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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
2
The Sadlery business on Vitagerald street Notthar is transferred to Mr Robert Harveson saddler to carry on the business as before. All accounts due to me may be paid at the above address.
Local notice informs Roman Catholic customers that a fruit and vegetable dealer has added Sacred Statues Crosiers Medallions Rosaries and other items at moderate prices. The seller notes direct import of musical instruments and brass instruments with affordable statewide supply.
Nominations closing for Meckering racing events include Handicaps at one mile and seven furlongs with weights set under WA Turf Club rules. Alfred Beszky secretary. principal officials listed. documents note weight declarations around September and October meetings and penalties for late entry.
Public notices announce continuation classes at Northam with multiple subjects for students aged 15 and over. The Supreme Court of Western Australia notes a bankruptcy hearing for John Pilkington junior, debtor, with creditors meeting on September 8, 1913 at 3 PM in Northam offices.
Public notice lists various local items including a personal payment instruction for Mr. J Renting and a call for old linen or calico donation to a government hospital. It also covers church services at St John’s and St James’, a Northam stock sale report by Dalgety & Co, and brisk yarding of sheep. Community notices include the White Australia debate, London College of Music examinations in Northam, workers’ homes progress, rainfall records, a railway picnic fund dance, the Melvin Cup, and the Northam Agricultural Society show.
Readers for various rights at the Northam Agricultural Society show are due today as advertised.
A garbled poem fragment laments the instability of life and health, hinting at themes of pine, fortune, and enduring virtue despite misfortune. The text contains corrupted phrases and nonsensical segments, offering little clear narrative.
The Worthan Trades Gala committee announces a trotting programme at East Northam recreation ground next Wednesday. A two mile handicap trot is listed with entries allotted by Mr. Lidbow. The event aims to attract a large crowd of local spectators.
A committee meeting decided on strict conditions for entry and that only thoroughbreds will race. Mr R Carroll was absent prompting rearrangements as Mewes, H Gollan and N T Hanne were named judges with Hnizien for the Harrier Research. Secretary G C Cattup to Saturday mart set the 2 shilling fee. Collectors report strong town finances and a Sunday inspection of the track is planned for 10 am.
Senior cadets in Northam prepare for a Wednesday September 3 parade at 9 00 am in the Drill Hall with a Trades Gala to follow. The force reports solid past performance with disciplined, well behaved companies and notes new musketry and training regulations from Commonwealth and British Army links. An Infantry School of Instruction will run at Guildford from September 14 to 17, with officers and NCOs invited to apply promptly.
An article discusses future human adaptation favoring physical and mental shifts. It cites Darwinian ideas, comparing nonhuman primates and humans, and argues that civil forces may curb population growth while pushing mind and body changes. It concludes that passion must govern judgment to prevent grave missteps.
Saturday events mark Wattle Day in Cunderdin with a social dance and an evening program. A market display highlights Australian craftsmanship while a meeting of the agricultural society approves officers and committee members.
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