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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
4
SPECIAL NOTICE announces the new Show Hoomaan General Office at Marquis Street near West Perth Station opening July 1. It offers a full range of agricultural machinery spare parts and accessories from State Implement Works with Mull stocks in Perth to speed country despatch.
Public Works petty contract notices solicit bids for Northam School Storm works from the Henister for Works by July 3. Details relate to Court Houses in Northam and York under the Under Secretary for Public Works.
Meckering Road Board CunderDin invites tenders for gravelling and road works up to Thursday 28 June. Works include Y6 chains gravelling Mt Annie Road 20 chains Sudholtz Ra Wneel 80 chains Mt Annie Rd extension 80 chains gravelling Woonwooring Road seven chains gravelling and retopping. McKies Round Conderdin 45 chains gravelling retopping south Conderdin equal chains clearing Liverseys Siding. Serants cost estimates. Hodgson secretary.
Nome warns that persons neglecting to pay licenses on all motor vehicles carts carriages dairies goats and toys before July 1 will be proceeded against for recovery of sum due. The notice names H. Deunce as authorizing official.
Northam Local Board of Health cautions guardians to seek medical attention for children showing cold symptoms sore throat or mumps and to use an effective gargle as the season approaches.
Sunday service details at Wesley Church include Rev. H. Faull Mording Fram delivering a sermon on Morel and Spiritual Forces with a children's address on Animals, and a Sunday school lesson. Miss Nellie Faull to sing, evening service at 7:30 with choral performance and the theme Lord God of Heaven. Music by Miss G. Martin and a recording by Mr J W Purslowe.
A social will be held under the auspices of the Social Club at the Railway Institute this evening with 1s admission. Wheat reception figures show nearly 46 million bags for 1916-17, only 245,000 shipped. Giraud Station in Nor'-West purchased by Mr Mat Harper from Giraud Pastoral Co for 45 850 000 on a walk in walk out basis. Mr Thomas Sermon of Grass Valley reports his son Jim Sermon, 28th Battalion, died of wounds at Princes Christian Hospital London in June. Britain spends about eight million pounds daily in war effort, about L65 per head. Tragic accident near Toodyay as two young Daughters of Mr and Mrs W Syred in a vehicle. one 13 killed, other seriously injured. Heavy rains at Northam with 68 points noted at local P.O on Wednesday. June total 332 points. Leather artache cakes and mirrors catalogued at Walker’s Book Store. Northam Workers’ Club half-yearly meeting reports a sound financial position. social evening planned and presentation for Mr W McKay, leaving for Eastern States. Holy Mass at St Joseph’s Northam Sunday 48 o'clock and at Gross Valley 10. Evening devotions 7.30.
Dr Mackie voices despondency at a Narrogin meeting linking national woes to public interest. He cites a shown picture and notes poor attendance at a ratepayers meeting, contrasting with crowds for entertainment and asking God to help Australia. The quote ends by asking if people will attend to hear him or see Charlie Chaplin.
On Tuesday June 16 at 3 00 residents are urged to donate water bags and other suitable gifts for the Light Horse troops. A grand musical program and afternoon tea will accompany the appeal, honoring those serving in desert campaigns.
An old advert compares a soldier’s aim to business goals and urges readers to visit Carter and Co. in Northam for scarce rage blankets flannels and drapery at reasonable prices. The copy promotes value, stock, and service as hitting a chosen target.
A correspondent in England notes wartime rationing reshapes cuisine from cakes and desserts to simpler fare. Creamed sweets and nuts vanish from shop windows while sugar portions shrink. theatre evenings lose chocolate boxes after eight. Potatoes become scarce as optimism grows for summer and war’s end.
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