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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
3
Elder Smith & Co reports a smaller yarding due to cold feed conditions. graziers were reluctant to operate. after sale a few yarding re emerged with decent ewes and small lambs. overall 193 sheep and 4 baconers sold at about £4 5s each with wethers passed in at 34 shillings.
The article warns small investors against speculative mushroom companies and conmen. It promotes Commonwealth Government Loan Bonds as the safest option, backed by national assets, paying semiannual interest and redeemable at demand through the Commonwealth Bank. It notes the importance of secure income and contrasts Bond safety with risky offers from promoters and new firms.
On the Toodyay home range the Nor tham Club defeated the locals by 52 points in a return match. Captains Beardman and Wallace arranged 300 500 and 600 yard shoots with 11 a.m. start and gaps for lunch and tea. Northam captain R Wallace scored a possible at 500 yards while only five of the Toodyay team reached the nineties. F Twine led locals with the lone ninety plus.
Tomorrow three services at St Stephen's 8 am Holy Communion 11 am Martins 7 30 Evensong. Archdeacon Moore praised last Sunday's attendance. Annual ball set for Friday August 21 with Griffin's orchestra and supper by Mrs Lukin and Mrs Hamersley.
In a sparse fourteen aside game at Toodyay on Sunday last Wongamine had clinched the minor premiership. Rovers beat Mercantiles 16 goals 11 behinds to 9 goals 7 behinds with Leeder scoring eight goals and Donegan four. O'Connor umpired. top players included Leeder Giles Lee L Thompson Lloyd for Rovers and Bradley Anderson Lee Donegan for Mercantiles.
West Toodyay hosted a tight match as Wongamine edged the home side by two points after a brisk start by Wests who struck three goals early. Wongamine rebounded with persistent pressure in the second quarter and finished with multiple scores, securing the slim win as the game concluded with a late swing in momentum.
A ding dong clash ends with Wongamine 11.11 West Toodyay 11.10. Davey umpired. Best for Wongamine: Powell Dempster Donegan Giles Mick Lawler. For West Toodyay: Ferguson Lee Lloyd Bateman Cook Wroth. Scorers: Wongamine 4 by Donegan 2 Dempster 2 Lawler 2. West Toodyay Lloyd 4 Bateman 2.
Wongamine hosts Rovers with the home team favored to win. Mercantiles visit Toodyay to face Wests with the dark blues expected to prevail. The fixture series concludes before the semi finals and spotlight falls on Donegan of Merc at 32 chasing the champion goal kicker crown, with Leeder or Rovers posing a challenge.
The record lists H. Donegan 32, O. Leeder 31, C. Lawler 24, W. Donegan 2, J. Wroth 17, N. Lloyd 16. The fragment outlines individual scoring contributions across clubs in a game or match context.
The Toodyay Race Club held a Saturday evening meeting at the Freemasons Hotel. Delegates H. M. Wroth and S G. Beach were chosen to attend the E.U.R.A. meeting in Northam. An offer from J. T. James to fence the track post and netting was accepted pending club guarantee approval.
Miss Whitfield aged 9 defeated Miss Bradford aged 30 by 4 and 3 in the James Cup final played Saturday afternoon. Whitfield carded 48 for the nine holes while Bradford faced a run of misfortune including bunkers and fences. A mixed team of six ladies and eight men plans a trip to Meckering tomorrow to meet the home side. The bogey competition second round produced further results with Somers 2 up and Turley 5 down among others, while overall totals show Somers 3 up and Whitfield 16 down.
A brief ethics about printing as the motive force between merchants and customers. The text asserts that proof is obvious to anyone who stays attentive to commerce and public messaging.
A four mile road race Sunday drew six riders under ideal conditions. W Ferguson won by three lengths over A Lee with C Lloyd third as K Lee trailed. Matt Lee punctured early. next race set for August 23 from the usual start to Five Mile Hill and back.
The district welcomes Miss M Owen from Moora State school replacing Miss McKenzie transferred to Kalgoorlie Central. Owen brings an excellent reputation in education and music and is described as a good disciplinarian. The 4th and 5th mixed classes in the Pavilion classroom are expected to continue good progress under her guidance.
The Northam Agricultural Society lists two Light Horse events for the September show a tent pegging contest and a rescue race with dress drill without rifles. It appeals for Toodyay sub-section to send competitors and notes a Toodyay day at the Rifle Range on September 13 for musketry practice.
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