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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1910
Page
1
Reading as a guide, boiled water poured over biscuits so they soak and swell. A saucer covers the cup or basin to trap the moisture until ready. Children can eat them whole or soaked, at home or at school, described as fattening and strengthening. Eight thousand testi
The Weekly Times warns of widespread timber destruction across Australia and predicts long-term ecological and economic damage. It cites salt patches in paddocks, degraded soils, and erosion as consequences, urging afforestation, better land use, and local councils to plant trees to protect streams and improve scenery.
Market chatter shows prices held firm with sellers asking higher than earlier quotes. References to Tasmanians, Brun and Pollard, and various rate figures imply little quota change, while lines on selling include AU RT AN ty BN and silver skins with specific shillings and pounds cited. Leaders or exact entities are inconsistently named but indicate a price watch in a local commodity market.
The report notes firmer European wheat prices with active buyers and firm cargo quotes for January and February delivery. Adelaide and local markets show stronger tones with parcels changing hands and prices rising to around 1/4 to 17/8. Export wheat and home grain prices are discussed, with farmers urged to book space, and two fast cargo steamers reserved. yardings at metropolitan markets are small with prime grades selling around £1 7s 8d to £1 17s 4d.
Dalgety and Company Limited submitted their Fremantle wool catalogue, noting a poor selection but firm home and British markets. Highest price reached was 11 1/2d per lb for a bale from Quairading, with reports of bright, sound wools and crossbred fleece, lambs wool strong at season highs, and current quotations listed by quality and length.
Railway time for the State can be obtained in January. The calendar lists lunar phases with last quarter on the fourth, first quarter on the eleventh, full moon on the eighteenth, and last quarter on the twenty-fifth. The district table provides sunrise and sunset times.
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