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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
2
Workplaces rally to support those in need with donations and subscriptions for relief. Beneficiaries include local families and workers assisting during tough times, with organizers calling for broad participation across companies and unions.
Fragmented notices list rental rooms and stables on Fitzgerald Street and Belby Street with measurements and land details, followed by a Health Board license notice for 1915 and registration deadline. Also includes a 1915 impounded horse notice, and a church service schedule with Reverend McLaren.
Reverend B. C. Stricksoott announces services at the Baptist church with Sunday school and Bible class. The message centers on spiritual guidance and personal growth through faith and study.
A sale notice concerns American Confectionery on Fitagerolt Street Northam selling drinks and ices. The fragment references Goomalling and Dowsrin mail with a date of Friday January 8, 1415.
Amid wartime censorship there is broad criticism of official limits on war news. Australian censors, led by Captain Corbet, are accused of overreach and masking facts that could aid the enemy. The Melbourne Argus and London press protest, urging restraint and clearer discretion. Headlines note a mood of distrust toward authorities and concern over withheld information.
Current happenings report masses at Simday morning in the cendo Church and at St Josephs Northam, devotions at St Josephs at 7.40. Municipal and health licenses for 1915 due in one month at the town clerk’s office. The Victro Boy's will perform at Northam Town Hall with patriot choruses. A local dispute about loot and a drowning death in Melbourne are briefly noted.
Personal news lists engagements, holidays, and travels involving James Mitchell A Jett an Testy, Leopold Gladstone Wroth, Hilda May De Smanson, Kitty Curtis, Arthur M Dermott, A A Middleton, Teck, B P Chidiow, George Macpherson, Harry Jackson, W T McCay, W K Burton and Mrs Burton. The report mentions plans to visit Albany Bunbury Toodyay and Busselton, a holiday pause, a Sydney voyage, and a serious accident in Esperance affecting the Burtons and Mrs Harley Tight. An unrelated note claims electric brushes brighten hair.
John Thomas Smith grandson of early Western Australian migrants died at Wongamrine aged 17. He lived in the eastern districts all his life, suffered heart weakness, and collapsed while tending a garden after a bee sting. Funeral today. He leaves a widow, two sons, a daughter, and several surviving siblings and relatives across Toodyay and nearby districts.
Northam Bowing Green stands as the town’s leading resort with bowls the main sport. Over thirty players were on the green Wednesday afternoon and attendance has been higher than last year. A larger membership and healthier club funds suggest real prosperity, aided by locals holidaying less. The electric left fours begin play next Monday. A new trophy for a handicap singles event, requiring two bowls, is offered by T Harkness. Secretary Barry Chidlow and George Macpherson will miss a week or two for coastal holidays.
A New Year Eve ball at Bakers Hill hall by the local tennis club drew visitors from Perth York Mokine and Clickline. Delegations praised the decor music and catering with several named attendees and organizers thanked for their gratuitous efforts.
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