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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
3
Sellers in any township or country district offered farms and Northam own houses in central positions are sought by genuine buyers. No sale no commission. place your price and contact now.
The Keadeoup Development Ge seeks £31,000 loan secured by £30,000 debentures to cover £4,500 interest due this month and liquidate debts. Parliament discussed the matter, with a January 3 minute noting a previous refusal. Officials warn default could wind up the venture, yet supporters urge government help to develop a progressive settlement and boost local fruit and vegetable production at Kendenup.
A long critique argues that Australia’s tropical wastes can only be developed with colored labor. It denounces white labor opposition and cites supporters like Mr. De Garis, Premier Barwell, and Dr. Basedon while urging governmental backing for northern settlement and development.
Local column highlights Dale’s Great Summer Sale with heavy markdowns aimed at clearing stock. Personal notices report moves of bank staff, marriages, and arrivals, plus a motor accident, a fatal shooting misadventure, and railway commission motions. Also listed are military graves details and a South Australian plane crash injury update.
At St John’s Vestry meeting a report from the December Fair committee outlined allocated profits. The long disputed parish hall rates from 1816-18 were to be settled, a £12 item for a rector’s final piano payment held over, £2 for Forrest River Mission, and £0 008 toward parish debt. The old liability mostly cleared, with funds reserved for hall and rectory work this year. The rector noted the returned horse and a plan to hire another, Archdeacon Perth visit noted, and a tea gathering arranged for Mian Tuxy Monger’s home with Burgoyne Street residents.
The trial of Lernel Wallace Griad ley, 4 potato marchast, charged with delivering false accounts to the surveyor of taxes, ended with a withdrawal to a guilty plea on the indictment. The judge bound him over in £500 recognisance and ordered costs, after which he was discharged and collapsed, later recovering in hospital.
The sixth Perth wool sale held Saturday drew the largest buyer turnout yet. Merino prices rose about five percent over national sales, with certain lines up to 15 percent higher. Messrs and Co reported strong demand at their Olive Farm line, while Smith and Co Ltd offered a large 7562 bale catalogue, nearly all sold. The market reflected higher Eastern States rates, with top lot at 254d per lb from Behn Ord clip and regional owners receiving about 18d more on 1870 bales. A total of £237,304 will be distributed in the State on the upcoming instalment.
The text notes Mr Griffith as elected President of Ireland succeeding Mr De Valera, marking a transition in leadership and the continuation of the republic's executive office.
Halinuit trimarow Lhe Goomulling Rave Club opens the round of Eastern Districts Association meetings starting February with Northam on the 8th, Jennacabbine on the 15th, and Nod pay on the 22nd. Bookmakers face fierce bets as Doncaster and Sydney Cup values rise to £3000 and £6000 respectively.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a jumble of names and labels such as Antiocipitations Hardivee Grayily King Brown Flour High Wall Class Fates and Cornee Bloak with scattered numbers and terms. No coherent event or clear entities beyond scattered proper nouns appear.
Report of East Northam versus Railways with Railways bowled out for 88. East Northam then 114 for 9. Key scores include Phillips 11S, Eons 17, Obriel Hisan 15. Also notes Railways v Southern Brook with Hopkins 63 not out and Stone 46. South Alliance match in Sydney saw heavy scoring and a long declared innings, with Andrews 122 not out and final 334 declared.
Committees across districts respond to the Call of the Blind aiming to raise at least £10,000 to aid the blind in Western Australia. About £8,000 has been raised with six months remaining until January 31. Town by town sums are listed, including Albany £84 2s 8d and Perth residents urged to contribute.
An elderly Perth reader endorses Doan's Backache Kidney Pills after decades of back pain and rheumatism. The testimonial credits the treatment with long lasting relief and recommends purchasing from Foster-McClellan Co, 313 Murray Street, Perth, urging buyers to ensure they get the genuine Doan's product.
Reports say Hadfield defeated Arest to claim the world championship in sculling. The three miler Peonin is said to challenge Hadfield for the title while unrelated notes mention a North West survey flight and various local industrial inquiries.
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