Nominations Close For February Jennacubbine Club Race
Nominations close on Saturday of next week for the February Jennacubbine Race meeting. The club invites entries and outlines deadline details for competitors and supporters.
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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
3
Nominations close on Saturday of next week for the February Jennacubbine Race meeting. The club invites entries and outlines deadline details for competitors and supporters.
The Newcastle Race Club postponed a March meeting due to lack of a quorum. Members urge a new date on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Despite offers to cover stalls and cut costs, fears of financial loss persist as other clubs meet. A meeting is set for Thursday February 2 at 8 pm at Freemasons Hotel.
Garcas Qase announces Wirth's Circus opening Monday February 8 near the Grand Hotel. The program promises diverse acts, including American and French performers, aerial displays, trained horses, and a dramatic mensure. The big show travels from London to York with a feature macagerie and rare wonders.
Wednesday at Northam bowling green drew about forty members for a post noon game showing the sport’s growing appeal. The Harkness Trophy first round progressed with several results listed and matches set to be completed by February 6.
The Northam Race Club outlines the February meeting program with hid e d dose events totaling 69 pounds in stakes. Notable races include the Brench Handicap over 420 yards and the Belgium Stakes at 10 pounds for six furlongs. Nominations close February 34 and final payments due February 22 ahead of the Wednesday February 25 meet.
A Totail farmers meeting at Mr Butteris homestead discussed re pricing of eastern lands. The group backed a fair first class land price not above tos per acre and argued for a staged rental plan tied to land value, aiming to cover costs and yield a dividend. Resolutions were sent to the district member.
The Gralin and Foodstuffs Board announces a public statement as it reviews state wheat supplies. Officers, including G L Sulton and Monger, meet with associations to secure wheat for farmers. The board aims to minimize disruption and ensure usable wheat, with a formal update to follow.
A Sunday match at Nungle between Nungle and Wonramne drew a large crowd. Wonramne won by one run in a final tense finish with ten men, needing 195 to win in 130 minutes after Nungle posted 134. Final scores list RB Donegan E Lawler Lawler Beard, J Watson, Murphy Perrin Brennan, McCinney Buddey Rogers Twine Morphy and others.
In a ragged page lineup the match lists players Wongamine, Watson, Donegan, and Perrin among Rovers, with W Donegan and H Tawell cited. Beatings by Beard Heard Lawler and Tawell bowling mark the night, ending with an unspecific sundries tally and total.
Mrs JH Hatfield met Nor tham on Wednesday to spend several weeks at Cottesloe Beach. Mrs Clune of Wongamine, ill weeks ago, shows excellent recovery and remains at Fermoy Northam for two to three weeks. Mr T Harkness WA Bank Nor tham leaves today for six weeks in the Eastern States, wed by Mr W S Strang former Coot gardie manager and current inspector of branches.
An account of the Midland Railway Company of West Australia annual meeting in London five weeks ago. The chairman praised the state manager Mr Stead for cost reductions and improved efficiency. Sales and fees rose by 27 percent with a £17,724 198 increase in purchase price receipts. Of ready made farms offered for sale 30 of 58 were disposed. The chairman spoke of past difficulties, capital reorganization, and cautious optimism for future development of the railway and its lands despite the Walang Hills line issues.
Advertisers are asked to send alterations to standing advertisements no later than Wednesday and Saturday evenings. All copy for display advertisements must be handed in before midday on Mondays and Thursdays. Castledine's is promoted as the best and cheapest place to meet advertising needs.
A clipped discourse from Wogan Hills argues government should grant farmers a two year rent payment deferral with zero interest to ease costs. The plea cites high seed prices, wage and freight pressures, and a drop in wheat prices, urging relief funds and extended credit to sustain cultivation and avoid eviction.
Fragmentary weather item reports unusually high summer temperatures at Northam with scattered dates listed, including January days and misspelled month names, showing inconsistent sequence and unclear readings.
A Tim Tarnett salon reports rising client numbers after installing a new instrument for hair strengthening. The service uses a method tied to Hobart branch Af Castledine and appears to boost client loyalty and bookings.
A Linden Spectator piece argues Germany faces a time driven push on Britain with a rapid invasion plan. It outlines a staged German assault via submarine and transport fleets, rail and sea movements, and defensive countermeasures, stressing risks and the need for speed and morale.
London tightens wartime safety rules as new Metropolitan Police power expands. The order ends monthly renewal and bans exterior lights beyond advertising and lamination fronts. A new requirement demands headlights on vehicles showing rear lights to prevent collisions in crowded streets.
In a New Zealand interview Prime Minister Fisher defends naval defense costs as heavy but bearable. He says Australians are proud of seamen and that the Commonwealth will carry out its double duty to defend its territories and help kin elsewhere. He notes the Naval Agreement Act empowers fleet use and expresses confidence in dominion navies aiding the United Kingdom and other dominions.
Dr Gastineau Earle cites Napoleon's retreat as proof that good feeding wins wars. The British army’s ration evolved from meat and bread to include vegetables and oatmeal, with experiments in 1909 10 showing the peace ration adequate but the war ration short. A reserve iron ration and emergency ration, including concentrated food and chocolate, were tested, and the lecturer urged a diet slightly under fed to preserve body reserves for wheat shortages.
The verse invites readers to join the excitement of a major horse race. It calls for six shillings to be sent to Jack Cody, Tattersall's agent, at Towerin, to participate in the bustling scene and the galloping mob.
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