Clergy Retreats and Parish News at Toodyay and Perth
Clergy retreat at St George College Crawley begins Tuesday August 15 with rain through Friday. Women's retreat at Perth College runs September 1 to 4. Synod of the Diocese at Burt Memorial Hall Perth opens August 22 at 4 pm. Vestry reports funds raised and plans a Stirling Terrace fence and gate feature. Toodyay Branch Mothers Union meets August 15 and St Stephen's Bazaar is September 30 at Toodyay Town Hall with multiple stalls and afternoon teas. The parish seeks a complete forces list and reports on church attendance, land gift approval for Lot No 217 as a church site, Red Cross meeting notes, and condolences for local pioneers and a Bolgart businessman.
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St. George’s College
Crawley
Burt Memorial Hall
St. George’s Terrace
Perth
Burt Hall
St. Stephen's
Toodyay
St. Stephen's Re Guild
Town Hall
Anita Thurman
Knockdeminie
Duke Street
Stirling Terrace
Wen
Gaureh
St Stephen's
Church of England
Referendum meetings in Goomalling advocate Yes vote
In Goomalling Lesser Hall on Thursday evening three speakers Messrs W Hegney M L A Pilbarra F Withers M L A Bunbury urged a Yes vote in the Federal Powers Referendum to be held on 19 August The meeting chaired by A J Scanlan drew about thirty electors with questions showing mixed opinions The speakers explained the fourteen powers were to last five years from end of WWI and could be renewed by state parliaments or the Australian people.
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Messrs. W. Hegney
M.L.A
Pilbarra
F. Withers
Bunbury
Goomalling
A. J. Scanlan
Australia
Commonwealth
Canberra
Dunstan
Victoria
Playford
W.A
Legislative Council
John Forrest
Federation
Mr. Carter
the Archer
Lloyd Thomas
IH. K. Watson
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Adelaide
Woolgrowers’ Association
Geelong
Commonwealth Shipping Line
Commonwealth Bank
Scanlan
Curtin
Britain
America
Dr. Evatt
W.A. Legislative Council
Yes
Evatt
Woal
Wandowie
Senllin
Lyons
Keen
WAL
Baxter
Leslie
Parish records and notices from St Stephen’s Church
A collection of parish items notes obituaries and marriage notices for Christeen Ann Donegan Colleen Cicely Donegan Harold Arthur Millington Berwyn Chlorice Blood Emily Alice Bursnall Cyril O'Dea Dorothy Catherine Lloyd Harold Keith Freind and a church motor car fault apology The Rector apologises for missed appointments at Clackline and Baker's Hill State Schools with services resuming the first week in August and normal parish visits to recommence.
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St. Stephen's Church
Toodyay
Emily Alice Bursnall
Cyril O'Dea
Dorothy Catherine Lloyd
Harold Keith Freind
Clackline
Baker's Hill
Parade Reminder for Toodyay Range Company Shoot
All Toodyay Unit members are reminded of a parade at the Toodyay Range this Sunday morning for the second section of the Company Shoot. It ends about 12.30 pm. Uniforms match prior attire and bayonets must be brought.
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Tooyday
Toodyay Range
Australia’s postwar path and power shifts debated
The piece argues for a stronger Australian federation with Commonwealth control over key areas, a unified railway gauge, and organized marketing. It critiques state fragmentation, praises Curtin’s wartime leadership, and urges voter judgment on referendum proposals shaping national governance and welfare.
Country party members strike warning notes
In the Lesser Hall on Saturday afternoon the party discussed the Referendum Question before about thirty attendees including Road Board members. Mr. Baxter and Mr. Leslie spoke with Mr. Anstey as chairman. Baxter, a long-time Central Province member, described his stance on the issue.
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Messrs
Church Notices August Services in Toodyay Parish
August Sundays schedule lists Holy Communion and Mattins at Toodyay Clackline and Baker's Hill with special services on August 20 at Culham Martins Bolgart and Evensong at Toodyay. August 27 shows no services in Toodyay. Rev. J L Ford to Goomalling.
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Holy Comm
Toodyay
Mattins
Clackline
Baker's Hill
Culham
Martins
Bolgart
J. L.ford
Goomalling
Referendum powers debate rooted in Western Australia
Speaker argues against the Referendum proposals, labeling Dr Evatt as power hungry. He warns of Commonwealth control over unemployment and cementing regulation, urging a No vote to protect farmers and wages while criticizing extended powers and section 92 constraints on marketing.
Shall I Vote No or Yes on the Powers Referendum
A reflective verse asks readers to choose how to vote on the Powers Referendum. It contrasts war time control with desire for local state sovereignty and a better Commonwealth, weighing freedom versus regulation. The speaker admits uncertainty about the correct choice.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Promise Quick Kidney Relief
Doctors say kidneys filter blood through 15 miles of tubes and most people pass 8 pints daily. Excess acids or poisons cause painful symptoms. if kidneys fail to empty 3 pints daily, toxins build up. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are marketed to flush out kidneys and provide relief.
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Doan
Appeal for Seaside Home Crippled Children Goomalling drive
Goomalling Road Board led a local appeal for the Crippled Children’s Seaside Home last Saturday raising £16 11s 10d. Street boxes badges and store donations brought in £11 5s 11d with £5 5s further contributed. The Record notes a July 19 letter from Sub Lieutenant R E Bourke RN recounting Navy role in Normandy and the invasion’s fears and triumphs.
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Goomalling Road
W.A
Catholic Church
R. E. Bourke
R.A.N
Paddy Bourke
Goomalling
Tom Bourke
A. E. Lockyer
A. Fraser
Goomalling Road District Funds Committee Plans Direct Appeal
At the adjourned monthly meeting the committee advanced the direct appeal for the returned soldiers fund. Circulars will invite direct giving and run as a district wide competition among North Ward South Ward and Town and Central wards. The appeal ends with a grand ball on September 20.
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Goomalling Road
Patriotic Funds Committee
Wis
Road Board
North Ward
South Ward
Town-and-Central
Edward Beeby to Speak in Goomalling Referendum Debate
Edward Beeby an anti fascist league commentator will address Goomalling residents at Memorial Hall next Monday night the 14th on the Referendum Question. He spoke at Dowerin last Monday before about three hundred attendees and the meeting was described as well spent with engaged discussion.
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Goomalling
Edward Beeby
League Ridin
Memorial Hall
Dowerin
W.G.O
Gomwalling
Community tax plan faces opposition at meeting
The meeting argued the proposed tax would burden the whole community and warned that the government proposals cover seventeen factors. Speakers urged voting No while noting many men are prisoners of war or serving, affecting public interest and future prospects.
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Li Aeenrd
Dean-Williams
H. E. Bowen
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Withnell’s
Northam
Perth College
Meeks
Mothers’ Union
St. Stephen's Roof Restoration Fund
St. Stephens Church
Magazine Fund
Navy
Army
Air Force
P.O.W
The
Red Cross Society
Lavinia Demasson
Emma Lamb
Julia Smith
Miss Hibble
Ada Philps
Julia Ralph
Baby Bushel
C. D. Somers
Fermoy Hospital
Emily Wroth
Clara Hamersley
Wroth
St. Stephens
Hamersley
Culham Church
St. Mary’s West Perth
William Alfred Smith
Labour
Berwyn Chlorice
V.D.C. News
Country Party
Menzies
Fre
Turin
Churchill
Cash
Northam Auction Mart
Goomalling News
District Patriotic Appeal
Periveaml
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