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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
4
Thursday's Wires reports a blaze at a three-storey furniture factory housing Chin eu. A Chinaman named Ah Goony trapped on the second floor screamed from a window. Civilians lowered a blanket to catch him, but he fell, fracturing his arm in the fall and injuring several bystanders.
At General Sessions Helena Baillie a nurse faced charges of wilfully setting fire to a store owned by Clement Nichelle in Tatura in May. Witness William Hobday a Bank of Victoria clerk testified about insurance and an affair pushing Baillie to light the fire. The jury cleared Baillie of all charges after a 25 minute deliberation.
A man named Gore died after taking cyanide at CometVale Hotel in Kalgoorlie. A jockey Powell suffered a severe fall in a hurdle race, with guardian injuries. An Arbitration Court rumor hints at abolition and appealable powers. Tantella Bowrie, 54, found guilty of arson and sentenced to life, jury mercy noted.
The notice lists acceptances for the Flemington Trend National with names including Ver Nile Atunhue Grenfell Lord Manvsnd The Reckoning Mani Colthrack Rans ein Zalaki Guol Tarvore Yrdnay time Olla Rogue's March and Ohi plus a trade mark note for Kay's Compound Essence of Lamaced for Coughs and Cuds.
The June 24 board session heard members discuss two submitted tenders for traveling on the Fiens Road, with the first tender accepted. Correspondence covered Parker's Road state, requests to show plane sketches, and issues from departments on roads and drains. Resolutions called for new tenders for specific works, with estimated cost around £710 and details on temporary measures and site supervision.
The note explains a remedy for chronic chest complaints, citing Woods' Great Peppermint Cure in sixpence form. It questions why Wolfe's Schnapps is preferred over ordinary spirits, arguing the beverage also serves as medicine.
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