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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
2
Easter Monday April 19 to April 45 1904 at Tocal Hall and Grounds Jennapullin. Held to aid the Catholic Church Building Fund with horse events pedestrian events and handicappers listed. Judges and starters include H Withnell War Riandle T R Oldham and W F Rumble in a community sports fundraiser.
A historical sports programme lists handicaps in sprint and trot events with prize details and post entries. Also announced is an Easter Bazaar opening Monday April 4 and closing Wednesday April 15, plus a creditors meeting for an unnamed debtor on April 4 at 7 o clock, with officials and offices noted.
A meeting of all interested persons will form the Bras Band Fuham at the Town Hall on Wednesday next April 1 at 8 pm. The Mayor Mr O d Bernard will preside, lads specially invited.
An auction by Watts & Co will offer mortgaged properties at the Shamrock Hotel Northam on Saturday March 4. Properties include Northam Town Lot 43 Fitzgerald Street with two homes, and Northam Town Lot 148 near Mike and Childlow streets with 1 acre 1 rood 3 perches. Details from Mr Pearsott Lyon solicitor or the auctioneer.
Northam Road Board invites tenders for forming gravelling clearing and stone work across East Ward Jennapullin Meenaar Meckering and other roads. Tenders addressed to the Chairman and endorsed Tenders must be received by 5 p.m. Friday April 3 1914. Details at the Board office Northam. No tender guaranteed.
The Annual Meeting of the Ratepayers of the Northam Road Board will be held at the Office of the Board Vitagerald Street Northam on Saturday the fourth day of April at 3 p.m. M Carroll serves as Chairman.
WANTED to buy breeding ewes for cash 1499 to 200 head to launch end of May state price and mating to Jeffrey ami Sons Newleyine Northam P.O. Woman seeks farm work and two useful laborers apply M.W Thig Office Sunday March 29 7 am Knee Drill Corps Cadets 1 am Holiness Meeting led by Lieut Henstridge Address by Captain Smarer a pan Praise Meeting Mr T Harrison and Secretary Barndon mill speak wt Salvation Meeting Present Day Religion The Religion of Jesus Christ Captain Smartt
Goomalling Dowerin Mail reports a Saturday sale of Northam town lots by Watts and Co with details in advertising columns. Notices list creditors meeting for Jas H Forward in Goomalling, tender deadlines for Yelbein School, and annual ratepayer meetings for Goomalling Road Board and Northam Road Board. Also advertised are a special horse sale at Tod ay Stock and Trading Co, a boxing bout training update, a Northam brass band formation meeting, and the Amalgamated Insurance Limited registered in Melbourne with planned state offices and expansion.
An obituary records the death of Thomas Watson, a water engineer for the Railways at Northam, aged 50. He returned from Germany ill with fever and died after medical treatment. funeral services were held in the Presbyterian cemetery with a large attendance of colleagues and officials.
Notice announces Ute Elections for three board seats and one auditor to be held Wednesday April 4 1914 with retiring members Tinker East Ward Modison Central Ward Carl Js Gilleaple West Ward and Mr A Yeo Auditor requiring nominations by 6 pm on April 1 1914 A referendum on Sunday sport at Recreation Grounds is also planned Secretary Thomas Rossiter Also mentions a meeting of the Goomalling and Tigard district on April 4 chaired by W Shater
A Tuesday blaze gutted Mrs Dawson confectionery and Mr W H Foreman's grocery in Northam, destroying both shops and most stock. Firefighters prevented broader damage despite high flames. Foreman saved a stone basement room, with losses around £1000 partly insured. Nearby area remains dangerous yet contained.
Mr Bertie Sohinston remarks he does not approve of electors becoming members of the Country Party in the Legislative Assembly. The jab at Tolinston's assertion carries a political sting likely to draw Liberal reproach.
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