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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
2
University of Western Australia announces day classes for farmers starting June 7 1915 in Perth at University Buildings. A prospectus is available from the Registrar. An eight week longer course combining lectures and labs runs July through August beyond the regular farmers course.
Myarlen invites Noriam residents to stand by as Palace Theatre Northam presents a special two night program. Citizens are urged to lend their support and attend the moments of entertainment planned.
An old theatre note advertises The Dandies in Northam on Thursday June 24. It mentions advance bookings with prices for reserved and general seating, plus no extra charge for booking. The note lists managers and producers and urges readers to see the next issue for more details. It also includes several small classifieds: a job ad for a skilled machinist, a furnished mouse to let, and a furnished cottage rental.
To Let two rooms for a married couple in East Northam Apply to the Northam Free Evening Continuation Classes office Second Term commenced May 31 1913 Male and Female students aged 14 to 18 receive free instruction in English and selected subjects including arithmetic history geography shorthand bookkeeping dressmaking millinery cookery homemaking chemistry and physics Workshop drawing Full particulars from the Head of the Continuation Class Government School Northam Tenders invited returnable June 19 for road works and gravelling details at the Board office Lowest tender not necessarily accepted J W Smythe Secretary
FORTHAM Certified Registered Midwife offers maternity care at Wellington Street Northam with superior accommodation. Outdoor cases attended and railway timetables hint at regular visits by midwives to the town, though some details are unclear.
True Notice that all orchards vineyards gardens and nurseries and fruit shops must be registered before 2gth June. On receipt of application in Form 2 TE notify the Rey's Oration for payable. Card forms obtainable at the Office Road Board Municipal Offices Agricultural Department and at all tax forms outlets. Forms forwarded at one export postage. EDGAR T. OWEN Registrar of Orchards State Taxation Department Perth.
Medical surgical and midwifery notices alongside a church timetable. Holy Communion at 9 50 a m and 11 a m with Evensong at 7 40 a m. Children’s services at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Country services at Peter's Jennapultin Seabrook Alban Luxmoore Marshall rector Baptist Church.
A report from Friday dated June 18 1415 details ongoing hostilities between the Goomailing and Dowsyia powers. Forces clash near disputed borders with reports of skirmishes and shifting front lines. Officials urge restraint while diplomacy proceeds amid mounting casualties.
The passage critiques the Royal Commission and Government for attempting to centralise the wheat trade. It argues the plan breached faith, harmed the community, and failed to gain powers needed. Control returns to the Grain and Poodstuffs Board while questions about contracts and profits linger. Public inquiry is urged when Parliament reconvenes.
A summary of scattered Northam district items includes upcoming events in Geomalling and Quairading, church confirmations in St. Peters and prayers at St Gere, plus social meetings and a Dancing event at the Railway Institute. A fatal stroke at Tammin leads to burial arrangements, and a church consecration by the Archbishop of Perth is noted alongside a music examination and a local nomination for Hutchins’s travel.
Registration figures for the year show routine totals as of the 2g hours ending at 6 on July dates. Me 1 W. Tsim oversee the overbridge survey for mail and passenger conveyance to Goomalling, with Northam services operating Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings, and return departures from Goomalling. The Government Land venture led by Mr AL Morrell will stay in North.
A plea from Lady Barron urges Australian workers to donate every shilling for wounded soldiers. Government House notes urgent need for surgical supplies and garments for Egypt and the Dardenelles. The appeal stresses that even the smallest collection can save lives and asks collectors to forward funds to the treasurer.
A special Red Cross Society meeting will be held at Northam Town Hall on Tuesday at 1 o'clock to consider actions regarding a correspondence from Perth headquarters. Members express anxiety to do the best for the cause and request full attendance.
Emily Castledine aged 95, widow of Color-Sergeant-Major Castledine, obituary notes a storied life. Born in Keb iit Noyatinbar, she shared her husband’s wartime career from the Katte wars to British campaigns in South Africa and Egypt, and later the couple’s residence in New Zealand and Western Australia.
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