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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
2
Property listing notes a 14 acre site by the river with 25 000 strawberry plots and inspection details. Homes advertised from £100 to £2000 in West Mertham with brick rooms. central units priced at £276 and £850.
Roselea Nursery advertises all kinds of fruit trees vines hedges grafts and shade trees. It promotes vegetable seeds and agricultural supplies with catalogues available.
A fragment reports someone named Faye and Simmbine Masrvaster involved in finding money by Jam. The note mentions Belir and Sirtay morning tied to Ay Harr, though details are unclear due to OCR issues.
The Northam district report covers council finances and audit with detailed accounts for health, electric light, and education funds. It notes street cleaning programs, inquiry into land and water matters, and a preliminary discussion on extending municipal provisions. Also reported are court outcomes including a stone-throwing incident and a rifle possession case.
In Northam a registration event and railway plan stir community action. A Northam Town Band meeting debated taking over by railway employees and electing officers while a broader plan covers sanitation, privacy at the post office counter, and labor-related provisions.
The Eastern Districts Dog and Poultry Show at Sooty Lakes faces entries closing on June 12 with many applicants. Northam Council discusses funding and park use, with the mayor noting subsidies for exhibitors and a plan to limit disruption while military visitors attend the event.
A coastal bowing team visited Northam today but the trip was halted due to the coast visit being abandoned. Northam will travel to York tomorrow to meet local players in a friendly contest.
Northam Hide Club members held a practical rifle shoot on Sunday morning over 840 500 600 and TW yards. Notable scoring came at 00 yards where Agung and Eaton each tallied 4 of a possible 6 points. The following scores were recorded: 000 OO TOOTH was 33 Ags at h 80 az 26 a5 oe 35 aa 108.
An old Doan's Backache Kidney advertisement features Mrs Slocombe and Mrs Wills claiming long term relief. The testimony asserts twelve years of cured kidney and backache symptoms, urging others to try Doan's and reminding readers to buy from listed retailers or Foster McClallan in Ward Street.
OCR text fragments describe a 19th century shop scene with references to Botr and Co Wapers and Clothiers Northam and Fechot. The garbled piece hints at consumer rules, pricing, and a public sale or printing note tied to local commerce and street names. No clear event or date is recoverable.
Amusements notice previews a Taloog Pictures program at the Palace Theatre in Northam. Mr A W Byfield presents a varied bill featuring dramatic, scenic, industrial and humorous films designed to please picture lovers with an attractively meritorious programme.
Monday and Tuesday July 4 and 5 will feature the Young Australia tourists who have just returned from a world tour. They present a varied programme with selections from their travels, including U S and British numbers. The twelve year old Sydney soprano and Leslie O Mara share top billing with Lovie O Meara performing new songs and parodies. Also featured are Neus Marks the popular boy comedian and a vaudeville style display with an American theme. The full programme will include an orchestra and the troupe promises lively numbers and novelty acts.
The Premier informs that 1,90,000 sleepers will be taken from the Western Australian Government for the Trans-Australian Railway instruction. Federal authorities clarified the plan but not timing or method, while Western Australia negotiates a contract cut with the State Administration, as South Australia resumes operations. The Western Australian Parliament has already passed its Budget Bill.
A fragmented report discusses drought politics and government response with reference to the West and farmers. Names and places appear ambiguously, but hints at harbor taxes, railway issues, and annual harvest pressures shape the debate, with emphasis on rural livelihoods and policy outcomes.
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