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  • cranger 28 Oct 2008 at 22:13
    JAMES FRENCH - see Northam Cemetery Website: http://northamcemetery.atwebpages.com/index.html

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NORTHAM NEWS.

SICKNESS PREVALENT.

DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.

FATALITY TO A LABOURER.

[Br Telegraph.!

(From our Correspondent.)

Northam, Nov. 26.

Sickness is very prevalent throughout the district and many are down with influenza.

Mr. Jas. French, a highly-respected and well-known larmer, of long standing in the district, died this morning at a good old age.

À labourer in the employ of Mr. Edward Dempster, named Seth Eckles, died this morning from the effects of a fall from a ladder last night, whilst under the influence

of drink.

The weather is cool and pleasant.

The water supply on the Yilgarn road ia becoming very scarce.

Wheat stripping will commence in a few days. The average yield of early sown wheat

will be a fair one.

While everyone is busy, a general'complaint

exists as to the dullness of trade.

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