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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text mentions a cyclone event, wartime conferences, a referendum, and a ship and crew in distress. It references Melbourne, Timor, and Australian authorities, with scattered details about battles, leadership, and a vessel returning to port.
Leonora February 14 A serious mining accident at the Proprietary mine on Saturday night left two workers, Lyons and Edward Brown, severely injured with fractures and lacerations. One worker may lose sight in an eye. others were cut and dented by a shaft blast. Prior shaft work noted an unexploded charge. Municipal troubles: Town Clerk dismissed for neglect of duty at a February 13 council meeting.
Perth reports Premier Wilson and his secretary will travel to Canberra next week as Sir Newton Moore plans to contest the seat against a Labor candidate. A sensational incident on Martack Street left Mrs. Quarrell with facial injuries, after a man attacked with a razor. she was hospitalized for seven stitches.
A Perth reader reports chronic kidney backache from lifting heavy weights. After using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, the pain eased and the user regained function. The advertisement claims nationwide chemist availability at 2/9 a bottle, with six bottles for 13/3, via Foster-McKinnon Co. in Murray Street Perth.
A cryptic OCR readout describes a defendant named Riley involved with a riot and threats of killing a woman. The document notes a trial at the Criminal Court with Mr Barker presiding and mentions defense counsel and court actions in a fragmentary context.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local court docket with scattered names and amounts. The text shows defensive cases, mentions of defendants, and irregular numerals, but lacks coherent structure or complete facts.
Fragmented report covers a Northampton area cricket match on the Recreation Ground and a debtor case linked to rents and payments. Details mention tenants, trustees, and a court timetable with hearings set for February 2 and a request for immediate payment.
A fragmented report lists players such as Cooper, Ronan, Gould, Drage, and Eaton in a second innings context. Mentions of Maywood, Court, and Sundries appear amid a mosaic of names, with unclear scoring details and partial positions.
London Directory lists annual trade contacts with English manufacturers and dealers, export merchants and goods, steamship lines by port and sailing estimates, provincial manufacturers and traders across the United Kingdom, with notices for purchasing current edition and agency ads.
Boan Bros promotes Why We Grow and proclaims reciprocity with customers. It advertises surplus summer goods with significant reductions across departments. The copy claims absolute satisfaction and aims to gain patronage and confidence from shoppers during a fair featuring the best values and white bargains.
A reader urges that Arnotts name be stamped on the milk arrowroot product for safety. The note expresses concern over protection and brand labeling when forms or orders are requested.
A listing of numerous Geraldton firms and agents across a wide range of trades. Names include Mountain and Co., Beecham's Agency, Chapman C E Watermaker, Darling John & Sons, Crooks and Brooker, Fallowfield and Co, Green, Bane and Co, Holmes S, Mackenzie Is, Mountain A J and Co, Moore Chas and Co, Rand y Kolatea, Pope and Barlow, Sydney and London directories, and many others. The column notes some omissions possible in the OCR and invites reader awareness.
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