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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
4
A bustling display describes Boans Winter Fair featuring a large stock of matting in sizes and weights with red borders and Wool Horder Coir Mats. Advertises prices per yard, special quality, and broad assortment including ordinary mats and car use mats. Also notes illustrated catalogue and circulating library offerings.
Australian authorities mobilize women to support front-line efforts as campaigns for recruitment intensify. Details outline daily allowances for soldiers and dependents, pension structures for widows, and compensation for injuries, with directives routed through Perth and regional offices.
A testimonial style advertisement from Perth extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. It quotes a man cured of severe backache and kidney pain after twelve bottles, praising the remedy and claiming ongoing preventive use. The ad lists Foster McClel, 14 Coy 41x Murray Street, as seller.
Readable elements suggest a clipped public notice about a local business or event at a named address with unclear wording. Entities include a place name and organization initials, but specifics are garbled and uncertain. Further clarity needed to identify event, affiliation, or exact date.
Citizens who have changed their living place must enrol within one month or face court action and penalties up to two pounds. Claim cards available at post offices or from Commonwealth Returning Officers. A new print of the Commonwealth Roll for Western Australia will be issued on 3 September.
First acceptances listed for the Hannans Handicap run over one mile at Halgoorlie on Saturday August 28. Western Knight and Mien Fides are among the entries in the field.
Racing note for Wednesday September 1 lists Covxton Cat Star in the one and a half mile event with Embry to 73 and other entries like Sylvanium ei Rowerial on Opens Ki 610 Minever. A claim of effective facial blemish removal by electric massage is offered by Mr T Harnett with proof available.
An OCR fragment lists racing events at Northam with Maiden and Handicap races, a Northam Plate purse, and a six furlong Northam Stakes plus a Sublinition. It includes conditions, nomination deadlines, weights, and penalties, plus Commonwealth Electoral Rolls notice and a local shop ad.
Rainfall in Northam for the year 1915 registered as the lowest since records began in 1877 with total points 732 and an average 1625 for prior years. The article lists monthly totals and notes May and other months yielded unusually low rainfall, contrasting with earlier years. It also records six hundred ninety four points registered so far this year versus last year’s five months total.
A list of scheduled agricultural show dates and notes shows many entries with dates from September to November. Several towns such as Northampton York Geraldson and Albany have shows noted with September or October dates or marked as not applied for. Advertisers are reminded to submit standing ad copy by Wednesday or Saturday evenings and midday on Mondays and Thursdays.
Eight months rainfall records show registrations at Nottham, detailing measured precipitation and entries by local agencies. Officials note variability across weeks, with several storms contributing to totals, while residents report unusual patterns and concerns about flood risk.
Mr Fr W Logan operates a mail carriage service between Northam and Goomalling. A mail coach leaves Northam on Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings, with the return journey from Goomalling at 2 pm.
A list of daily and specific weekday mail dispatch times for towns across Western Australia including Albany Beverley Broomehill Brookton Cunderdin Coolgardie Dowerin Fremantle Goomalling Grass Valley Kalgoorlie Katanning Kellerlocking Kununnoppin Leonora Meckering Merredin Minnivale Mokine Mt Barker Nangeenan Narrogin Norseman Perth Pingelly Southern Cross Spencer's Brook Waeel Wagin Westonias Wongamine and Wongan Hills with morning and afternoon slots and special schedules for certain days.
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