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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
4
Boan hosts a winter fair featuring window displays of smart hat trimmers and a large millinery section. The event includes prices on belts, velvet shapes, evening coats, house skirts, and ratncoats with reductions and special lines in various colors and fabrics.
Classified notice from the Underclothing and Children's Department detailing price reductions on underskirts bloomers dresses and fabric. Highlights include colored underskirts, knitted stockings, infant wear, bloomers, and corduroy box pleated dresses with listed fair prices and winter sale terms.
A. Tabi presents a selection of dresses priced from 1 shilling to 60 shillings 6 pence with four dresses at 19 shillings each. Navy melton coats and costumes priced at 1 shilling 6 pence, and a warm winter coat with twill in marl and other fabrics at 12 shillings 8 pence.
Manchester department advertises Calico for 8/11 per Crewdson and 32 inch width, white twill flannelette at 5/11 per dozen, white twill sheeting with wide finish and 91/ per 3/0 frozen, plus purified Down QUT x BM at 27/0 for two tons. Prices, quantities, and fabric types are listed for bulk purchase.
A fragmented OCR recipe compiles archaic directions for joint preparation. It describes stuffing bones with suet and spices, rolling or skewering and simmering in water, with detailed notes on browning, serving with vegetables, and sauce ideas. Includes playful asides on arithmetic and finance.
Weights for Kalgoorlie annual meeting principal events list Hannans Handicap one mile and Kalgoorlie Car one mile and a half with horses such as Venetian King Golden Mead Irish Dues Legend Bowersab Fantaire Kelowna Lady Marcia Highgate Opera Royal Vixen Shelbourne Volumen Miss Vides and others. The text includes weights and entrants though many names are garbled. The second race features Lopatia Copuguayu Renegade La George Av Lat Mliuview etc with entries like Miss Fi and Silvertol Bombardice.
Racing schedule at Northam includes the Northam Cup at five and a half furlongs with £10 total purse and first £7. Also on the card the Galloway Handicap at five furlongs and the Show Handicap over one mile with entries from all comers. The Northam Plate six furlongs offers £10 with £7 to the winner and allowances for weight reductions. Northam Purse six furlongs distributes £10 to top horses with further stakes and weights outlined.
Notices announce nominations close September 13 1913 with weights to be set for all events and penalties for noncompliance. Secretary Albertzley presides as rules govern eligibility and rejection rights. Also a dentist offers electrical facial massage demonstrations by T Harnett.
Northam’s rainfall for 1914 was the lowest since records began in 1877 with a total of 732 points. The previous low was 1830 points in 1879, while 1902 had 974 points and 1897 set 1125 as another record low. Rain in 1915 varied month by month with several days of rain across January to December, and May noted unusually low registrations compared with prior years.
Eight months rainfall figures show the Dewinnine of the weae recorded at North state in a partial, OCR readable listing. The document lists rainfall amounts by station with sparse entries and unclear headings for the Dewinnine.
A list of show dates with many entries marked date not applied for and several specific Sept Oct dates. Includes Perth Royal Swan Toodyay Narro Wagin Katanning Bunbury Bridgetown Donnybrook and Mt Barker shows. Also notes Commonwealth Electoral Rolls enrolment urgency ahead of Referenda and a warning about compulsory enrolment and timely registration.
The fragment lists daily transport times for towns including Albany, Bendigo, Karratha and Perth with varied services. It shows daily morning departures from towns such as Fremantle, Dowerin and Narrogin, and afternoon runs from Perth and others. Specific times appear inconsistent due to OCR issues.
The Postmaster General urges subscribers to place trunk calls between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to reduce delays. Calls late in the day face longer wait times as congestion rises, so users should try other times for faster service.
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