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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
3
Nominations close September 15 1914 at York Secretary. Acceptances due September 23 1914. Weights to be declared around September 19. Events include Five furlongs Wing Handicap Trial Stakes and several handicaps with stakes listed in sovs. Secretary W Brownlie and Handicapper D C Brahas note rule changes and entry conditions.
Weckering Race Club announces a program on Wednesday October 14 featuring multiple handicaps: 1 trial handicap with prize £7 and second horse £1. Meckering Handicap £10 with second £2. Liquay Handicap with £5 stake. Purlicans’ Purse £3. Local Handicap £6. Osborne Handicap £9. all under WA Tort Club and Eastern Districts Association rules. Nomination fees must be paid. horses must be registered with the Secretary by a fixed date. bookmakers’ fees apply. official measurer will be at scales. start gear to be portable.
In the Saturday meet at Goolgaridie, the Cookrandie Cup covered one mile and three furlongs. Corsten rode the chief to victory, with equine rivals such as Poetical and Sicay Sereno among the field. Other runners included Henapade, a Pilloweru, and 1910 Crown Thiste listed with varying weights and placings. West Park and Sea Rock Be also feature in the entries as the committee notes reflect.
Nominations close with secretary Mr W Brownlie in York on Tuesday September 15 with acceptances due by Wednesday September 22. Weights to be declared around Saturday September 19. A regular Northam train service is planned for the York Jockey Club September meeting.
A compilation of open selection lands in the Northam Local Land District includes Avon Locations 14397 with multiple acreages at varied shillings per acre, 20954 with 18 acres, 18353 with several parcels, 17068 with 230 acres, 166y with 309% acres, and other Avon lots. The listings reference forfeited or abandoned purchases, conditional grants, grazing leases, and homestead or purchase titles, with plan numbers and adjoining boundaries noted. Additional parcels include Melbourne, Ninghan, and Burakin areas with varying acreages and prices, tied to forfeited leases, homestead farms, or conditional purchases.
Thoroughly wet each grain with a steep solution to destroy smut vitality. Soak grain sacks in the solution to expose all kernels. Remove broken or bruised smut balls by skimming to prevent re infection of treated grain.
Nominations announced for the Country Party ballot across multiple districts including Northam Avon Youdyay York Swan Iew Moo Munro and Sussex. Named nominees include O L Bernard W Sutteriffe W Carroll J Halbert T H L Harrison Michael Augustus Mc Cabe A N Plesse E Fl awardes J C Horgan G Pickering Jas Gardiner V D Ferguson Duncan and others.
The war map contest ends at Rorertuon's Stationers Hall on Saturday coming. Entry is free. Maps are available for a small charge. The war, an all absorbing topic, dominates discussion and should be viewed from an educational perspective.
A vivid but misspelled advert for Doan’s Ointment asserts it cures piles and related rectal conditions. It includes a testimonial from Mrs A Swith of Heavonsfield Kramsnde praising relief, urges purchase at 3/9 per bottle, and notes advertising deadlines for the office.
Wortham Literary and Debating Society outlines the syllabus for the forthcoming Nor tham Literary and Debating Association session. Topics include Should State Insurance be Established in WA on September 21 and Should the Commonwealth control the Pacific Islands including New Hebrides on October 5. Debates occur at home quarters of the first mentioned teams with bona fide members and one society per debater. inaugural debate arranged by the two teams.
Complete event list for the Northam Eisteddfod with entries across choral, piano, violin, vocal, and solo categories. Adjudicator Mr A J Leckie is named. prizes range from £1 to £5 with various age groups and solo disciplines included.
Passenger trains operate from May 1 from Northam to Perth Albany Katanning Kalgoorlie Merredin Goomalling Dowerin Toodyay Bolgart Wongan Hills and other intermediate stations. Services run at multiple daily times including a sleeper to Albany on Wednesdays and Saturdays and weekly connections to Toodyay and Wongan Hills with varying morning and evening departures.
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