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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
2
A garbled rural sale notice describes large farm acreage with fencing, water features, cottages, and outbuildings marketed by G. W. J. Norris of North Chapman. Additional items include a notice appointing a revenue collector and upcoming vehicle licensing deadlines, plus varied notices for wood selling, business listings, and an auctioneer’s brief.
A 1907 notice column includes a reward for information leading to conviction of vandalism against the Upp Chapman Roads Board electoral roll damaged on December 28 1907. Also listed are stock notice and public auction details for parcels in Gemaluton and Northampton areas with descriptions of a strawberry heifer and urban lots to be sold January 9 1908.
Shipping movements from Dalgety and Co show the Sa Burrembeet sailing Fremantle to Geraldton then Nor' West ports, with the Bullarra and Paroo voyages to and from Fremantle, Geraldton, and Sydney on January dates. Listings include Willys(e) leaving Fremantle for Geraldton, Mivilya for Geraldton to Nor West and other routes to Java Singapore. Riverina reports from Sydney.
Post office closes Friday at 10 p.m. for United Kingdom and Continent mails. Late fee applies at 3.30 a.m. Saturday. Eastern States and New Zealand mails close at 10 p.m. Tuesday January 14 with late fee at 6.30 a.m. Wednesday 15. Orotawa RMS voyage referenced.
Opinion calls for a thorough audit of the Agricultural Bank after reports show £700,000 lent with only £18,000 dispersing across a 300 mile farming belt. Allegations of misapplied funds include £100 loans to inebriated inns, a £175 Afghan theft linked payout, and selective district disparities raising questions about loan destinations and wheat cultivation support. Parliament urged to investigate securities and loan allocations amid graft concerns.
A municipal council discussed leasing land to Mevara Fallowfield and Co for development. The vote favored delay to study the proposal. A separate motion to subdivide a Geraldion property for lease was noted with related scheduling for Geraldion Week activities.
Report resembles a Geraldton or Western Australian page item recounting cricket debate over Harry Muleyong, court charges against Alfred Hansta, and upcoming meetings of local boards. It notes weather, hotel renovations, and a miscellany of town affairs including the Mechanics Institute, ship customs figures, and social events in a dense, period-voice brief.
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