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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
3
Shoppers flood stores as the holiday season arrives with Christmas presents in demand. Customers seek popular toys, gadgets, and seasonal decor ahead of December celebrations. Retailers report steady foot traffic and promising seasonal sales outlook.
We have taken the shop adjoining and devoted the new premises to a display of Toys and Fancy Goods only. Call and choose your present and we will lay it aside for you till Christmas.
British warships engage a German squadron off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Three cruisers Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Nurnberg are sunk or escape while Droiden and Nurnberg slip away to be pursued. The report notes heavy weather and asserts the battle marks a significant naval action with German losses and ongoing chase.
Melbourne reports the Secretary for the Colonies confirms London’s official note dated Tuesday the 15th, indicating British casualties were few. The message corroborates the action and notes the date of the events.
A military excerpt recounts Lieutenant Roberts gallantry during the Indian campaigns. It notes his VC award, his long service with many medals, and decisive actions at Khodaguge where he pursued and engaged enemy troops, capturing a standard and driving back several foes on horseback.
Fragmented singing tells of a prophetic vision as the speaker asks what to tell the Lord. The text depicts thunder rolling, rocks shaking, people waking, and angels singing while a crowd awaits a message about judgment and glory.
Government estimates project 1.56 million acres under wheat but only 687,118 will be harvested for about 3,272,330 bushels and 2.5 bushels per acre. Oats and barley also fall short, with total hay at 315,667 acres yielding 150,569 tons, as prior rains not yet reflected in the data.
A fragmented verse speaks of a horse race where spectators cheer and a bets are paid to an agent named Jack Cody of Tattersale, Dowerta, Hobart with a prize of six shillings.
Mr James Gardiner, leader of the Country Party, defended a separate party charter while urging a wartime truce and cross‑party cooperation. He pressed for clear government finances, industry schemes, and prudent workers housing while rejecting unnecessary public works and factional politics to revive Western Australia’s economy.
The North Cunderdin Progress Association hosted a War is it a necessity debate with Waecel Progress, drawing a large turnout. Teams led by W H A Shitlips and Gallagher featured speakers Ashbolt Morrell Lundy and White. Judge Hastie awarded 215 to 205 for North Cunderdin after lively exchanges, followed by a dance late into the night.
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache kidney pain and related ailments. It quotes a testimonial from Mire J Benson praising relief after use and urges readers to protect kidneys and buy the product at Foster-McElhias Co. with prices stated and mailing options.
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