05 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
1
Correspondence criticizes local council for neglecting Eastern road repairs between the Geraldton Roads Board boundary and the hospital. Hospital Hill is dangerous, a sand drift now blocks the road after a costly cut through Major's Hill. The writer urges the mayor and council to restore access and remove obstructions promptly.
An immigrant writes from Geraktton recounting misleading wage promises at Yanger station. He and a mate were told £5 a day then paid only 25/4 per week after a week’s work. They claim they were misled and underpaid though they found no fault with the work or place.
A rural guide discusses mutton sheep maturity, cattle milk flow after freshening, and the value of pasture, bone manures, and cream separators. It notes sheep usefulness under six years, pigs from crossbreds, goat transport recovery, and the need for exercise, feed, and clean udders.
A fragmented note discusses goats and sheep as weed destroyers, noting their cleanliness on coarse weeds but warning against misusing worn animals. It highlights dairy farming profitability tied to rearing young heifer calves for future returns and the need for vitality in breeding stock.
The excerpt offers guidance on selecting cattle and sheep, emphasizing good blood and hair quality, and advises brushing horses at night. It discusses pig care, stocking limits, milking regularity, and weather impacts on farming success, underscoring practical, experience-based advice for sustaining profitability.
At the sixth sale of the season on November 30, Dalge ty and Company Lindred offered Ward a catalogue dominated by medium wools. Buyers showed keen interest, prices largely held fast with a dip in lower grades. top bids reached 102d for a clip from Katanning and 1044 for a lot from Tambellup, with Queerading producing several bales.
Market notes describe wool from Watgerup Narrogin and Dangie with small bales selling around 104 and 19 d per weight. Quality ranges from sound but uneven to faulty and skitty, with York good yet very skitty. Tammin wool poor and earthy, while Lasiles wool finds strong inquiry and best prices of the season amid varied fleece conditions.
European agency promotes prompt execution of orders at low cash prices for books, stationery, footwear, chemicals, china, cycles, drapery, hardware, jewellery, and more. Trade discounts, special quotations, and sample cases from £10. consignments of produce sold by William Wilson & Sons, established 1814, 35 ArchChurch Lane, London.
An advertisement notes a railway to the Bulfinch area near the Post Office with shop frontage. Wolfe's Scappps promotes a large sale on dolls prams and carts at reduced prices. Mr. T. O'Connor urges ending submission to prejudices and aristocracy. Black Label Whisky advertised as finest spirit bottled to Scotland.
The text outlines moon phase data with New Moon on December first and Full Moon on December sixteenth. It references calculations for the state and mentions sunrise and sunset times in a historical table style.
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