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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
2
A special month's course of day classes for farmers starts June 7 1915 at University Buildings Perth. A prospectus may be obtained from the Registrar at Cathedral Chambers Perth. A Tower course on agriculture with tuition and laboratory work runs eight weeks in July and August to enroll talents and provide additional training.
Sealed tenders for conveyance of mail routes from Korreluckine to Yorkrakine and Tammin areas, via Korrelocking and Elashgin, due by date in Perth. Tender packages available from the Government Post Office, Perth, with conditions noting the lowest bidder not guaranteed acceptance and contracts for one to three years from July.
A lost booklet belonging to the Red Cross Society containing raffle or ticket numbers 77 through yh has been reported missing. The item is sought by the secretary of the Red Cross Society.
Local paper reports a business change with Mir B B.C purchasing Short and Nunne’s grocery in West Northam to be run under Mir Frederick Chidlow. Also notes public trial on a road making machine, court sentence for John Adams, Red Cross Ball proceeds, and other community updates including harvest and orchard registration notices.
The Department of Lands and Surveys notifies overdue half year rents due by 31 May 1915 with a 4 shilling fine if paid after 31 May. Late payment may lead to forfeiture. remission requests will be considered on their merits. Under-Secretary for Trade R Cech Clifton May 21 1915.
Take notice that all orchards vineyards gardens and nurseries containing one or more fruit trees and all fruit shops where fruit trees plants or leis are sold must be registered before 29th July 1913. Application forms and envelopes available from the Office Road Board Municipal Office Agricultural Department Fruit Inspectors and in all Tax Forms outlets. Forms will be forwarded on receipt of 1d postage. Edgar I Owen Registrar of Orchards Stat Taxation Department Perth April 1915.
Full particulars on application to the Headmaster at Government School Northam. Subjects listed include Arithmetic Mathematics History Geography Commercial and Public Service Shorthand Book keeping Drewcutting Stillinery Cookery Homemaking Elementary Chemistry and Physics Workshop Drawing.
Tenders for Malahaine School Quarters Alterations will be received by the Hon. the Minister for Work until noon June. Details available at the Court House Nor tham CA Mount Under-Secretary for Public Works.
At a monthly meeting of the Nerllysn Agiaul tural Society committee held Saturday the group debated scheduling An annie ’qttow. A motion to hold the show on October 20 failed after members argued stock readiness and harvest timing would affect attendance and quality.
The May Reserve edged Wesley Clubs 1 to 0 in a pennial contest on Saturday after even sets, winning with a 1A games margin. May Reserve led early and held on as the result determined the outcome.
A Northam demonstration for the Kitchener Pledge marched from the Town Hall to Fitzgerald Street and the Palace Theatre. The Dean of Perth spoke, urging broad support to recruit members, with Salvation Army and Band of Hope children among attendees.
The Tooilyay District Council of the Farwers and Settlers Association met at Dowerin with delegates from Toodyay, Wyalenthian, Trayning, Goumualling, and other districts. Motions covered trail service alterations, Denmark resolution support, conference debates, bankruptcy charges, flour mill co operative, railway freight relief, amalgamation across Australia, country telephone facilities, and defences and land policy.
Officials discuss restoring Saturday night train to Korrelocking, licensing dogs for farming, and automatic road boards under the Roads Board Act. They approve a wheat contract form, set nomination fees for district council ballots, and plan next meeting dates and a land Attendment Bill promise.
A garbled OCR fragment references a fire and dates from February through May with unclear totals. It mentions numbers and cages but lacks coherent context or identifiable names, locations, or organizations to confirm specifics. The text remains too fragmentary to establish a definite event, participants, or outcome.
The Red Cross Society Nor tham branch acknowledges donations and attendees including Mrs Chirenty Spyncar and Mrs Sax Mitchell and Mr B A Lockyertie among others. Collected at Junnacubbine were funds and a donation of cotton valued by Kenny Bros. A meeting was held on Sunday with local branches and supporters in attendance.
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