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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
2
A notice states that Yongers for Carrahing Springs Schnet and Quarters Additions will be severed by the Minister for Works until noon. It mentions the Parthaies Compt Howse Nor tham and Police Stations. The document is issued by the Unter Secretary for Public Works.
Public Works invites bids for isolation ward weatherboarding and wall works at Northam Hospital. Tenders close on 1N September 79 with details available at the Court House Nor tham.
Public notice states Gonmaling Tot 440 will be submitted to public auction by the District office in Northam on Wednesday, 26 September at 3 PM. Vader-Secretars for fads.
The notice lists weekly locations and times for legal services at Goomalling and Dowerin. It mentions Monday afternoon sessions at Taylor's Office and Thursday evening meetings at Melong's in Wongan Hills.
A town notice lists a Very Key deputation visiting Northam on Thursday October 1 to deliver a Temperance address at the Town Hall. Holy Mass is set at St John the Baptist Church Toodyay and evening devotions at St Isidore's starting 7 30 pm, with a social afternoon for scholars at St Joseph's.
A mixed page notes Carter and Co displaying ornate oral crepes and fine muslin embroidery at competitive prices. It also reports Victorian Railways considering tariff or mileage adjustments and lists agricultural show decisions with cancellations and dates for various societies.
A severe frost at Northam on Monday damaged potato crops fruit trees and vines. A J Watts of Lynch orchard suffered losses as five acres of vine cover were damaged with plums and Wherry trees blighted. Tomato plantings for early market were ruined. The note says rifle club ammunition issuance was delayed dampening rifle shooting interest and membership. The Mount association has approached authorities and ammunition instructions are being issued.
A large crowd attended the meeting convened by Mayor C. L. Bernard at the Count Chambers to discuss starting a local distress fund in conjunction with the War Warriols Fund. Speeches supported the proposal and a committee including the Mayor and Messrs Keneally Sutcliffe Helier W J Stewart Harrison Regan Melvin was formed to draft recommendations for next week’s general meeting.
The wedding of Miss Mass Throssell daughter of the late Hon George Throssell and Mr Conatabis formerly of Perth now Kojonup was held at St Johns Church on Tuesday afternoon. About seventy guests attended a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev Canon More assisted by Rev A Marshall. The bride wore champagne silk crepe with floral silk trimming and carried roses. A reception followed at Mrs G H Withers residence with Morrell orchestra providing music. The couple left for their new home by motor car and honeymoon plans were noted with public congratulations across the state.
Canadian dancer Miss Main Allan, billed as the reincarnation of Grecian grace, is set to perform at the Palace Theatre in Northam. Reviewers hail her as a living, breathing representation of music in motion, with caprice and wild expressiveness capturing Rubenstein’s Valse. The Cherniavskys join Mand Allan at the Palace Theatre.
A letter from a business man accuses a large Northern firm of cutting workers wages while buying stock at high prices. The writer laments wage decline amid war, notes a farmer donating to a War Patriotic Fund while lowering his son’s pay, and quotes Burns on inhumanity.
Fragmented verse reflects a public lament on drought and economic strain. It questions sowing decisions versus reaping, the burden of debt, and political missteps. Emigration looms as a possible remedy, with a note on broken promises and elusive relief.
The report covers candidates from the Country and Labor parties in Western Australia with vote tallies for several contests including Willi ams Narrogin Coolgardie and Katanning. It notes the new Federal Ministry as a team of staunch workers and comments on Mosses Fisher Hughes and Pearce as top ministers.
Acting Chief Justice Burnside presided in the No 1 Supreme Court hearing a claim by Oswald de Mammill stock and commission agent of Toolway for 100 pounds in respect of the sale of a farm of about 600 acres near Toodyay. Plaintiff's case alleged the defendants offered sale through Hansen at 5 per acre with 160 pounds commission, but buyers withdrew. The court found the plaintiff entitled to some reward for his services and entered judgment for the amount claimed with costs.
The district reports a sharp frost scorching vines and tomatoes, with no measurable rain since August. crops and orchards suffer as white heads appear on plants and seed wheat remains at risk. despite this, town improvements continue with tree planting and widened station road, while a political meeting supports farmer candidates.
A distressed circular from the Department of Agriculture and Industries dated Perth September 5 urges allotment keepers to aid genuine farmers. It requests immediate detailed accounts of goods supplied and warns against imposition while the government organizes a broader relief scheme to ensure payments.
A nostalgic verse extols Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a steadfast aid against respiratory ailments. The poem touts its soothing effect for throats and fevers, framing the product as a trusted companion in difficult sickness.
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