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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
3
A brief notice directs inspection of the Geraldton Jewellery Arcade amid marine treach concerns. The warning implies authorities seek to verify operations and safety. No further details are provided in readable text.
The item notes Wolpe’s Schnappa as a product that purifies wood using a kidney themed process. It highlights the unusual claim and branding central to the advertisement.
A fragmentary note discusses a January exhibition on rhab domesticancy and credits Mr Willan Government school master as the first to start the gift. The writer vows to swear between Moora and twotles about the paper and promotes Donnington’s Irish Moss as a cure for constipation with a claim of reliability and an invitation to trial.
A Geraldton water supply deputation presented to the Minister for Works. Officials argued tests at Grinwand Hill were incomplete and questioned water depth readings. The Minister offered £100 to finish testing with proper plans and site clarifications.
A garbled report outlines a year of mining, railway, and natural disasters with thousands dying from plague like illness. It notes renovations and proposed shops, public works delays, and a push for open air events. Mentions figures and locations such as Geraldton, Perth, Mundaring, and local dignitaries, plus cultural notes on performances and civic matters.
Latest cables report earthquakes near Bidiis in Turkish Armenia with twenty eight shocks over two days. Three hundred houses completely collapsed and 904 other buildings including churches and mosques were seriously damaged. Densely populated areas saw deaths and many injuries. Nearby Ville Branca in the Nor e Atlantic area reports shocks over fears of a 1922 eruption prompting residents to flee.
A dramatic London radio bulletin describes a deadly San Francisco blaze. Seventeen people reportedly perished or were fatally burned while trying to flee the flames, with several others injured in the inferno.
A passenger train struck an obstacle near Orange last night causing the driver to brake hard and avert a potential catastrophe. A log lay across the track, prompting emergency response and a near calamity that ended without serious injury. The incident prompted railway officials to inspect the line and review safety measures.
South Australia Adelaide Thursday the Premier announced his intention to be present at the premiers conference in Brisbane. Launceston Thursday the bodies of Mrs Campbell and the twin Mackinnall who perished in the Ure Ta nae River collision have been uncovered. The boys were asleep at the time of the catastrophe and Mr Campbell was lying down.
A Melhourne party escaped unharmed after a boxch collapse on a terrace during a Thurmiay afternoon walk near Warroan-boo. Police court welfare for errant behavior fined 2s. and seven days imprisonment. Racehorse nomination results were set to run at Geraklion on the seventh. Marine plans and a Mr J O Rivtt were noted in the Terracey briefing for tomorrow.
Report details a dangerous rocky cliff event where several individuals clung to rock ledges and a line while others were swept by a powerful undertow. All escaped with injuries described as cuts and bruises.
An adjourned application under the Gaming Suppression Act to quarantine the City Tat Jormaily Club and the Callingwood tat Premitox was heard by Justice Cus ten. Bryant for the defence proposed withdrawing the proceedings and an undertaking that no further gambling would occur, while the court considered the Act’s provision to declare the premises a common gambling house. Judgments reserved.
In a startling turn, Inaneetor Lockwood, accused of embezzling 1000, who faced court martial and possible execution, was found dead early morning. Police report he died by self-inflicted action. He reportedly attempted to elude vigilance prior to death.
The Fire Brigades Demonstration continued into the afternoon at the grounds as attendance rose. Varischetti’s presence increased interest. Children’s demonstration ran up to the anal high event with unclear results.
Fragmented OCR text shows alarm art and hose practice references with scattered place names Bendigo Mt Magnet Morgans East Fremantle and a grand aggregate note. Core readable items involve fire brigade drill terms and generic location mentions, with garbled numbers and attributions. The fragmentary content resembles archival fire service drill records without coherent events or outcomes.
Fragmentary ad style text claims inability to rest night or day and mentions a product named Caticurn Sos sed Caticur Ointment, with references to past summer and ignored them. No clear person, organization, or place identified in readable lines.
A Murchison group of cricketers sail from Ger Milton for a pleasant Bay cruise on the Queen Captain Tom. The trip features cheerful hosts Messrs T L Brown Banyon Rooke and Marker, a lifeboat rescue by Harmon, and a mock Victoria Cross award for acts of bravery by George Bannan and Hughes.
The town mourns as Mr James Mtasol den, a noted aurtioner, dies suddenly after a lunch at Club Hotel. Eyewitnesses say he collapsed near Hormann's warehouse, later pronounced dead. Heart failure suspected. post mortem pending. Funeral set for tomorrow afternoon at his residence.
A garbled report describes a train accident with operators and air pressure measurements, mentions a brother of a late Jameson, the Laverton area, and cricketers meeting at Dowgatea. It notes a money transfer of £27,499 with £18,511 allocated to Victoria, WA, for the sister state Tetthpheet.
Fragmentary text mentions acute rheu and aganis terms. No clear events, people, or places identified. Unable to determine a coherent news item from the readable fragments.
A garbled tribute to Mr. Herring praises his skilled navigation of an OWE vessel delivering the crew to a desired haven. The text laments the difficulty of following orders, lauds harmony and a professional manner, and ends with hopeful cricketing verses about competition, songs, and enduring feats.
A Dongarra Courthouse inquest into the death of Robert W. Brereton heard testimony about a flat bottom boat hired the previous Saturday night by Brereton, Alfred Edwards, and Victor Edwards. Brereton reportedly planned to fish near the jetty. his body washed ashore the next day with fish-eaten remains. The jury returned a verdict that Brereton died from drowning with no other offensive cause.
A reader from Kelmscott Western Australia says a severe cough nearly became a serious threat. After hearing about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy he tried it and was completely cured by the end of the first bottle. Sold by all chemists and stores.
Fragmentary text mentions AUSTRAL ALE and names Driok Mi and conte with unclear context. No coherent event or outcome.
Coronial inquiry into the death of Hugh John Reynoldy reports no violence but drowning suspected. Witnesses including John E McMitt and George MacLauchlan describe mine conditions, water ingress, and safety concerns at the Narra Tarra and old Eastern workings. The death occurred during shift in March. coroner to consider further findings.
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