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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
4
A rambling regional yarn recounts how turkeys wander off, clash with fences, and even outwit a squatter’s bold plan. A farmer’s failure to secure a fenced plot ends with the birds returning and plans for bigger measures, including branding, to curb their roving.
The Mullewa line work advances rapidly with earthworks finished along most of the route. Track laying for 70 miles remains, sleepers spaced and joints aligned, while sleepers and rails are prepared for a pace of about a mile per day as the line nears completion.
A fragmented report details a project involving a harvest tram and associated infrastructure. It notes a 42 mile line, a tank capacity of many millions of gallons, temporary overheating precautions, and water supply work linked to excavation near a dam. Transport relies on camels, with added commentary on railway related duties and animal usage.
A garbled advertisement touts Captain Scott's Own Story with two fine Captain Scott pictures and images of Lieutenant Oates. It promises a life adventure narrative from early stay to Scott's death, plus reader appeal through illustrated plates and a subscription offer for The Life Spectator of City Seattle.
A testimonial touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney pain and backache. Mrs. T A Sarith of Scotland-in-Fremantle, after severe illness and long illness, reports relief after using Doan's. She urges others to try the pills, claiming renewed health and recommending publication of her experience.
A dense historical business directory listing firms and trades across Geraldton and Fremantle. Entries include ship agents, drapers, builders, tailors, watchmakers, auctioneers, undertakers, and hotel operators with numerous marine terrace addresses and linked firms in Western Australia.
A publisher promotes Life magazine offering six months free to new subscribers who order, with Merit and Gates pictures sent to recipients. Readers in Melbourne can pay for three or four year authorizations and forward postal notes for gifts. Pictures are mailed to the subscriber monthly, and Life may forward gift pictures to subscribers.
The article describes Geraldton College perched above the town with Tudor and Gothic features, spacious root gardens, battlements, and buttresses enhancing both beauty and comfort. It highlights the college’s longstanding tradition of presenting certificates from Adel aide University and partner institutions, plus notable shorthand and typing achievements and 190 certificates earned in 44 months.
Private lessons available in model drawing perspective and architectural drawing oil and color painting stenciling and shorthand. Tuition set per term with terms flexible. Applications to THE REPVREND MOTAER for further details.
A historical agricultural note discusses fallowing and sowing timings for a farm, including a farmer’s 1,000 acers, weed control, ploughing, and sowing after rains. It mentions weed management, the impact of subsequent rains, and a recommendation that 2 acres would suffice for full fallowing under the described regime.
The article notes renewed optimism about gold output and state economic prospects. It discusses annual trends, costs, and expectations of growth, with figures suggesting a significant upturn in productivity and value by year end. It references a steady rate of output and potential improvements in mining and related industry.
Post schedule notice lists daily and weekly mail runs to Geraldton Fremantle Perth Midland Junction and numerous regional stops including Ellendale Minginooka Narngulu Walkaway Sandstone Moora Moonyoonooka Northamptes Peak Sandstone Pridivays Ranjerina Station and Nor'-West Malls. Services vary by day with early morning departures from 3 to 7:5 a.m. and several 5 a.m. or 7:5 a.m. slots on different days.
An advertisement notes a linseed compound claimed to ease chest complaints with proven efficacy. Woods' Chest Comnte and Graal Pevermise Cure are mentioned alongside the Chrosic Chest Comnte suggested remedies.
An old remedy touts Ronnington’s Ish Moss as equally effective for children and adults. It claims to cure bronchitis, indvenses, whooping cough or croup with certainty. The advertisement urges trust in the product and promises modesty in presenting its claims.
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A garbled OCR fragment indicates a Sunday publication routine with scattered terms like Wednesday Friday and a reference to a year long period. It mentions a state or institution and a date or value but the text is too incomplete to extract concrete facts or names.
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