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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
3
The Purdie Works Conjuities report shows a major project cost of £1,507,026 for the Ratway construction. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a large expenditure and problematic wording around location Sydney and Comdobolin.
Sydney report notes tenants organise to combat rising rents as the Tenants Defence Committee forms. The movement aims to unite tenants, including shopkeepers, in protesting steep increases and pressuring authorities to address rent costs. Local figures emphasize solidarity and sustained action against rent hikes.
A July match in the World Sculling Championship era promises a contest between Pearce and Barry. Backers expect Pearce to demand favorable terms and a guaranteed allowance money, shaping the nautical stakes and financial conditions for the race.
A brief report notes that industrial arbitration measures face slow progress as the Legislative Assembly debates its details. The chamber contemplates avenues to advance consideration, while groups discuss potential registration and public channel coverage.
The Legislative Council debated the Government’s purchase proposal and amendments. A motion to refer the measure to a select committee passed on divisions, 17 to 7, shaping the bill’s path to Permittestage.
New York August 15 Johnson has signed to fight in a round contest on September at the St Nicholes Club. The bout may be guaranteed £5000 and a moving picture recording of the event.
Melbourne August report notes anxiety over a police party including Constable Thompson, M'Neillan, and Two Hock Wreckam missing for 20 days while searching the mallee for 400 deep, with no word and coastal search parties deployed.
Mrs M Bowioan of East Perth says Zam-Buk healed her child Dolly’s severe skin burn after repeated bandage changes and irritation. She reports speedy relief, removal of discharge, and restored skin, and credits Zam-Buk with curing a later blister injury in her older son Victor. Zam-Buk sold by chemists at 2/8 and 3/6 per pot.
At the last Mani pal Council meeting Mayor J. Af Fullory and members Brede Ruston Gold iers Kempton Gardner Sander Carle Smart attended with Dr. Bartlett absent. Topics included a fence repair on Marine Terrace, licensing issues for a lying in home, ventilation questions for Mrs Cole’s cottage, and a public health congress. Medical and health inspectors reported on lying in homes, wells, overcrowding, condemned cottages, and hotel accommodations, with decisions to inform residents about ventilation substitutes and to condemn unsafe dwellings.
Fragmentary OCR mentions buying whole meat and a plan involving Wolfe and a service weapon. details are unclear. The readable items hint at an construction or procurement decision, with named individuals Wolfe and others referenced in a terse note.
Geraldton council debates eviction of occupants from condemned dwellings and powers to enforce the act. debate centers on providing temporary shelter on vacant land and the mayor's stance against allowing continued habitation. Officials consider tents or shelters on valley land with a six month rent plan while awaiting further actions.
The Fire Brigade names C Hepburn Carwardine owe Kenning Sauith Mtenshaw Donaldson KE Pass Sarte Puddy as the starting players for the match against Rovers tomorrow afternoon.
Railways lineup features W McGilvray Gimour Shepheard Dann O Byrne Keating Marsh Smith Thomas Dodd Avensen Penn Kodes Cream Dornan Kent M Bradley Ninergen sen R McGilray J Meadey Cream Rovers lineup includes Thompsom Creeper Ritchie Brindley Maley iosnler Musgrove A Fathers Wright shep weard Wright Mountisin dipawn Assan Netley Leu Crabbe J Dor nan fl Wood Emarguméion thee Crede Ritchie Holmen
An early patent medicine advertisement touts Pedio Pomade as a cure for vermin on animals and skin conditions for humans. It claims to destroy vermin, kill nits, cure ringworm, and promote thick curly hair, urging use twice daily with nit compounds.
The snippet details a sufferer describing neuralgia and intense nerve pain, claiming relief from Dr Williams Time Pills and other remedies. It references symptoms including trembling, swelling, and described daily routines, with a testimonial tone toward a specific medicine and its distributor in Australasia. The text mentions Granville Street and a Perth-based company, outlining a patient’s trial of various products.
A garbled notice from King's Hall promises a program featuring Boeth's popular tenor Will Nindtayr with a feature on "The Battle of the Kohnen." The event highlights include eighty reels and a dramatic poem segment by Alan from entile. A rescue tale from Reowninge pine Linigo is mentioned as part of the evening.
International cricket match at Worcester ends with Australia dismissed for 111 and England dismissed for 176, while Avon and Gloucester contest a separate fixture. A long stray advertisement promotes a weight gain remedy claiming dramatic physique improvements and health benefits, urging readers to use a tonic involving Cardamons Compound and other ingredients.
Our Own Correspondent reports a July meeting of the Kaddathiani Farmers and Progress Association at Agricultural Hall. Topics included publication of the Journal of Agriculture, a request to publish, a condolence for George Haines, and requests for a Broadway station at Throw Springs. Debates covered rural rate levies, cemetery clearing, and road works. The group plans further monthly meetings and cautions on water supply and local development.
Mrs C Rice hosts a Guessing Competition on Gremmough road ticket 182 where two bright participants, Adam and Eve, attempt to solve a Bible themed riddle in Fugyl-Wrecht's seventh Guessing Go.
Mrs M Laach of Cobden South Melbourne reports a long lasting toe infection that resisted many treatments until boracic acid and a chemist ointment failed. After contacting a physician she was healed by a course of ointments and cumulate care from a doctor named Githura Olatmali. A Hartford US reader, Mrs James Scegrel, praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for eczema on hands lasting three years.
The Benevolent Society held a Wednesday evening gathering in the Mayor's Parlor. Members including Mesars Con siagting de Luces Musa Sare Sewell Nagnes Leach Orwell and Goodixsen attended from a group of 71 with several away. Minutes were reviewed, and subscriptions opened in February 1910. Total subscriptions and donations since starting three years ago reached £92 5s, with £40 0d spent, leaving a modest balance and bank interest accruing. A proposal set future subscriptions at 2/8 annually to support benevolent relief and nursing schemes, while ensuring nursing show accounts remain the Society’s separate responsibility. The committee appointed de Lucey as honorary collector. Future meetings will be quarterly, with officers including the Mayor of Geraldton as President, and E. Constantine as Treasurer. Debate continued on whether new subscriptions are necessary, considering government subsidies and the viability of nurses’ livelihoods in Geraldton.
A fragmented record describes a municipal council night session with mentions of a warder’s approach and interruptions. It details plans for hospital nurse subsidies, charity schemes, and visiting nurse services, emphasizing secure positions and funding for two nurses and related medical support during a looming yearly meeting.
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