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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
2
Northam Market report notes improved fat cattle and store stock at Mount Ceeter sale. Northam Municipal Council discusses finances and a housing loan proposal while Education Department promotes Continuation Classes opening February 9. Funeral details for Miss Bessie Morrell described. Auction notices from Elder Smith and Co and local retail ads included.
January deficit amounts to £122,080 with January last year at £136,142. Expenditure reached £55,055 and revenue £430,575, totaling an accumulated deficit of £4,144,310. Last month’s revenue rose by £70,154 from January of the prior year, while expenditure increased by £56,092. An excess of credits over debits of £991 is reported for the State Trading Concerns.
Tender notices call for bids to the Minister for Works for Doodiakine School Quarters. Tenders must be received by noon February 10. Details available at Courthouse Northam.
M L C M J G W Aitken warned at the New Zealand Meat Packing and Bacon Company annual meeting in Wellington that dried milk production reduces pig supply. He urged producers to adopt systematic pig fattening beyond dairy use, noting imports of hams and bacon. He compared pig numbers over decades, showing a 22 percent drop since 1891 while cattle and sheep rose sharply, and per capita pork availability declined from 0.49 to 0.21.
A Melbourne paper reports rabbit profits in early 1900s Victoria with trappers earning well for skins in Kilmore Strath Creek Forbes and Wallan districts. Rabbits are crushed with poison then skins sold to Melbourne buyers at up to 1s 4d per pair, skins valued around 6s per lb, producing about 3s per pair for carcase and skin.
Arthur Henry Taylor publicly apologizes for assaulting Vik B. P. Chidlow on the night of Saturday January 17 and expresses regret for the unwarranted act. He notes the unprovoked and unjustified nature of the assault and gratitude for Mr Chidlow’s leniency. dated January 28, 1920.
Education Department offers Commercial Industrial and Domestic courses with first term starting February 9 at Northam State School. Intending students may enrol on February 2 3 4 6 or any school evening in the following weeks from 7 30 to 10 p.m. at the Northam State School.
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