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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
2
The mayor and city treasurer promote subscription drives to support workers in the oil industry and aid those who love their work. Harrison identified as a resident official, with Ble Wotshiy noted in the scene.
Notices call for bids from interested parties to transport wheat from farms to sidings. Settlers seek contractors to handle cartage, with contracts open for those desirous to enter.
Reverend Re Ubarler Surick leads a religious service at Wellington Street Northam with Sunday School and Bible study. The notice invites all to attend and notes moderate charges for superior accommodation and outdoor cases attended. Medical surgical services and midwifery are listed as benevolent offerings.
An item lists Che Goomal aged 43 and Dower connected to a mail ERSAY matter dated October 8, 915.
Sunday events list nine o el ves at Irishtown Church and 7 30 in St Joseph's Northam with an evening service. John Carroll dubbed cereal champion after top placings at Northam and Royal Show. notes on Munitions letter read at Northam Ready Board meeting and a road board rates report. Financials show overdraft needs and fundraising efforts for Northam Agricultural Society, with receipts and expenditures outlined.
Train services depart Northam for Goomalling on Mondays at 9 with itineraries via Jen anpailig and Margerim, Wednesdays via Wenge mine and Murmberine, Fridays via seonacabbine and Mindarit, returning to Northam. Stops include Jarokine and Chilibin Road on Mondays. Passenger entries restricted to private address CHIDIOW-ST NORTHAM. Commissions handled to private address.
Unclear OCR reads about calendar ranges for 1916 with mentions of offices in Northam and a note on time. It appears as a fragmentary item referencing calendar production and possibly scheduling for offices.
The Deputy Postmaster General Perth invites tenders for mail conveyance services on a designated west side route from Nougun Hilda to Meyers and back, to start next January. Tenders close 3 pm Wednesday November 19, 1842, with forms available at the Postmaster General Perth and at Wongan and West Wongan offices. The lowest bid will be accepted.
Tenders are invited for the section and completion of wiring and fittings for a Roman Catholic church project. Submissions must be received by the stated deadline with bids from qualified contractors.
A fragmentary report notes War Secretary correspondence, harvest operations, and a police court decision. Electors are urged to confirm names. a November gathering at Hix ollock is planned. A social at West Hall supports a Trust Fund with a breach of promise suit ending in a defense verdict.
The Northam Bowling Club meeting and trial at Lyebean are postponed to Friday. After the elation officers present prizes, a reunion will follow with a smoke wudal. A Laudcome silver plated bowl with Wanding, gifted by Gaelic Whisky agents, is among the trophies. the competition for the trophy has not yet been fixed.
The bulletin outlines fungal diseases affecting wheat including yellowing and leaf blotches. It notes three fungi of the genus Sertoria observed in Australia and details symptoms such as brown or discolored leaf blades and pressed grain. The document cites field observations, notes on plant sensitivity, and references to fungal control considerations.
A Surtham branch meeting gathers to arrange Christmas comforts for soldiers. A letter from CLARY F BYRRON notes tampering risks, requests proper Red Cross goods handling, asks for wool, water skins, and money, and reports packing underway for a six month period in West Australia. The letter laments shipping space, troop transport needs, and thanks supporters while urging continued help.
The Geom aking Roa Eng in er and set tntaty, Persosel, We G. Whitlock secured the appointment vacated by Mr Metmin at Queen's Park and will assume duties in November. Returned heroes Albert Llorstey and Sant wan are back in Northam after being wounded in action.
Northam residents unite for a canvas and bag sewing drive to aid the Red Cross. Volunteers including women, men, and youths work at Mr GG Nicholson's workshop turning fabric into sand bags, aiming to ship over 1,000 by Saturday.
The West End Sand Bag movement grows among railwaymen with a public meeting called by Jack Cooper at the Railway Institute on Friday at 8. Mr and Mrs Thressell will present the plan and Fredwick will illustrate work to be done. Rail staff already take bag contracts home for completion on return trips. The State Munitions Committee urges farmers and others to save bags such as superphosphate and hear bags to support front line defense.
Mount Marshall fields report hay cutting progress amid mixed crops with signs of improvement in fenmit conditions. A sudden arrival of a newborn is noted with congratulations to Me aadora Gilhuw and a visit from the Auster tor. The piece also discusses jute shortages impacting bag production and railway opinions, plus local mail carriage changes by E. W. Logan using a motor car on Monday Wednesday and Friday from Northam to Goomalling.
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