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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1915
Page
4
The home side posted 136 after being put in, while the visitors totalled 94 in their innings. Several players are listed with run scores and wickets taken, including Beardman, Green, Watson, and Tawler. Final totals and bowlers’ figures indicate a competitive game with multiple dismissals and notable performances.
Miss Ash Abbott writes from Casterton describing joining the Women's Emergency Corps. She notes rigorous drills, signalling training with semaphore and Morse, medical exams, and passing tests in lungs sight and heart. The unit, aged 18 to 40, will learn first aid and camp cooking and hopes to report to the War Office in five months for potential front service or messenger duties.
A letter describes uniform khaki gear and drill by women volunteers. They march with drums, aim to form a band, plan to sing It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, and relish strict discipline, riding bicycles and some owning aeroplanes while awaiting assignment to a company.
The rainfall in Nor tham last year set a record low since 1877 with only 1 point recorded compared to a long term average near 16.35 points. The previous low was 1.830 points in 1879, while 1862 logged 973 points. Except for these, the prior year produced under 11.25 points, the 1807 record. The article provides a full table of the past year’s rainfall.
An antiquated health and commerce fragment cites Mrs. Lizstein of Duke-street, praising a kidney remedy after months of back pain and fatigue. The notice touts bottles priced at 2/9 and 3/5, mentions patent medicines, and lists distribution through local storekeepers.
The note lists events at the Y.R.C Autumn Meeting including the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap. It shows the Australian Cup run date and the Newmarket Handicap at six furlongs with a March 2 date. A brief, odd insertion mentions Ty Hurnatt's hairdressing salon.
Meckering Race Club announces a race meeting on Wednesday March 24 1915 with six events including Mortlock Handicap Trial and Meckering Handicap. Nominations close March 15 with fees due, and conditions require weights re handicapped after declaration. Ball at night noted.
The Northam Post Office timetable lists daily and weekly mails including deliveries to Leonora, Meekatharra, and Goomalling with special routes from Perth. A travelling post office operates on Saturdays excepted, with additional mails from Perth and other stations arriving daily.
The Goomalling race meeting on Saturday March 13, 1915 features multiple races including OlOlvmsa Plate first class, Second Class Purse, and First-CLASS Plate with weights, plus a Hack Race and Trial Stakes. Nomination details, weights, and penalties apply. closing date March 3.
A historic statement lists balances and expenditures for the Northam Distress Bell Fund as of a date in Senuney. It records payments to individuals and groups including Trades Gala stalls and various named contributors, with balances and cheques noted alongside names such as Mitchell, Robertson, Foley, Byfield, Sworn, Spencer, Wright, Regan, Harrison, Dale, Viveash, Lyon, Urwin, and others. The account references local clubs, the Northam Brewery, Workers' Club, Union Bank, West End State School, and charitable gifts marked Christmas Gifts and a cheque exchange balance. The entry ends with a note about balance on hand and a final remark about a face massage event at Tim Harsett's Hairdressing Galea.
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