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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
2
A fragmentary real estate notice shows properties including WB Villa and Free Library Buildings at Newtiewh with prices around £1035 to £1180. Listings mention sewers, baths, pantry, built-in wardrobes, and modern conveniences. Several names appear such as Marshall, Guest, Aberdeen, and Taree Teome with references to rooms and amenities.
Geelong area property details include 4 to 160 acre plots with houses, stables, and outbuildings. Listings mention villa style homes with multiple rooms, baths, kitchen facilities, town water, and potential additional adjoining land available by terms. References to location at Moorabool Street Geelong and surrounding parcels.
An odd, error filled fragment mentions Wonderful Events at 46 Malop Street Geelong and Moran & Cato. It cites buyers TA Jones Co’s Dyei seve and a reported incident with numbers 36 32 4 42, plus a Huif Price sale and a contact phone 2116.
Captain Wilkins discusses an expedition in North Australia and the fate of a shipwrecked crew. He critiques colonial knowledge and urges scientific workers to study natives respectfully while acknowledging barriers to obtaining reliable information from Aboriginal communities.
A Melbourne style classified page lists Geelong area properties including 157 Rycie Street Geelong homes at 725 pounds, Belmont and Newtown parcels, large blocks, and coastal Esplanade Western Beach options. Featured farm near Geelong spans 14 acres with dairy and outbuildings, plus subdivided Highton prospects and several building allotments in Geelong West and Newtown with sight lines to amenities.
An early 20th century real estate notice advertises several newly designed housing options in Newtown Geelong. Listings include W.B. WILLA bungalow with four rooms and kitchenette, modern brick and tile homes with baths gas heaters and garages, near tram routes and schools, with terms and cash options. Specifics mention views, term arrangements, and asking prices such as £985 and £2350.
Hendy Leary Co lists numerous Geelong area properties for sale at varying prices. Includes Newtown villa 880, West Geelong home 1000 Autumn Street, 1800 near Archer, 40 acres near Geelong with town water, Drumcondra bungalow 1500, and several other blocks with terms and inspections. Also notes a dramatic fiction-like narrative interruption midway.
Fragmentary note describes frontage measurements and prices. Mentions 86 feet frontage offered at £5 per foot. Also references 10 foot frontage and terms for sale or assortment. Text is unclear and partly garbled, but conveys trading terms for frontage space and pricing.
A fragmented listing outlines a Melbourne radio schedule featuring musical items, vocal numbers, and studio news from Georgian Cafe. Performers include Celine Creel, Georglen Cafe Orchestra, Cleo Down, and Phyliss Sherlock, with piano solos, vocal pieces, a children segment, and a late program closing at 10 p.m. The document preserves a mix of times, titles, and performer names with partial entries.
A fragmented stock and shares list from Geelong shows brokers and firms on Ryrie Street and surrounding areas. It includes assorted bond values, interest rates, dividend terms, and company names with scattered prices and terms, reflecting a bustling mid century financial page.
Postal notices list sailing times for daily and weekly mail services, including Australia to Geelong routes and London inward mail, with details on dates from early July and connecting ports such as Suez and Vancouver. It notes arrivals at Geelong and London dates, with certain ships and vessels named in timetable style.
Fragmented ad notes Hanan and Keane auctioneers listing villa apartments with freeholds and leases, drapery and full furniture included. Dates June 26 Ban Tranchaca due Geelong July 18, plus details on aerial mail services and weekly Western Australia line, with timetables and destinations including Melbourne Sydney Adelaide and Cloncurry, plus postage instructions and consignments.
The record lists various items including land and machinery agents, copper troughs and leading goods, with prices such as £150 and £550 mentioned. It references Bathos and Fowls terms, and a garaged collection, printed by BSHT Johnston at the present year office for the GeeLom Tiser Proprietors.
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