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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
4
A dense catalog of business names and trades in Dowerin and surrounding districts. Includes accountants lawyers and estate agents such as Arthur Well and J Conroy, along with various shops and services like printers tailors bakers hotels livery stables and produce merchants. The list features multiple firms with street addresses and roles including veterinary surgeons surgeons dentists and auctioneers.
A special general meeting of the Eastern Districts Dog and Poultry Society was held at the Commercial Hotel chaired by Mrr. A. Lockyer. Officers were elected, affiliations discussed with the Poultry Council, and plans set for prizes, catalogues, and a dog show schedule.
A Melbourne 1911 memorandum outlines Defence Act duties for Senior Cadets, detailing whole day parades from 8 pm to 12 30 am and 2 pm to 5 30 pm, with quarterly voluntary drills and leave rules. It covers attendance, allowances, school conflicts, water and sanitary provisions, and safety to avoid fatigue while ensuring meaningful training.
West Australia readers are urged to try Doan's Backache Kidney Pills after a testimonial from Mrs. Ridk of North Perth reports complete relief from a severe backache. The ad claims seven years without recurrence and promotes the pills as safe for men and women, with prices and street address for Foster-McClellan Co. in Perth.
The report lists racers and entrants for the Autumn Meeting at Newmarket and references the Australian Cup. It cites a sweep, prize figures around 550 dollars, and a long roster of horses and handlers including notable names like Captan White and Halloween.
The Australian Cup is run on March 5 with a sweepstakes of 23 sovs and 9000 added. Prizes include 400 sovs for second and 200 sovs for third. The list of horses includes Cadooia sists Baw Boo Matouree Eye Gloss Jocemar Prisefighter avian Ts Mountain Oak Nahel Karnatean Haliowmass Fonenwood Chanvetin Lord Nolan Riffien Prines Harold Almissa Simon Rhetia and Onlist.
Programme of matches for the English cricketers tour in Australia lists dates February 24 24 26 27 at Sydney Fifth Test and March 1 2 4 5 South Australia. Also includes a note about tonpecos cigarettes pipes and other smoking requisites at Tim Harpett's shop.
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