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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
4
In a fragmented scene from an intimate tale set in a village, Gwyneth confronts anger and betrayal while friends and family rally around her. Margaret and Mrs. Handforth console Gwyneth as emotional tensions ease, and Aunt Helen arrives with warmth, setting the stage for forthcoming wedding plans and reconciliations amid concerned neighbors.
An advocate writes to Halter praising late Minister for Industries James Mitchell and criticizing his exclusion from the Agricultural Department. He argues Mitchell steered reforms and practical handling, while warning that cabinet changes may harm farmers and state interests. Wheat Grower signs off.
Two street artists brag about their tricks in painting on the ground. One claims to have painted sixpence in a day and caused a man to break his mugarsry trying to lift it. The other says he painted a leg of lamb so real a dog bit into it before the owner realized the ruse.
Market report dated July from Messrs Valgety and Co Ltd notes wool and pelts pricing. Sheepskins and crossbred wools show varied rates, with full wools at 12 to 13 pence per pound and pelts priced by condition. Kangaroo skins and other hides are listed with weighted ton prices and quality-based values. Kimberley wool shipments dominate, with the strongest prices for top grade comb wools. Stock movement includes reconditioning of some wools and stock cleared from inventories, with news of the De Rene season awaiting official updates.
Market report from Dalgety and Co. LA dated July 4 shows firm London wheat prices, Australian cargoes at 83s per quarter. Journal notes excess queries at Jericho railway yard, damaged chat arrivals, oats and potatoes with fluctuating prices and modest demand, merchants importing from the West amid steady supply and upcoming steamer shipments.
The fragmentary text shows a conversation about two daughters and their social aims. One daughter Sue seeks high society, while Belle plans the seashore outing, reflecting family pressure and class aspirations amid unclear context.
The Greenough Roads Board held a July 3 meeting with chair M J Logue and secretary F Cuneo among others. Minutes from June 5 were confirmed, accounts totaling £3 1s 4d approved, and the secretary directed to warn stallion owners that trespass prosecutions would follow if kept on the roads. Boundary alterations between Irsenough and Geraldton Boards noted, temporary gate works approved, and a £12 road improvement payment authorised. Secretary reported £45 in outstanding rates, total receipts £927, expenditures £957 for the period.
In a witty country hotel exchange a woman resists flattery while a man presses her cheek. Brown laments eye trouble and jokes with a doctor about needing weaker glasses. A commercial traveller questions sheet cleanliness as a chambermaid jokes about damp laundry.
A fragmentary verse set describes diverse workers and trades with quirky phrases. It references a man who drives the royal nail a maid who caches the milking pall a stockman on a cattle run a sportsman with his dog and gun a waterman on a nightly round and a miner underground. It ends noting AMP make themselves from colts as cure by using Woors Great Peppermiint Cure.
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