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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
6
A gentleman in the audience interrupted a provincial town concert asking the conductor to either shout louder or whisper, as a nearby conversation was hindering his enjoyment. After this, the audience remained unusually quiet for the rest of the evening.
A Kalgoorlie Miner correspondent recalls Kanowna's early days as the Kenowna Hotel is demolished. Tales surround Tom Doyle as mayor and boniface leader, the election night drinking, famed banquets with Sir John Forrest, and the Goldfields water scheme revealing itself amid champagne and beer.
Haymaking is in full swing with cutting finished and farmers carting and stacking. Some yields reach 30 bushels per acre amid ample feed and water. inquiries for sheep are rising. A big Box Day carnival is planned by a strong YMCA fundraiser committee, including races and trotting. Auctioneer A C McCorry notes large stock warding at the Nun garin Market and a good demand for dairy cattle and heavy dray horses. next sale set for Saturday December 1 with notices to follow. sales coordinated across Nungarin Trayning and Kununoppin districts.
Linzie Pompie, a native woman, suffered severe burns while a fire set her clothing alight during dinner preparation near Grass Valley. Tehan and Constable Duggan transported her by motorcar to Northam Public Hospital where she died about an hour after arrival. The doctor attributed the death to the injuries and the coroner ruled no inquest.
Orders now booked for eggs and poultry. Orpingtons Rhode Island red buffs ducks setting eggs and ducklings priced for sale by the dozen or pair. Particulars from G Marks Auburn Stud Poultry.
Fremantle wool merchant W J Stewart writes to West Australian offering to thoroughly reclass and repack wool clips for shipment at reasonable charge. He argues merchants in Fremantle with warehouses are best suited to the task and can improve bale value, noting his 15 years in Fremantle and Geraldton. He invites inquiries through Northam district agent W J Stewart.
A detailed price sheet lists many grocery items including Bird Seed, Pears Soup, Bacchus Marsh Milk, Candlesaft, Custard Powder, Tomato Sauce, Beecham's Pills, Oats, Apples, Biscuits, Dried Peaches, Sunlight Soap, Ammoniat, Smoked Sardines, Bacon by the Side, Matches, Wheat Meal, Potted Meats, Chick Food. Prices are given per item, tin, bottle, packet, or bag in predecimal shillings and pence.
A terse report notes that Nant Moshaniea Institute offered treatment across all classes of Onees. Details remain sparse, but the piece highlights broad care access within the institution.
Prices for dairy products stay elevated as milk producers look to maximize yields. The advertisement promotes Dahila and Sylvia cream separators as top tools to extract more cream from milk.
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