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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
2
The program lists services including Holy Communion, Evensong, and Morning Service at 10 am, with Junior U.P. Meeting and a Young Teowie event scheduled. Preacher Mr. N. Birks from Perth leads the events, and an evening program titled Frening Rerview is noted.
Advertisement notes newly cleared salmon farm area five miles from the railway station. Mentions final rate in one or two lots and references the office in Western Australia.
Settlers east of Kununoppin press for government leniency on five years of rent payment to allow state occupation and development of hundreds of thousands of acres in a drought prone zone. They cite success at Nangeenan and urge removal of financial pressure to sustain cultivation and future productivity.
A petition urges the State to grant five years rent relief and cancel rents in dry eastern districts to help pioneer settlers remain on land. It cites bad seasons, railway and water delays, and calls for decentralised bank operations and stronger government support to promote agricultural settlement and prosperous farming.
Important changes push State Savings Bank toward closer public contact. The plan broadens branch reach and allows depositors to migrate funds to local branches with enhanced withdrawal privileges, extending services to new districts as branches open. Residents may transfer accounts to local branches with no notice required for withdrawals.
The Perth country cricket season inches closer with a fixture list expected to draw many teams from across districts. A March start aims to boost friendly play as players gather for the opening week, while local clubs prepare to host matches and social events during the early season.
Government Land Agent Me Morrell reports seven months to January show 77 applicants for hind in the district with total applications reaching about 4,000 acres. Monthly breakdown from July to January reveals rising interest and a likely full-year total near seven thousand acres. The District notices list entertainment at the Palace Theatre featuring Jules Gurtison and his Roman Maids for a two-week season, promoted in this issue.
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