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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1915
Page
3
Goomalling council at the monthly Rows Board meeting considered numerous town improvements. It decided to approach the Commonwealth Bank for a loan to fund these works while receiving a Public Works Department letter about a future office and library building.
At the monthly meeting the Goomalling Road Board plans a Throssell Street crossing funded by half the cost from the Farmers' Club. The board solicits permission for road traversing on Mr BJ Rogers property and requests reevaluation of a Wongan Gap Siding deviation. It approves 50 percent subsidy limits for 1914 43 and £427 allocated, discusses a new Strickland bridge inspection, health authority takeover considerations, and constitutional changes for road boundaries and licenses.
Dalgety and Co report results from the One Wool and Produce Exchange Fremar'e on February 6th for sheepskin hides and mules. Brokers submitted skins while market classes fell to lower values with quotations dropping several pence per skin.
To advertisers all alterations to standing advertisements must reach this office by Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Please submit the copy for display advertisements by midday on the day of insertion.
A music lover from Northam advocates against imposing full charges for concerts and hall seating. He argues subscription benefits should cover costs and criticizes moving toward expensive seats and producer expenses, hoping the society stays useful to the public.
The article previews a midweek meeting with notable horses Goss and One meting among entrants. Secretary A Beazley plans pleasant weather and smooth arrangements. MF O Roarke and Spindivaps lead a strong field with favorable weights expected to produce close racing at the East northern club track. A train was expected to convey attendees to the racecourse for the first race at Las.
The Goomalling Race Club issues the programme for its annual meeting to be held on Saturday March 13. Principal race is the Goonlune handicap of £13 with £7 for the First Class Plate and Second Class Plate. Maiden Handicap and Trial Stakes offer £5 and £6 respectively, plus Hack Race for £3 10s.
The programme for the meeting on Wednesday March 24 lists races including 8 furlongs Mortlock Han six furlongs Trial flan 5% furlongs Meckering Tandkcan and the Railway Stakes seven furlongs Farewell Handicap and related stakes with specified prize money and distances for each event.
A small Perth attendance saw 45 lots offered by Messrs Piesse and associates. Top price reached £11 for two truckloads of prime grain, with other trucks auctioned around £10 12s 6d and £10 15s. Lower qualities sold from £8 to £10 8d, several lots passed in, and straw and chaff fetched modest sums.
Report of heavy fighting along the Suez Canal area near Ismailia with British and Australian engineers under shellfire. Casualties include 2 officers and 13 men for Britain and 8 Indians killed. 27 Turks killed and 16 prisoners taken. Prisoners marched through Cairo amid desertion rumors and a larger clash described south of Lake Timsalia with multiple attacks and artillery exchanges.
Living in the trenches for seven weeks near Armenites the soldiers exchanged tobacco and jokes across a 250 mile battle line. A surprise chocolate cake note invited a ceasefire and a German birthday concert led to a brief, solemn truce before both sides resumed fighting.
List of trial stakes weights for the next Nor tham Race Club meeting includes horses like Turycinnia, Lichen, Union, Lockbolt, Noongarin, Wattle Leaf, Ladyrie, Ty Little Silver, Peggy's Jay, and Orphan Joy. Prizes allocate £5 to first, £2 to second in the 1% furlongs event, with losses under £7 noted. Horses must be trained three months before the race outside specified metropolitan and goldfields areas.
Vast city race event notes show a six furlong Farewell Handicap with a £10 first prize £4 to second £2 to third among horses owned and trained in the metropolitan and goldfields area. The card lists another £7 £1 payoff for a separate race and references a Nom 58 percentage.
Newcastle Race Club committee met Thursday to receive nominations for the March meeting. Entries were unsatisfactory and the committee decided the meeting should not be held.
Fixture list shows racing events at Northam on February 24, Toodyay on March 3, Goomalling on March 13, and Meckering on March 21. The schedule outlines midweek meetings and a Saturday program across four towns.
The electric light fours conclude with Guard captaining a team to victory. Results list Morrell Parker Withnell Millington Henry Withnell Milling ton. Dunkley Robertson Tresiso Edmeades. Rockett Stewart Foley Meeres. Hodges Garcia Chidlow Beveridge. Harnett Broom Donovam Foreman. Guard’s team defeats Milling ton 26 25 and Foreman 19 15.
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