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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
4
The Sydney engaged the Emden off Direction Island in a brutal battle, raking the German cruiser with broadside after broadside. The Emden’s decks burned, funnels toppled, and weaponry failed as the Sydney closed in and launched torpedoes and final broadsides.
An old advertisement-style piece touts Doan's Ointment as a cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding forms. It quotes testimonials from Mrs A Smith and a long user story, notes retail price, and urges readers to obtain authentic Doan's from Perth stores. It also contains racing advertising and unrelated agency notes about newspaper copy deadlines and advertisers.
The article notes prior fruit shortages in Western Australia and high prices. It credits Mr. A. J. H. Watts, owner of the Lynch orchard, for supplying fruit at reasonable prices for the Christmas season with guaranteed quality, improving local access to fresh fruit.
A record of mailed and received contributions for the Northam Distress Relief Fund from the Northam Post Office. Donors include Gen 4 Northam Trades Gala WCT A Dean Mercer Mrs James Mitchell Kennedy Bros and Staif J J Golding and Staff and many others with varied weekly and monthly donations, plus an extra mail from Goomalling.
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