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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
2
Tenders invited for erection of hotel at Sandstone in the Black Range. Submissions close Thursday 28 February 1907. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit and marked tender. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Address details and closing time provided.
The programme lists maiden and handicap races at 100 to 120 yards with prize money and nominations. It notes entry fees, acceptance dates, and conditions, plus a children's event and protest rules. Officials J McCartney and W Stansfield are listed as Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
Aged complaints about insufficient travel comfort on the Midland Railway are highlighted. With a rival Fremantle to Geraldton steamer once breaking its monopoly, crowding worsened after the loss of that service. The weekly express sleeper is inadequate, and passengers face crowded cars and long, uncomfortable journeys. Calls grow for a formal inquiry by the Railway Commissioner.
For price and particulars contact the MANAGER Histon Farm Crowther or at the herd location. The listing notes imported cows two heifers and one bull available from the Hinton herd of Jerseys.
The municipality reports at least six hurricane lamps removed from ongoing works, unsure if vandalism or petty theft. The Fa planade well is finished with abundant water and a thousand gallons in reserve despite attempts to deepen it. The parks committee seeks tenders for a windmill and tankstand.
Complaints rise over loss of hurricane lamps set to warn motorists and workers in town projects. The council urges enforcement of by laws and harsher penalties to deter vandalism, citing police court fines and repeated incidents.
To whom it may concern notice is given that the annual election of three members and a Ratepayers’ Achliver will be held at the board office on Thursday the second day of March between 10 am and pm. Nominations must be in the hands of the Chairman seven clear days before the election in accordance with the Law Act and amendments.
In the Greenough district a series of horse deaths prompts a veterinary inquiry. Farmer John Stokes presents a stomach fragment to Veterinary Surgeon HL Rogers, describing larvae and feeding habits of the Bor fly, with specimens preserved for display at a local chemist.
Historical veterinary note describes bot flies in horses, their life cycle from larva to adult, and the resulting gastro enteritis. It warns that post mortem may show multiple maggots and that medicines fail to dislodge them. Preventatives include thorough summer examinations and destroying eggs with cautions on safe lotions.
A chaotic report claims the £1.14 million issue collapsed as British subscribers covered only a fraction of the loan. Public disappointment grows over underwriter handling and Eastern market prospects.
Tenders are invited for the erection and completion of fence works including about 0 miles of standard 7 wire and plain wire fencing, with barbed wire, at stakes for the owners. Contractors must provide all labor and materials, as lines are surveyed and no part should be left undone. Tenders close May 20, 1907, G E Sewell and Mills oversee Walkaway and Garalitlie.
A brief classified note seeks 950 good jam posts and 300 jam trainers with small items, plus seven large fan gates and other hardware. It calls for thorough soundness and careful trucking, inviting goods to be delivered to specified contacts G R Bewell and F Miller at Walkaway and Gorahnion.
The Turf lists acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap run on Saturday March 2 1907 with two sweepstakes of 25 sovereigns each. Entries close earlier. horses three years and up race six furlongs. Details include names such as Tee dee Petrimary Cortohoree Grenadier Notary Burke Ming Robby and more. An additional handicap on March 6 offers 25 sovereigns two miles and a quarter for older horses with entries due February 12 and 1000 additional stakes.
A sensational Perth report claims a Chinese secret society formed to murder informers connected to gambling prosecutions. It allegedly planned to recruit about 900 Chinese to aid executions, fund a wife and children, and defend members in prosecutions, with payments tied to fines and possible death for those failing.
Mr Cooke's forecast for the next 24 hours calls for mostly fine and sultry conditions early, with a gradual drop in temperatures later. The maximum temperature for today is given as about Alygins, then cooling expected as the day progresses.
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