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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
6
A New York Herald cable reports Belmont Park racecourse again swept by flames, burning two stables near ground level and killing 28 thoroughbreds including The Knocker. Investigators suspect German incendiaries tied to plans for using the course as an aviation field. prior fire in April caused about 1 million dollars in damage.
The American Steel Export Co reports over 12 000 tons of barb wire sent to Allied armies since the trench warfare began in France and Russia. The heavy four pointed olive drab wire is shaped to block troops, with coils that burst open like a clock spring or woven into intricate defensive mazes for trench protection and controlled retreat.
At 8 o clock this morning begins one of the largest sales in Northam history. The event is staged at Dale's Bon Marche and Beehive Stores, amid heavy rains and the Avon River flood. Shoppers are expected to flood both centres as price lists promise thousands of sacrificed articles and deep discounts.
Genuine remedy with the signature Martin, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Southampton, England, endorsed for a broad range of female complaints.
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