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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
3
Federal finance figures show a large revenue shortfall with estimated customs gains, probate duties down, and defence expenditure soaring. The army expansion continues with 117,000 Australian Expeditionary Force personnel planned, alongside 750,000 more likely to join, as authorities push forward mobilization and training amid fiscal pressure.
Fragmented report details Commonwealth military provisioning and animal stock figures. It notes thousands of horses aiding Australian forces, casualty tallies, and varied crop prospects across states with rain improving harvest outlooks. The piece hints at wartime strain yet reassures general agricultural promise amid drought relief.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions names and events with unclear context. Contains stray phrases about labor, religion and a child, with terms like Constable Cassidy and Castle delivery note. No coherent single incident emerges. appears as garbled excerpt from a past local page.
Messrs Dalgety and Co report the weekly sale at Wool and Produce Exchange Dalgety s Buildings Freemans Agata Sheepshire Kale. Prices declined with buyers limited and inquiry muted. Hides steadier with firms and most lots sold at last week s values.
The Barrow market shows firmer wheat and hall prices but heavy demand weakness. Medium grades dropped about 15 per ton, damaged chaff sells at low values, and top wheat prices remain around 4s to 4s6d per stone with limited buyers for certain imports.
An Adelaide area reader extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for her husband kidney pains and backaches. The testimonial notes twelve bottles used over time and urges others to buy from Foster McMillan Co, 313 Murray St, Perth, at 2/9 per bottle, six bottles 45/3, with delivery on receipt of price.
The readable fragments describe a bizarre scene with a large figure wrapped in fur and a distant voice. References to a ponytailed procession and surreal imagery hint at a dreamlike or satirical moment without clear who, where, or when.
A fragmented plea seeks volunteers to support troops, outlining daily pay and allowances for ranks from lieutenant to private, plus dependents' benefits. It notes pensions for widows and dependents, and directs readers to regional offices for inquiries. Also lists racing results and travel notices for Northam and nearby districts.
The entry list for the Boulder event includes two miles and 53 yards with horses Lia George Maori Lnd Crown Thistle Sani Blue Embrogolio. North Eastern features Quickshot Lord Parthia Harpagus Lord Mozart Waxene Spewewoo Coralite Ta Rex Ravel Gumba.
Royal Chatton a six-year-old imported from New Zealand and bred by Andrew Hall features at Race View Farm Thornbury showing lineages through Royal Derby Tarron's Pride and Ex Linguisher. Royal Chatton gained first prize at the Royal Show Perth 1912 and Beverley 1911, with fees and administration details listed for 1916.
Train service from Northam to Goomalling on Mondays at 9 am and Wednesdays with multiple intermediate stops via listed local lines. Returns from Goomalling to Northam on Mondays and Fridays with schedules and stopovers, arriving in Northam at 5 30 pm on Fridays. Parcels and railway rate details offered with prompt commission handling. Private address CHIDLOW ST NORTHAM.
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