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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
3
The New Year began with drums and a strong east wind followed by the heaviest rain the elder residents recall. It filled lakes and damaged water supply, aiding dams but draining wells. Settlers ask when the rail line will reach the district to haul seed wheat and fertilizer before year end.
War correspondent Philip Gibbs describes England unable to grasp the horror of invasion. He details families displaced across Picardy and Artois, with lists of missing spouses and children, the fear and hunger on the roads, and the looming threat as German forces move.
Recruiting officer at Northam to enlist a further batch of 30 men for expeditionary forces, in addition to about a dozen already sent or preparing to depart. Notices sent for medical exams. attendance requires notice. Week’s enrollees include Cuthbert Copen, William Philipson, and others. Several leave for camp next week. A school of instruction for officers is at Osborne rifle range. Lieuts Burch Oktham Oldham attend. Sergeant Major Ellis returns to Northam attached to the Light Horse.
Unsettled weather persisted in eastern districts with a fringe storm passing northward. Showers made the day sultry as a thunderstorm moved between Gouinulling and Dowerm. A slight washaway near Nambing affected the railway line but did not stop a train. 140 points of rain were recorded. Damaged lines on the Doweriu Merredin route from earlier storms have been repaired and trains resumed normal service.
Readings list daily December temperatures with numerous figures and scattered January values. The data shows nightly highs and lows, noting several days with readings in the 60s and 70s, and a cluster of December totals around 60 to 70 degrees. The sequence includes multiple dates and inconsistent formatting but centers on recording winter temperatures across December into January.
A Northam magistrate handles multiple opium cases from the Chinese quarter raid. Tom Ying faces a £10 fine or two months' gaol for unlawful opium possession. Spicer and Num are fined 2 shillings and £5 or a month’s imprisonment for opium found in their possession. Ah Hoy charged with stealing slippers and six shillings’ worth of goods is bound over under the First Offenders Act to restitution.
A Royal Army Medical Corps member recounts gruesome scenes after a fierce clash. British, French, and German casualties lie among trees as soldiers cope with loss and fear. A Highlander clasps a Testament while mortally wounded men pray. near him a dying officer recalls birthday wishes.
A Belgian correspondent for the Daily Express describes German plunder in Brussels and surrounding areas. He notes furniture moved to two lots, valuables from ministerial offices sent to Germany, and chalked officer names on vans. Art collections, jewelry, and silver were carried away from estates and chateaus, with an art expert advising thieves. Cellars emptied across Belgium as ruse to seize wine. Village tickets show official orders to loot houses deemed rich. Plunder extends to Aerschot and Louvain where wealth is concentrated.
A scrambled collection of Napoleon quotes on war and leadership observes brutal truth and humor. It notes open enemies over doubtful allies, the value of intelligence with force, and the instinctive French valor.
An office advert promotes dentally simple services from visiting a card to poster printing and offers a wrinkle relief course led by Tim Haesnett, a local hairdressing salon proprietor, focusing on facial massage techniques.
Advertisers are asked to note that all alterations to standing advertisements must reach the office no later than Wednesday and Saturday evenings. All copy for display advertisements must be handed in before midday on Monday and Thursday. Try a brusk-up or electric face massage at T. Harnett's hairdressing savemr.
A customer increased their banking account balance by communicating with Hobart through A J Castiedine, asserting they will never go wrong.
A Times letter from a distinguished Mar nard professor living in Germany expresses horror at Antwerp and the war’s savagery. The writer, born American, admires German culture yet condemns Prussian militarism, fears no swift peace, and notes Britain's leadership while lamenting lack of unity at home and abroad. He recalls strong anti German sentiment and urges frank discussion.
Acceptances for Helena Vale Races list horses across races at seven furlongs six furlongs and one mile fourteenth with names including Gurkha Plte Lace Codilla Highgate Mural Rose Flyvns Rute Chestermiss Testude Cosy Royal Vixen and more. The card features Jumpers and a showcase for Bombardier and Sotto amid a foggy list of entries and prospects.
Observing the Morning Post Roll of Honor listing the first five names as only sons a father with an only son in the frame offers verses. He honors his child and reflects on sacrifice, grief, and resilience as he recounts a family’s adjusted future without a son while others endure nine children.
Horse races listed with weights prizes and entries for the INESDAV meeting on February 17 including FIRST CLASS PLATE SIX FURLONGS GALLOWAY WANDICAT TENNACHREINE HANDICAP and SECOND CLASS PURSE with detailed stakes and entry fees. It notes weights reductions, eligibility, and official rules on nominations and fees.
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