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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
4
A garbled OCR listing numerous trades and businesses along Gerald Street including Tailors Drummers Veterinary services Livery and Motors and a variety of merchants such as bootmakers hairdressers engineers and insurance firms. The fragment mentions several establishments by name and type across the street with scattered addresses and descriptors.
An assorted street directory style listing names of hotels bakers grocers chemists livery stables and various trades. Includes Commercial Hotel J Comroy Alf E in family butcher Tam Ha Poel Goomalling Hotel W Derbyshire proprietor and other business owners such as F H Hatton butcher A B Royal grocer and draper Fenny Herford machiner y magenta and Patterson O auctioneers produce merchants.
The text discusses experimental support for momentum transfer by light in media and cites Professor Poynting's work on light pressure and elastic waves in materials. It notes shifts toward revised emission theories, links to dispersion debates, and mentions electron theory and radiation limits as part of a broader illumination of light's nature and its interaction with matter.
The article discusses light as elusive and personal, tying it to a philosophical idea about transmission and reception. It then shifts to military training regulations, detailing whole day drills, attendance, and scheduling across regions, with aims to balance discipline and local conditions.
Paull Nowengent Eckering Bon Marche Meekering Lardi Bros Tammin are named in a short ad style listing. No clear events or dates provided, but the piece appears as a compact notice of firms with possible regional references.
A detailed description outlines a novel cycle propulsion system using water tight casings and multiple propellers arranged around a central frame. It describes a pedal driven drive shaft, Lord-gear lubrication, and a petrol motor option for powering two or more propellers mounted on a tubular frame.
A sensational forecast declares Mridain's new cruisers will lead naval power, boasting 18.3 inch guns and heavier armor than any other fleet. Vessels will be the largest armoured ships, with 13.3 inch turrets and an implied 104 13.3 inch tonnage by spring 1913, promising unmatched fire and protection though the details remain uncertain.
An Adjutant General instruction from Head-Quarters Melbourne dated October 26, 1921, stresses utmost care during drill for all ranks especially weak or delicate boys and to remove any sign of weakness immediately to prevent over-fatigue. It directs experienced officers to keep the day’s plan intact while ensuring the outing is seen as useful and enjoyable.
The Sydney Taber Daily notes AW.U. members have raised over £51,000 in two years and expect £100,000 within months as branches contribute. Directors secure a Pitt Street site and plan modern machinery for a newspaper ahead of Federal elections. The piece lauds AW.U. members for exemplary conduct while criticizing a few selfish individuals.
The weights for the Goomalling race meeting set for tomorrow list divisions for horses that have not won a race and those aged four and over. Entries include Walchuland, Viagralh, Lady Komaria, and many others with weights from £5 to £6 and distances at five furlongs and about one mile. Open races specify prizes of First £6, Second £3, Third £2 with conditions tied to Eastern District ownership and training three months prior.
Race card shows handicaps and prize money for various races in the Eastern Districts with owners, horse names such as Silk Flag and Flying Handicap entries, and donor John Macintosh. Details include distances, purse allocations, and participant names across multiple heats.
First acceptances for the VEC Autumn Meeting at Newmarket include the Newmarket Handicap and Anaiating Cup. The sweepstakes offer 23 novae with added incentives and prize breakdowns for the six furlong desert course and other listed contenders such as Blairgowrie, Mot Air, Pride of Murito, Ayr Boy, and Sweet Malt.
Fragmentary report on the Australian Cup run dated March 5 describes stakes of 25 and 2000, with a second place showing of 600. The text is garbled but references Quied, Simon, and Indinerent in a horse racing context.
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