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Newspaper

Geelong Advertiser

Location

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 17, 1902

Page

6

Fragmentary Port Market Prices and Commodities Report

A desultory excerpt lists duties at the Port of See ie totaling £21 with items such as Commonwealth £50?1 Stare £5, and a bread turf market note. It then enumerates fluctuating prices for wheat, bran, pollard, Cape barley, onions, celery, beets, turnips, Swedes, rhubarb, beans, and other staples with varied per unit rates and seasonal remarks, plus scattered names and locations.

Cape Barles Seville Carro Aba Wilkifan Oresekevier Teanpree W. P. Barreepen- Havine Ab. Aller- Gedo

Sydney Produce Market Telegram Scrambled Prices

Fragmented OCR shows a Sydney produce market note with various garbled item names and prices. Mentions New Zealand Willun and EP Pears among uncertain entries. The readable details are minimal and non-specific, reflecting a noisy market telegram.

Sydney Reater Prio Maree Xellow Vieterian New Zealand Willun EP Pears Vastu

Stoles and Shares Headlines From Ballarat Exchange

Van correspondent reports a chaotic list of stock and share quotations with scattered names and figures. The garbled items include references to Barfey Tonuhj, Drake, Welieso, and various percentages. Context suggests a price list or exchange notes from Ballarat with unclear details and misread text.

Ballarat Soria Welieso Drake Iain Widy Valluak

Lagor Council and Reform Efforts Reported

The Lagor Council debate centers on reform and state policies. A clamor for worker representation and parliamentary labor measures dominates the meeting, with calls for immediate action by the party and union leaders.

Melbourne Market Posters and National Reforms Clash

Fragmented report outlines tensions over agricultural department spending and telegraph rates across Australia. Mentions Lord Hopetoun’s recal case, cable-user relief for Queensland and Victoria, and inter-state government frictions. Includes a local incident in Castlemaine and police actions amid public unrest.

Melbourne Agricultural Department Australia Hopetoun Seriid Commonwealth Queiteed Vietora Ferce Juels Hoyts Hewant South Leamer Thomasares Wallon Baliaru Carey

Fragmented 1920s notice mix cites cough remedy and dental care

A garbled 1920s style column blends references to federal catitl site and Mosare bevel with vendor notes on cough lozenges peppermint cure and dental paste. It mentions Wood, Nosane, Acaria, and local inspectors with vague actions and child health mentions, ending with ad-like product pitches.

Steamer Boveric to Fremantle after peril at sea

The disabled steamer Boveric was towed into Fremantle by Narrung on Thursday forenoon after a voyage from Melbourne to London via Adelaide Albany Durban and Cape Town. All passengers and crew were saved and most horses aboard the Boveric survived the ordeal with one death per day of the 13 horses. The Narrung is expected to sail to London via the Cape after replenishing bunkers. Salvage questions are under consideration.

Boveric Fremantle Vesel Melbourne London Adelaide Albany Durban Cape Town Howard Smith Company Limited Croft Vietorian Telegraph Department Meech Carey Bard Howard South Company Frenaitle Iti Miessamne Narrung Selink Leamer Sarrinz Narrong Londo Cape Londan Medbourne Coho Cay Boren Capra A. W. Bond Willow Lend Cource Beuue Narrang Boverie Australia M'Innes Tnp M'Tnnes Bowere L. A. Leslie Hayman M Carthy Mitchell W. Moore W. Whitford F. Wilson John Grice C. M. Oneer Mr. Pratt Dora Pot Die Ite Ite Capite Real Ceiaic I'spene Tle Agenta Messrs Bt. Barbe, Sladen and Wing Delahey-street Westie Tames Borrowman Fredr. A. Lang Collins Street Hendy, Leary and CO Arcats Cormr Moorabcol Rynesireela

Derelict Vessel Boverie Reaches Fremantle After Tow

Captain Lene reports the Boverie, en route from Melbourne to Durban with 95 crew, broke its tailshaft and sank after drifting 1,000 miles from Fremantle. Lifeboat launched, crew rescued. 913 of 965 cattle aboard survive. Officers and all aboard remain well. horse to be tended at Fremantle after repairs.

Fremantle Vill Dawlichs Jowrier Lene Bowerie Melbourne Durban Leslie Pam S.F

Is JOAN BULL CEASING TO MULTIPLY

A fragment from a controversial 19th century column discusses population growth, immigration, and birth rates in Great Britain and its dominions. It cites Mr Cannon and compares natality trends in Canada and Australasia, arguing about the speed of population increase and the composition of births, warning of demographic changes.

Joan Bull Edeand Cannon Edward Bern Great Britain Pier Uarmaagee Conwen Britains Cannon Canada Beotland CTSA Maters Australasia

Jostled MPs Race Ends With Narrow House Vote

In a frantic scene at the House of Commons, Patrick O Brien jumps from a bath and races to the division lobby two minutes before the bell. The controversy centers on a late appearance by Mr Clumberison who, half dried and hurried, slips in just in time to vote, affecting the outcome.

Patrick O Brien House of Commons Ieee Chsuberinin Viscount Ita Clumberisin

Girl Shows Quick Thinking in Runaway Gig Incident

In Maryborough a wife of W H Nicholas, mine manager, rode a gig with an infant and a Hastings girl. When the husband tripped, the horse bolted through High Street and Alma road, the Hastings girl wrapping the baby in a rug. The child and girl escaped unharmed with only slight bruising to the girl. The horse was captured without further injury.

Maryborough W. H. Nicholas Alma Adelaide Hmmme

Distressed Weavers and Wool Trade in 17th Century Wiltshire

Wiltshire records reveal tense relations between weavers and elvers in the woollen trade during the 1600s. Wages, apprenticeship rules, and policing by masters show strict regulation, while petitions cite widespread unemployment and hardship. Witch trials appear in 1652, with the Sybill Briant story highlighting local superstition and punishment.

Merrie England Wilts Histories Manuscripts Commission Freon Brambham Wiltshire Sybill Briant Jenny Geddes Baal Sybill Inglishamn

Take Care of Your Kidneys for Health

An old health ad warns that failing kidneys cause urinary issues and a range of ailments. It emphasizes that when kidneys misfunction, the blood falters and edema may appear, with back pains and general debility. The piece promotes a remedy named Hale Cure as a universal remedy for rheumatic pains and other disorders.

Akeed

Unique case of fake evidence murder in Allahabad court

The Allahabad High Court considered a Meerut murder case where a dhobi uncovered a plot by two Dhanuk watchmen and kin to falsify evidence. They allegedly killed Chimman to frame Jhanku, prompting police and zemindars to back the motive of money and revenge. The Sessions Judge and higher courts upheld convictions for murder and fabricating evidence, noting the crime as uniquely bizarre in Indian legal history.

Allahabad Meerut Kalanjan Thane Jani Ramesani Pane Jhana Jhani Ramzani Jhunku Nax Akad Thunku Ahhankidar Nise Ahmad Sina Jhumku Siria Dhanuk Chimman Beveral Sirta Charpoy Jhanku Hharpoy Dhanuks Chattle Meera Jhanka Justice Knox Justice Blair Ami India

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