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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
2
A fragmented market report lists varied produce items and prices with references to assortments at the Geelong Produce Market. It notes quality concerns, curating efforts, and fluctuating lots including pork, hides, wool, and metals, with buyers and sellers reacting to demand and condition.
Melbourne market notes show dry weather dampening demand and speculative activity. Prices quoted for various grains and feeds range from 2/ to 4/3 with some items carrying higher bids for prime stocks and larger parcels, while buyers remain selective and cautious.
Classified notice from D C McIntyre Pty Ltd listing a Geelong area auction with motor carage land frontage and house details. Repeats location East Geelong and West Geelong, with cheap building site claims and multiple rooms, veranda and garden features.
Estab lished ter western beagh modern home with five rooms and prices cited for bungalow options. Local business city grocery and confectionery seeks investment. health department contact for details. Exchange sought for 680 acres and 120 acres for property development.
Government auctioneer and sworn valuer offer a Western Beach bungalow property at 20 Malop Street with modern fittings. The listing notes a 50 by 12 percent land plot, porcelain bath, heater, glee light, and near tram lines, sewerage, and the beach.
Auction notice describes a well built new bungalow in Geelong West near Pakington Street and tram, featuring good layout, bathroom, copper wiring, street frontage, and sewer access. Must sell this week with highly recommended value and appealing garden and condition.
Sworn valuers and auctioneers Hendy Leary Co announce a property sale in Geelong area. Listings describe a 5 room home with garden, motor garage, kitchenette, tiled roof and modern fittings, with large allotment and excellent locality. Early inspection advised and close offers welcome.
Established property at 116 Ryrie Street Geelong offers a six roomed building on terms. Buyer seeks securing home on terms as owner worries about order and securing possession. Valued at around £500 to Valley Soils.
A 76 acre farm near Geelong with town water supply, four room dwelling, four stalls, chaff house, and dairy. Described as a very cheap opportunity at £1800, highlighting the market as favorable for buyers seeking affordable rural land.
Fragmented OCR snippet lists various monetary figures and items such as corneal, freighting, and goods with prices like £85, £5, £204, and £276. Some words are garbled, but the piece appears to be a miscellaneous sales or auction listing with multiple entries and currency figures.
The Court of General Sessions quashed the conviction of James Fulivia after a Crown appeal, in a case centered on alleged false pretenses involving a commercial broker and a series of shell transactions valued at £256 and £108. Testimony described a salary of £60 per year and an employer paying 16 percent, with complex memoranda and a staged resale sequence scrutinized by the judge.
The narrative recounts the 1925 Turrae evening meeting of the Friendly and Debating Societies. It notes awards and acknowledgments for service, reports on cultural topics, and letters from Mrs Embers and others. Officers and members, including Mrs Reber Toimell and Mrs Hall, are mentioned along with upcoming events and society activities.
A country school visit by a nurse, inferred from garbled OCR, shows a teacher guiding children to observe and report an activity. An unclear student response suggests misread text about a single lesson and a corrective blackboard example, with portions impacted by transcription errors.
Listed fragments show stock and share quotations from Geelong with Commonwealth Government War Loan notes and various company names. Figures include prices, percentages, and dates, but the legible content is scattered and partial across multiple entities and terms.
Notices list obscure mail times and routes across regions including Geelong Port Fairy Line Coach Lines New South Wales Australia Went Australia South Australia and Tasmania with various daily, weekly, and special schedules. The garbled text references aerial mail services with departures from Perth to Derby and connections to Geraldton Carnarvon and Broome, among others, and mentions dates in May and June in a fragmented format.
Fragmentary Victorian era ad lists seating at two venues Geelong and Newtown with price shown as five shillings per seat. Details are unclear due to OCR garble but indicate a function or event requiring prepayment and application for fuller particulars.
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