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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
4
A late 1920s style notice records the Veonin Bond levying charges for the financial year to June 30 1920 and lists rates on pastoral and other holdings. The document bears the signature of James Bowen and includes a truncated employment ad seeking a girl to assist waitress with a good wage at an unspecified office.
Sunday masses at St Josephs and Irishtown churches with evening devotions. carnival at Northam drew close contests. A Friesian cow sold in Bloemfontein for £1350. Schools reopen as Walker's Book Store offers cheap school suppliers. Taxation lecture discusses sweep tickets and income tax implications. Local watch repairs business changes hands to Brian Ivimey with 20% stock reduction for new goods from England.
Dalgety and Co report the January 21 sale yarding 7481 sheep 2887 lambs 583 pigs 119 cattle with strong show of metropolitan and country buyers. Prices eased early then steadied with best crossbred wethers and merinos selling to 25s 5d and 21s 3d respectively. lambs mainly 18s to 20s with good hoggets. About 150 lambs were sold and 1530 graziers lifted stores.
The report notes farmer James Giblett of Goomalling is hospitalized in Northam. Minister J Scaddan visited Northam for the howling carnival. Mrs Horace Withnell, family, and Miss Morgan holiday in Albany. Evangelist WR Hibbut of Fremantle Church will preach at both services next Sunday. all are invited.
The Northam Exhibition committee works hard ahead of the event with the date to be announced in this paper. Interest grows in the Popular Lady Competition as the second day will feature Farmers Day. Mr W Martin of Northam will speak at 3 pm on Wheat Growing and Fertilization. Exhibits include agricultural implements touted as money savers for farmers.
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