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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
6
T Webb reports from the Murrumbidgee Flats near Cooma NSW that 1908 and following years offered low rainfall but melon crops thrived after good rains. Stock including sheep horses and cattle fattened on melon with no blindness or losses, and many in the district benefited from melon pastures as their stock improved.
A rabbit inspector reports rabbits are no worse than three to four years ago in Face Rock. Farmers urged to winterize by spotting burrows and acting promptly. Vermin board plans fumigator work on breeding sites with farmer help to protect crops this year.
An advertisement for the Bohemia Hotel on Murray Street Perth promotes the principal house for visitors from agricultural districts. It highlights a Union Beer only policy and special terms for boarders luncheons and dinners proposed by proprietor Tonney.
A notice states that persons found trespassing on the Burlong Grove Property and those cutting wood breaking fences and running cattle on the river Paddock belonging to the estate will be prosecuted. P. W. Reidy.
A Perth reader reports long relief from itching piles after using Doan's Ointment. The testimonial notes years of discomfort, rapid improvement, and lasting cure, urging readers to obtain the remedy from Foster McClellan Co at 313 Murray Street Perth.
A grey box timber specimen from a Cowra district fence post dated 1830 shows remarkable durability after 89 years of exposure. Only about 140th of an inch of outer sheathing deteriorated, while inner wood remains sound and tough, indicating the post came from a well matured tree.
The Federal Prices Commissioner Mr Geo Rae notes pota to prices at 178 per cent for 15 months. He warns of potential famine in metropolitan areas due to South Western scarcity and shipping cuts. Proposes provisional maximums for Great Southern and Denmark producers until supplies recover. Flour prices stay fixed as container costs rise. Wheat Board raised wheat price by 2d per bushel for millers, offset by higher oat prices.
Fragmentary OCR shows a speaker amid a crowd challenging a candidate on reform. The text hints at land reform, national reform, and a rebuttal about chloroform, revealing a tense political moment and audience reaction.
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