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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
2
Property listings describe several land parcels near Acunuculause and Goomalling with improvements including four room houses and fenced acreage. Prices shown in pounds with varied terms and distances from local siding. Additional details reference fertile ferme and goat housing with incentives for quick terms.
Fragmentary pricing notice notes goods with units, small sums, and several unclear names. Mentions price £1 per ace and £120 for a larger lot, with reference to distance three miles from siding. Other items described as plentiful but unreadable.
Local listing shows E. and C Castledine Petri Lave offering papers magazines and music supplies. Agents advertise musical instruments phonographs sewing machines and domes. Daily and Sunday papers delivered to all parts of town and available for personal and prompt attention.
I Cohen Tallor Northam and I Cohen Tallor Northam announce they continue tailoring business at Fitzgerald Street offering a large range of suiting materials coats and workmanship. The notice claims their services pose no prejudice to any party and asserts fully fair dealings in a long standing locality.
Front Wenrys available for investment followed by an agent position in Lancashire Insurance Company. Farms for sale across all districts offered for prospective buyers and investors.
Diners are invited to tea at Tattersall's Hotel dining rooms prepared to cater for the public. Prices include Sinla Moule at 1/6, midday meals, and Boani weekly at 1 pound. Other offerings include Pivilliy and Clanknows with attention promised to honored guests.
A missing man description from Dowerin. He is about three years old with a medium build, white hind hair and a marked collar. A reward of £2 is offered for information leading to his recovery. Contact Lamprell Hatch for tips or sightings.
Morey named under Section 84 of the Roads Act notice from the Northam Road Board for a public court revision. The session is scheduled for Saturday the 14th of February at 4 pm in the Forenson room. Dated the 4th day of Pubenary, sort.
The Goomalling Doweria Mail edition for Friday February 17 1911 provides local notices and community news from Goomalling and Doweria. It records agricultural updates, market prices, and small advertisements reflecting life in the district.
The champions of State Rights Sir Jul Forvest and Mr Frank Wilson defend a broad anti federal power stance as Australia nears a April referendum. They warn that referenda could hasten unification and threaten Western Australia’s autonomy while critics accuse them of insincerity.
Classified notice for sale or rental of a boarding house in Goomalling. Full particulars available through Mrs Rule of Goomalling. Ends with call to contact for details.
Public notices outline railway aid events at the Seaside Reschi with trains from Northam and Cottesloe, meals at Hotel Cottesloe, and a covered chair service. Acknowledges high demand for chairs and requests applications to the secretary before Friday. Tickets available at Northam railway station from J H Carter and C Castledine via Tim Harnett and Fitzgerald Street.
Surveyor Denny Dowd fails to claim mare and foal by February 28. If not claimed, Amatone sold at public auction. P. J. Linehes issues notice dated February 11, 1911. Also notices offer rewards for conviction of those who fence wires. W Mues warns trespassers in paddocks will be prosecuted.
The Defence Department in Melbourne announces a call to purchase 1 285 lead, centre, wheel and riding horses for artillery use. Specifications divide by state with about 5 percent driving, 45 percent lead and accompany, 20 percent wheel horses. Riding horses must be 4 years and older, 15.1 to 15.2 hands for 4 to 5 years, 15.2 to 15.8 for 5 years plus. Lead and carriage horses to be heavy carriage or brougham types, heavy to light, with height ranges and color restrictions. Names of places include Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, and Perth. Orders advised through Military Headquarters Western Australia at Perth, with city prices and delivery details.
Sunday February 19 features a Monday night church event with Pr eater The Rav Daniel Nowe.
The Old Presbyterian Church Baptist Gourd hosts a grown-up children's address and a subject on Satan, his personality and power. Minister Pastor B J Hosken welcomes all attendees.
Church of Christ announces 11 a.m Communion and 7:80 a.m Bible School with a gospel service at 3 ow le ewworss. The readable items indicate a schedule and a sermon subject referenced as Pty Ack of Kalety Speaker.
The Weskey Church announces a Sunday Harvest Festival on February 19 featuring a children's address The Golden Grain and an anthem The Dawn by Jackson At 2 pm a Sunday School Institute service follows with a program including Deville Chorus The Golden Carriage by Nichol and a Town Hall concert and social.
The publication announces King's Pictures will be shown weekly at the Place Theatre with a rotating programme of both dramatic and musical topics. Patrons are advised that each Sunday features a new set, promising continued interest from start to finish and reliable satisfaction.
The Mable Works Dupset invites tenders for a collisionary fund set and for a tent school at Cowsoning. The Defence Department requires 255 horses for tenl artillery swirjuses, including seven for Wexters Aus Jewlia. Harvest Festival services planned at Wesley Church with a concert and harvest thanks service. Local political hints and railway harvest transport concerns feature prominently amid varied notices and listings.
The notice advertises silk sunshades and camisole with Peter Pan collars, plus striped cambric, embroidery laces, and muslin fabrics. It lists low prices, with cambric embroidery, and silk blends offered in multiple lots including special lines and plaiding.
London reports widespread comment on Canada joining the United States amid tariff disputes. In Parliament cheering erupts as a leading member predicts Britain will relinquish North American holdings to the U S, with Democrats and insurgent Republicans backing the idea while regular Republicans oppose.
London dispatch notes a surge of plague deaths in China with warnings of a tremendous toll. The item mentions fear and contamination as news spreads to Germany and England, hinting at international concern over health and trade.
A London dispatch claims Mexican insurrectionists face defeat and a revelation is near, noting the conflict’s outcome remains unsettled. The report stresses the insurgents’ lack of understanding of defeat and frames the situation as a turning point in the Mexican turmoil.
Perth markets report varied notes including Doweril, Foil and Ex Meckering prices across multiple lots. Ex Meckering entries show volumes 64 to 1119 with values around £4 and several items marked passed in or 474. Cundiredin and Engh Euetham entries appear with 4207 and 1190 units and £4 quotations.
Perth Thursday. Alfred William mary stood for murder of Ethhel f Morris. Wes Barker defended. Keall argued innocence while stressing evidence. Trial concluded with a verdict of guilty after close jury attention.
A damaged OCR fragment honors Mr Freemont a British barrister and notes his remarks and questions in a dramatic courtroom scene. The piece mentions times, dates, and a July month in 1988 but the text is garbled and only hints at a commemorative event with witnesses praised for candor and clarity.
Captain Johnson of No. 4 Squadron Australian Light Horse proposes transferring the squadron’s headquarters from Northam to Toodyay, with Newcastle as an alternative. Northam houses two troops and hosts the drill instructors, offices, and post office facilities valued around £2000, while Toodyay is seen as insufficiently strategic to warrant the shift. The article questions the rationale, urging retention of Northam HQ and transfer of the commanding officer instead to strengthen the local defense setup.
The first round of the Championship Fours featured McPherson Edmesdes Walt and Walker defeating Dodges Pope Hemingway and O Halloran. Leeder Beazley McManux and Foley beat Smith Mecces Foreman and Coletatoh. Foru Come Whiteord and Beveridge beat Maines Keating J Willington and Weaver. Second round draws list Walker Colebatok Venus Weaver Foley Beveridge Millington Kennedy Bremner Broomball and Wem iyeway teams. Handicap and novice results noted with nodges Haines and Mathews all appearing.
A large crowd gathered as West's Picture Company previewed another new programme at King's Theatre. Highlights included The Laws of the Saxons, Song of the Wildwood Flute, Young Deer's Bravery, and The Werteenese Was. Other pieces feature The Mystery of a Torn, Tontonlini Wins a Lottery, The Gaumont Graphic, and exciting sea and yacht scenes.
Sunday services proceed as normal at Presbyterian Church with morning lessons and an evening theme titled Mabliness. Special invitation extended to young men and women for the evening discourse on preservation. Nurse Weeta London, recently returned from Britain, slated to address Monday evening meeting on female immigrant work. She and Mrs. Nar then will lead Tuesday talks on similar work, with a church collection for homes and an all-star musical program during the evening.
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