 748 sheep and lambs 210 pigs 18 cattle sold.
A reader from Carew Street Kaiimg reports signed by G E Dennix praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. She says two bottles relieved her backache and eight cured her entirely, with twelve months of sustained improvement and notes pills are sold by chemists and stores.
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