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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
2
A fragment from the July 30 1928 page notes a Monday event at the Agexpo. Details are unclear but reference to Wild Waren 18 Rx Momar appears as a readable item within listings.
The Northern Party unites nine electoral districts and two provinces to push a North oriented program. Key goals include railway and artesian bore projects, improved coast lighting, a North West meat supply plant, and support for prospectors. Weekly meetings at Parliament House aim to present cohesive, respectful representations to the Government while avoiding internal dissension.
Local Board of Health distributes poison to households to curb rodent plague during cold winter. Northampton reports death of Joseph Hughes age eighty, longtime Bowes station employee. Mel Stone urges production of all cocaine related to Geraldton plague outbreak and likens health leadership to a fire brigade ready to act without delay.
Tuesday evening at Home Cottage Greenlea Mr and Mrs J S Maley hosted about thirty friends for the coming of age of Miss Grave Maley. The event featured decorated veranda tables, pink and white decorations, and a memorable, happy gathering. Guests included Geraktion friens and Acting-Director Crawford who criticized London W A exhibits. A convent hall reception tomorrow offers prizes and a clock for gentlemen.
The document presents the Geraldton City Band annual report for the year ending June 30 1906. It notes an overdraft reduction aim and lists receipts totaling £21 12s with total assets near £540 10s and expenditures of £649 17s. Principal items include instrument purchases and general expenses.
The Geraldton based band faces a 4300 overdraft at W. A. Bank as assets total 849 104. Committees note small liabilities relative to assets and hope band activities continue after recent contests and engagements.
An official report by Assistant Government Geologist W D Campbell on Depot Hill Coal Prospecting, near Geraldton, notes coal-bearing strata in a shaft sunk earlier for water. Government readiness to subsidize the syndicate suggests potential, with the deposit described as substantial and superior to western Australian coals.
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