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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
2
St John’s Holy Communion at 10? morning sessions on Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday with 9 am Thursday. Evensong daily except Tuesday. St James Tuesday Holy Communion at 9 45 am and Evensong at 7.
The Fremantle market reports prime heavy bullocks selling around 43 pounds and fat sheep fetching high prices in Melbourne. Northam sees a Red Cross display at 3 30 pm in the Town Hall, a society fundraiser from lamb sales, and tributes to Donald McLaren with a large funeral cortege. Also noted are the Industries Assistance Board appointments, a Farmers and Settlers Association move toward a cooperative trading company, and a forthcoming Stanley M Kay Pantomime visit to Northam with a long cast and lavish production credits.
The text notes a religious service schedule with Rev G Mel as preacher. Junior C.E. meets in the morning, followed by a Bible class and evening service.
FRIDAY JULY 16 1915 short local notices and headlines appear on the Che Goomalling Dowerin Mail page with brief items and advertisements. Reported events include community updates and public notices from the region.
Northam social and club events include a vocal and dance fundraiser for the Red Cross with Miss Bowen coordinating secretarial tasks. A landed grants list from the Land Board includes properties allocated to Bannard Boyle and Haynes. Local Labor Women’s Social Club held a euchre and dance with prizes won by Mrs Plummer and Mr McKenzie, and dancing till midnight. A sheep sale occurred in East Northam with 210 wethers and ewes sold. Paralytic stroke struck Alexander Gillespie at the Club Hotel, later admitted to Fermoy Private Hospital.
Tenders are invited for Totagin No 2 weather calling. Replies must be addressed to the Minister of Works and reach by noon July 20. Details available at Court House Northam and Police Station Merredin.
An old advertisement notes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for a nighttime cough remedy. The brief entry references a 16 dose or dose amount context typical of period catalogs.
The Mayor presided as the Principal urged appointing an executive committee and ward committees. Names were listed for East Central and West wards with many local residents and ladies noted. Envelopes and donor badges were proposed for a July 30 collection drive.
Ladies of Waeel formed a Red Cross Society branch after a social afternoon. Poor weather and distance limited attendance, pledges of help came from absent residents. A fundraising event is set for July 2 at Mr Tile Collins Haverhill Waeel with 2.30 pm start, tea sixpence, admission one shilling, plus produce stalls and a medical program planned.
Public meeting at Government House on June 15 explained that the July 30 appeal is not creating a new fund but an extra appeal for the Red Cross Legacy. His Excellency closed with optimism that the appeal would be successful. Sir Mawor Stone moved a resolution supported by Archbishop Riley.
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