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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
2
Auction details indicate motor cars to be sold outside buyers to bid at the port time with a 10 cent minimum. Purchasers from northern districts will travel by train to Albany for sale day May 3. Inquiries reveal auctioneer and terms, charges, and payment methods to be arranged.
Eight miles from Konon a farm offered for sale or let comprising 475 acres cleared with abundant water, 100 acres fallow, a good four room house and stable. Contact PLDER SHENTON & CO LTD at NORTHAM and PERTH for particulars. listing includes seed and feed. Also included are details of church services at St James West Northam and other local notices.
The item notes Sir Roger Casement as a nascent cousin of Dr Dunlop and mentions Sinn Fein prisoners among Irish leaders. It cites a concise critique of the pen versus sword trope, then reports the Federal Prices Adjustment Board's bread price cut in Western Australia, detailing loaf prices and the 20 mile radius affected. A correspondent urges Northam Council to offer a prize for best villa garden in the municipality next year.
Discussion notes that a best kept kitchen garden prize could beautify the town and repurpose backyards. Other municipalities have adopted similar schemes, and the local Council might set its own terms for adoption to benefit the community. The idea is presented as advantageous for the town at large.
Holy Mass at St Josephs and Grass Valley on Sunday. Evening devotions at St Josephs. Mayoress Byfeld to collect Red Cross donations at Northam Town Hall 3 to ? p.m. In Memoriam for Sister Haysom at Salvation Army Hall with Adjutant Ede preaching. Marriage of Miss Campbell Forrest reported from Seaview. Northam Band of Hope meeting at Wesley Hall with Rev McLaren, speakers, and music. Nurse Leonard seeking attention at Railway Institute.
Local notices report intense campaign activity for McCabe against Liberal candidates. Rallies in Northam Tow Hall and Busarton praise McCabe, with speakers including A.J. Monger and M.A. McCabe addressing electors. Voter turnout and polling day on May 16 are highlighted amid debates on land policy and rural development.
The May W A T C Racing Calendar is due, with mentions of Miss Bob and another horse on Monday. Kalgoorlie Autumn Meeting ends with the Autumn Cup worth 450 Sovs over one and a half miles. The West sporting writer stirs debate with Wednesday’s selections, while acceptances delay confident picks for Fridays fields.
At St Johns tennis courts this Saturday at 3 p.m. a welcome home afternoon is held inviting all tennis players and friends. Sergeant W Love, active Northam tennis member, recently returned to Western Australia from duty in the rifle brigade. Afternoon tea will be served after tennis and well-wishers are welcome.
The passage notes Griffiths praising McCabe as a strong party figure and urging electors to fulfill duty. Haywood chaired McCabe’s meeting, with strong turnout at Shackleton and stops in Dangin Jacob's Well and Greenhills. Farmers urged to engage politically to reach federal legislature, while Griffiths criticizes eminent politicians chasing sensation.
An advertisement promises relief from bronchial coughs with Woods Great Peppermint Cure. It lists dosage as 1/0 and presents the product as a natural remedy. The copy emphasizes quick action and claimed health benefits.
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