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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1911
Page
2
Applications with credentials due February 3 1913 for joint duties of Secretary Supervisor and Collector to the above Board at a stipend of 300 per annum. All Wheel Taxes and Tog Licenses must be paid to the Board by March end. Defaulting owners will be prosecuted. Hy order.
Road board advertises vehicle digs and repairs at Carta Unpringes and other sites. Details and permits must be updated by February 24. Persons holding vehicle wells or posts in Goomalling are warned to respond or face action after the date. Secretary E P Edwards signs the notice dated January 24.
A local tailoring shop issues a public notice denying rumors that the business has closed. The notice states the tailor remains at Filegerald Street with a large range of suitings trousers and coatings, offering price right and guaranteed workmanship.
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Parliament advances the yaruod railway hill project with minimal delays and aims to connect agricultural districts to state networks. The Eastern Midlands line via Goonalling and Wongan Hills to Mullewa is debated, with Yalgoo vs Mullawa junction concerns and broader calls to boost agricultural land use and regional development.
A wartime government outline advocates liberating wealth, redistributing land for all citizens, and state led production in agriculture, mining, timber and manufacturing. It calls for a government built railway to connect regions, aiming to empower industry and complete the long delayed project next year.
Disorderly conduct case links to Corveline Butterly at Northam Police Court with fines and possible jail time. Drunkenness and other offenses feature Ching Yip and a drink violation. accident at Mal Hwe's Yard noted with hand injury. nominations for local race and market notices announced. wheat harvest at Victorian stations up. Diamond Wedding celebrated. long illness of George Boyan. a busy sale weekend at Ben Marche Stores. Northam Rifle Club meeting set. police court records list varied charges from driving without lights to theft and cruelty to a horse with several cases of alcohol-related trouble.
A number of uniliteral letters were found on the Exst Northarn reserve Sunday and returned to the post office. After examination envelopes were delivered by a special messenger. the department secured each letter. An inquiry has been in progress and the facts may become public. His Honor Mr. Cowan appears as a magistrate in Kellerberrin with the Eastern courier remarking on the dignity of justice.
In Vert and Dirk-Hartog Island districts the Withnell family, led by Mrs. Withnell, long residents of the Rocuiurno-ilietriet, are highlighted as notable settlers. The late Mr. Withnell is remembered, while Mrs. Withnell preserves marine relics and promotes exchange of antiquities. Other Withnells, including John and Farmer Withnell, hold property in Roebourge and Northam, with John’s estate joining the Nor-West region. The family’s work on aborigines is also noted, with future editions promised.
The Government Gazette lists 204 qualified practitioners in Western Australia with many based outside the State. It also records 208 ministers registered for marriage ceremonies, detailing denominations such as Church of England, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and others with counts for each group.
Meswra Ekior Shenton wail Co reports a lively turnout with 182 sheep and 1 pig sold. Buyers showed strong demand for sheep though horses and cattle remained dull. notable prices included full mouth lambs and weaners, while porkers slipped to low bids.
The piece critiques insults to women in Melbourne over hobble skirts and notes Wisconsin Legislature’s proposed ban on similar attire. It lampoons male dictation of women's dress while quoting Mr. Underwood on language study and praising Homeric Greek.
In Northam Police Court Mr W D Cowan presided. Sydney Ford faced cruelty to a horse allegations after the animal was injured from overwork. The case noted the horse’s severe injuries and the judge ordered a fine of twenty shillings with costs. Laurence Nelligan faced insult charges amended to include insulting words directed at a wife and family. William Tink reported a drunken disturbance with a wife and another woman under drink influence. The defendant denied using offensive language. witnesses described a tense scene and a man’s thumb injury during the altercation.
Michael Koletos faced charges for permitting offensive matter on premises as police in Kellerberrin report. Gallagher Wax allegedly attempted to kill himself by railway, arrest made after inquiry. Hearing adjourned for ten days while constable Makis records details and references a misprinted quote from a local paper.
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