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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
7
F Richardson and partners Gure Frugr and Go have instructions from Mr Alex Wilson to sell as directed. Terms at sale.
A historic property sale listing describes a 14 room country home with extensive outbuildings near Geelong, plus multiple acreages from 6 to 759 acres. Prices per acre range from £10 to £22, with mentions of stabling, a lake front view, dairy proposition, and several smaller properties available.
Auction notices list W Bradsby junior in charge of general sale at Geelong with draught mares, harness horses, and farm stock. Christmas holiday sale includes dairy cattle pigs and bacon, with park sale dates and a New Year opening. Geelong property bale and house details describe a well appointed four room dwelling with yard, facilities, and nearby works.
Geelong West residence described as well built with lath and plaster walls, electric light, Geckwell stove, sink and bath, frontage on S0ft land near Pakington Street end city. Farmer listings include 60 acres good agricultural land ten miles from Geelong priced at £13 10s per acre, with a house of four rooms, vestibule, copper, sewered, corner with two good streets at £475 plus £75 excess balance weekly. Inquiry details provided to FRIER & co. PROPERTY SALESMEN, 157 RYRISG-ST.
A noisy listing of multiple real estate offerings in Geelong and nearby suburbs including Drummond, West Melbourne Road, Geelong West, Swanston Street, Newtown, and Western Beach Estate. Properties feature bungalows, brick residences, and allotments with prices from £525 to £1575, with terms, deposits, and possession details. Includes mortgage lending note and sales emphasis.
W G Madden Auctioneer advertises 110 acres of growing crop land with Algerian care hay, a 16 foot motor boat in splendid order with engine and complete gear, a Ford motor car in perfect running order, and various houses for sale or rent. Inspection and particulars on application. Ayers Farms, shops, businesses, insurances at low rates, call on W G Madden at the Seloman's Building, 105 Main St.
Marshall and Guest Library Buildinge Moorabool Street offers properties for sale including an Aberdeen Street villa described as beautiful with modern conveniences and price £1400. Other listings include a brick villa with verandah four rooms, a W.B. villa with five rooms and facilities, a small 10 acre property near Geelong with water service, and more properties for sale across regions.
A fragmented advertisement lists multiple Geelong real estate items including a cottage at Evristreet and several properties on Spring Street and Moorabool Street. Details mention swearing valuator, rent rates around nine percent, room descriptions, and inspections scheduled at Bourbel Crescent.
Real estate item for Kew WB listing villa with five rooms connected to sewerage, near shop area, price around £650. Also Bones property of six rooms with sewered services, near West Park opposite Bering at Berk. Compact ad notes near-term availability and location details.
Impey announces Christmas furniture deals including revolving office chairs cane seats and like new stock. Soiled linen and cloth baskets offered at reduced prices with one stock remaining. Sideboards in cedar kauri oak ash in perfect condition priced from 2 5 7 0 to 10 10, inviting inspections before shopping elsewhere.
During a hearing, several figures discussed London aerial defences including balloon aprons nets and bomb curtains. Trevors Watson noted no apron catches, while other proposals referenced Venice sea defences and a naval officer's scheme. Opinions varied on effectiveness and feasibility of nets minefields and electric wires.
The Melbourne Museum displays the skeleton of Carbine the famed past horse along with those of Trenton and Redleap. A pedigree table by English sportsman C McIver traces Carbine’s lineage back to 172%, detailing notable events in its career. Curator Walter Hickenbotham oversees the display which has been on view for over seven months.
A sweeping reminiscence tracking the life of Empress Eugénie de Montijo from her Parisian rise to power through marriage to Napoleon III, vivid wit and charity, exile in Britain, and the tragic fade of imperial hopes. It recalls her charm, political entanglements, and the fate of the Second Empire as seen by observers in modern memory.
A letter from Allan M Neilage describes an informal gathering for a haggis supper hosted by the Gee ene Compu Sa Fonce Boctery committee. The October or November event promises jovial company, speeches, and shared toasts as locals plan a convivial evening with songs, chat, and a welcome from Geordie Merral. The note invites members to attend and celebrate Scottish hospitality with camaraderie and singing.
A cable reports that psychic analysis, about 35 years old, is a major modern development in science search. It claims value in resolving existence problems and treating mental and bodily ills. The unconscious life dominates behavior, with instincts and impulses guiding actions beyond awareness.
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