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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
2
The Tresbyterian Tennis Club plans a charity concert at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening with local lending helpers and an expected orchestral performance. The event begins at eight o'clock sharp and aims to be a notable town entertainment.
June notices list six mile race results and participants under the Military Sports Club, with names like Mettam Hammer and Wot tenlea. Evening events include a Palace Theatre cricket benefit, a social at the Railway Trustyte, and Northam Agricultural Society show planning.
Geo Throssell will be held in the Council Chamber Northam on a date to be announced. The notice outlines a forthcoming session presided by Hos. Throssell. Local residents are advised to attend or note the specified venue.
Four youths aged 18 to 20 faced charges in Northam Police Court before Mr. W D Cowan for using obscene language and causing disturbances in Pitzgerakt Street and at Avon Bridge Hotel. Police testified to parrotlike expletives, rowdy behavior, and disruptions on Saturday nights. Fines were imposed and two others released after adjournment.
Amid optimistic forecasts from the Commonwealth Weather Bureau Perth, rainfall across districts shows uneven but general soaking. The latest totals for the month include Norham at 261 points, with districts such as Nadham, York, Meckering, Cunderdin, Nuirading, Goomalling, Wongun, Dowerin and Borreffocking reporting varied gains as the season trends toward improvement.
After two decades on the Northam Roads Board and twenty five years in public service, Mr Hancock was honored with a formal presentation. Speakers praised his diligence, loyalty to the district, and leadership as chairman, noting his early work as a pathfinder to Koebourne and his long, steady influence on local roads.
At Northam Town Hall a farewell social honored Mr. Irvine Coulter with more than 50 townsmen in attendance. Led by Mr. Colebatch and others, the event featured a Northam Quartette Party and several contributors performing songs while patrons raised funds to present a commemorative memento to the departing civil servant.
The notice reports resident engineer in the Northam Willer Supply Department preparing to save the district during holidays. It notes Mr McCabe taking charge of the focal office and Sergeant Connor as delegate to a forthcoming Police Conference in the north. It mentions Pemberton traveling to Sydney and members presenting a token and gifts on the eve of departure for the Kant on all months’ holiday.
A civic farewell in Northam honored Mr. Camm a longtime Lands Department surveyor. Mayor and council delivered tributes and gifts as he prepares a world trip after fifteen years in the town and a long career in the department. The gathering praised his service and linked the occasion to community friendship.
An unclear report describes a toast honoring a cause with a remnant group and several named participants. The account mentions arrangements, a tasting table, and visiting cards, but many names and actions are obscured in the unreadable text.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mr Virace representing Avotensin and Mr Cecil Joffrey with a reference to an excursion or tour. Details of purpose or location are obscured.
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