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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 20, 1902
Page
4
The Melbourne market column shows wheat, flour, bran, beans, and feed prices with quotes for oats, maize, and barley. It notes private contracts, bids failing to reach targets, and varied figures across commodities and suppliers, highlighting market conditions and price ranges.
The Corri Corporation yard in Cache County held a large live stock sale featuring numerous cows calves and sheep. Prices varied with breed and quality, buyers included Mr A Mee Far Calves and Mr J Le Beeufers among others, with many lots described as prime or fair and trade noted as easier than expected.
An OCR dense record lists numerous livestock and farm trades across parishes including S5/178 and Epta S015. Items mention Fat cattle, heifers, cows, steers, and shares in properties with numerous buyers and sellers such as Mr J Ford, Dr Hopes Lunean, Mr W Gale, Mr J Piper, Mr J Braadlex, Mr T Wilton, and Mrs Horas. The scattered entries note locations like North Geelong, Fyansford, Tooma, Sutherland Creek, and Moorabowl, with varied prices and quantities, reflecting a busy regional livestock market.
A garbled telegram fragment from Bremer and references to Wiesel Sufix Mawitoba and Wan suggest a disrupted May 11 style dispatch. Names, places, and figures are unreadable, with multiple misspellings and partial words. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent event or outcome.
The market report from our correspondent records varied activity with several transactions and price notes. Traders show cautious interest as values for several issues move within narrow ranges amid daytime turnover and occasional spikes.
An advertisement fragment touts Dosn't Buck and Kidury Pill as a remedy for backache kidney issues. It cites use by Mrs Hall and a Mr Gust, lists Foster Han Co of Sydney, and promises relief with a prescription by mail. A promotional note hints at natural gas cures and various tonics.
A discussion in the House of Representatives centers on the Governor General's monthly allowances for January 1901 to May 1902. The government signals an inquiry into the governance links between the Privy Minister, Colonial Secretary, and the Governor General, with potential consequences for expenses and accountability.
The readable parts list people like Lal, Stancil, Ruger Feely and others in a jumble of phrases and mentions of dates, places, and roles. Content appears as overlapping notes, with no coherent event or narrative present in readable form.
An advertises a medicine named Be More Ladian Aunt Pite Pills claimed as a perfect blood purifier and cure for indigestion constipation headaches low complexion liver and kidney trouble piles pimples boils and female ailments. It promises rapid relief and lists 114 be or sx hatches 644 as packaging details.
A fragmented report discusses dwindling species and ecological changes near a saline lake, noting marine water extraction from the Jordan River and farm water diversions. It mentions environmental impacts on local life and land use, with garbled references to health products and stray medical claims amid the unrest.
Federal ministers met with acting Defence Minister Sir William Lyne to discuss retrenchment across the states. Queensland faces major cuts due to population basis, with NSW and Victoria affected. Tasmanian and South Australian forces likely spared. Cabinet undecided on exact reductions, but retirement pay and discharges loom for many officers and men as local defence expenditure is trimmed.
Fragmentary text from a Sydney page describes a dramatic meeting with unclear participants. Names like Cornwell and Veoh appear amid chaotic narration about a confrontation, weapons, and a pivotal moment affecting a fate. The piece resembles a tabloid teaser with sensational tone and incomplete details.
A recall of a vaccination episode where a man suffers severe nerve pain and facial contortions after a failed first vaccination. His wife helps dress him as he endures restricted movement and fear of further harm. A doctor reattempts vaccination, with later success and reduced suffering, though the memory haunts the household.
J M Gennan a butt manufacturer pleaded guilty under the Factories Act for employing two improvers beyond the legal limit. He explained workers were dismissed or moved to avoid breaching the cap and paid 9s per week to each. The bench imposed the minimum penalty, noting three prior convictions, fining him £5 with costs.
The article reviews W Mommsen’s critique in Preussische Jahrbücher of Australasian laws including New Zealand’s 1895 arbitration act and related factory bills. It discusses arbitration court features, wage controls, and employer costs, noting mixed results and doubts about long term benefits, with comparisons to Victoria and broader implications for reform.
Fragmentary clipping reports a valuable medicine for coughs and colds linked to Chile. The readable text hints at medicinal claims and regional association but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities.
A public notice from Brisbane reports the Queensland Government plans to abolish the Chief Weather Bureau on June 3 due to financial strain. Farmers and pastoral groups fear loss of vital meteorological data and forecasts used to guide agriculture, shipping, and drought response, and warn of adverse consequences for industry and public health.
Sailors rely on Mr Wragg e predictions from the Brisbane Weather Bureau for coastal routes along New South Wales and Northern River trade. Masters like Captain M Cubbin praise his guidance while some captains doubt Brisbanes forecasts always match real conditions.
Accounts for the undermeuri ne await payment at the real sub Treasury Blakiston and o JW Beal etc. Camberwell Guardians report efforts to care for pan rc children with foster mothers in various parts. Ten children per foster mother. daily allowance per child. Also mentions Keating Cough Lozenges and local price reductions by George Hooper.
The piece outlines a relief movement amid winter hardship, focusing on unemployment’s impact on workers and families. It mentions calls for charity, public support, and potential measures to aid those without steady work, including appeals to leaders and the community to assist the unemployed.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a correspondent seeking the king's opinion and describes an erred rendering of a royal salutation. The text references Es Majesty, our gracious King, and the phrase save our lord the King in a garbled form.
The notice lists principals Miss Clanchy and Wis EB A Clanchy with vacancies for boarders and teaching staff across Melbourne and Geelong colleges. It mentions Trinity College and Geelong LaDef College with terms and exhibits, noting first class honors and a booklet for manufacturing collinesirees. The fragmented typed text references teaching, examinations, and teaching staff, with various names and locations in Melbourne and surrounding areas.
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