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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1912
Page
4
A historical trade directory fragment lists numerous Northam area businesses and professionals. It mentions hotels, tailors, surgeons, veterinary services, bakers, dressmakers, printers, furniture and ironmongery, jewelers, coaches, builders, chemists, photographers, auctioneers, and more, with scattered street references and proprietor hints. The item reads as a snapshot of local commerce and trades.
The Cunderdin Race Club held its annual meeting with Patron Kim Forrest and a large local attendance. A six event program featured close finishes, protests over results, and multiple races including the Flying Handicap Concordia Cup and the Cunderdin Cup with rivals such as Sarsfield, Barbarian, and Rowell competing for prize money and honors.
Fine weather drew a large crowd at York on the waning day for a lively meeting. Results show Kroner under Flynn won ahead of Stow Binde and Get Fate in a tight stretch. Betting favored Kroner at 2 to 1 with other contenders close behind as Little Girt led early before Kroner surged clear.
Six furlongs race results feature Gauze winning from Emibrac and Oakover. Odds favored Gauze 2 to 1, Oakover left at the post. Chancework and Little Spinder also prominent. Followed by Vol ley win in five and a half furlongs with Finger of the results. Northam Meeting notes highlight Tria Stakes and April Handicap events with nominations closing April 13.
The Eight Hours Art Union parades its fifty year display with a £500 first prize or 92 alternative, plus world tour and £100 for incidentals. Proceeds fund public hospitals in Australia, with Mc Heide selling tickets statewide and Theo Heide of Melbourne acting as representative. Mrs Newton wins first prize last year. others include Me vend Sheddan and Mr Montgomery. Tickets cost one shilling and are available locally or via the representative.
A Perth resident praises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for relieving severe backache and kidney pain after trying many medicines with no relief. He follows his father's advice, uses the pills, and finds his health restored, keeping a bottle handy for future use. Doan's are sold by chemists and stores at 3/9 per bottle.
The Australian Board of Control maps an extensive tour schedule for the Australian Eleven in England. Dates for Scarborough and Hastings are not fixed, with two-day matches possibly in Scotland after Hastings. The itinerary lists matches at Oval, Lord's, Manchester, Nottingham, Worcester, Cheltenham, Cardiff, and other venues against Surrey, Yorkshire, Northampton, Oxford, Lancashire, Leicestershire, South Africa, and England sides, with provisional any dates noted.
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