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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
4
Boans advertises a fresh sale featuring Crown Sailor Shapes in black and color plus a wide range of ready to wear outfits. It promises endless variety of new summer styles at very low prices with reduced sale items across many departments including shoes hats and coats.
Readable fragments show a costume department offering cheap Llanes and good quality flannelette fabrics. Mentions sizes and a reference to Suez Military Coats with Raglan style, indicating related military apparel items available.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a Ladies’ White buttoned garment or item and a department reference. Mentions Nettie Hymers Sanu and an unclear address or location. Details are incomplete but indicate a shop or department context with unspecified quantities.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a listing in Manchester department theater or brow display with misread names and quantities. It mentions a large loom or wagon, black oil items, several white pills, and a 6b side, with unclear pricing and dates.
The rainfall for the year 1914 was the lowest on record since 18, totaling 32 points compared with the long term average of 112.5 points. The previous low was 40 points set in 1879, and no year before has fallen below 1125 points. A table presents the past year’s complete rainfall record.
A Victorian era ad extols Dean's Ointment as a miracle cure for stubborn rashes and skin irritations. It includes a testimonial from Mr W. Lyon of Northam, praising relief after trying numerous remedies, and notes the product costs 2 shillings 9 pence per pot with mail order option from Foster Ri CleHan Co, 313 Murray Street, Perth.
Western Australia seeks daily average of 23 men to reinforce troops already deployed. Authorities urge willing enlistments to ease field burdens and hasten final victory. Details cover ranks, pay, separation allowances, and pensions for widows and dependents with appeals to local recruiting officers.
Messrs Dalgetys and Co report the week’s sales at the Wool and Produce Exchange Dalgets Buildings Freemantle Sept 3 showing high activity and firm prices across hides consignments and apparel goods. Rainfall figures and Northam Goomalling mail carriage schedule are noted with yearly totals and May rainfall records.
Royal Chatton progeny tracing from New Zealand imports by Donald Melan with show wins in Wallace A. P. Show Chastan and Gore A. P. Show and Royal Perth 1912 prize, bred at Race View Farm Thornbury. Dam lineage includes Extinguisher and Bonnie mares. owner K McLean administrator. auction details and groom fees listed.
Commonwealth electoral officials warn electors about changes of address and the need to update enrolment. Notices list penalties for defaults, and forms are available at divisional returning officers and registrars. A new print of the roll for the state at West Australia will be issued in September.
A fragmented 1913 Northam race card notes trials at five and a half furlongs with ten participants and weights, plus the WOWAY HANDICAP and STAKES events. It lists entries for Plate and Purse races, Watham Purse, and Spring Stakes with nominal fees and purses, detailing starting odds, weights carried, and secretary instructions.
Nonsensical OCR fragment notes eight months of Baiefall and mentions Northam pageant, with references to the leeeintainee and January timing. The readable parts point to a local event calendar or society notice amid unclear text.
A fragmented list shows several dates for agricultural stews and local election rolls across towns such as Northampton York Narrogin Katanning and Bunbury. Entries include dates marked as not applied for and several noted as October dates. The text also references Commonwealth Rolls and upcoming referendum context with reminders to verify residence and registration status.
A dense listing of daily and weekly timetables across Western Australia towns includes services for Albany, Boulder, Coolgardie, Coolgardie, Fremantle, Goomalling, Meckering, Merredin, Katanning, Kalgoorlie, Narrogin, Norseman, Perth, Pingelly, Southern Cross, York and more. Entries show daily departure times such as 7 am, 8:50 am, and 3:30 pm, with variations by weekday or weekend, many labeled as daily or specific days.
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