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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
4
Correspondence urging the editor to press for allowing land and income tax payments to be made at the local treasury branch to save remittance trouble. The writer notes extra ten percent charges and delays from sending funds to Perth and appeals for local collection to ease taxpayers burdens.
Letter advocates traveling schools as a solution for families in back blocks with limited schooling. Argues parental teaching is often ineffective and wandering teachers could better adapt to pupils needs, praising Mitchell for first proposing the system while stressing practical, early literacy and basic crafts over rigid, mechanical instruction.
Wolfe's Schnapps is bottled specifically for home use in large and small sizes.
An OCR fragment advertises various fabrics and sewing goods including Melton cloth, Navy tie Blick Serge, Washi, Catton Serg, and infants garments. It notes parcel delivery to railway stations for a pound and mentions children's dresses and fine wool items, with scattered vendor names and prices.
In a Saturday race at Af the aft Sir Samuel event Hotshot lost a moment in a fall. Jockey Mr Len non sustained a dislocated shoulder from the incident.
A collage of racing chatter covers Thai Nove’s tight shave at Canning Park and Australian performances. It notes English hurdler history in 1867, Rosehill results, and strong entries for WA breeding races. The piece mentions stipendiary stewards with Frank Morris and Harvey Houlston, plus tales of Morris’s sharp, blunt discipline of jockeys.
The fragmentary report mentions a semfinal match at Vie vin with eight men aside, details unclear on teams and scores. It also notes a branch inspector from Union Bank and a government water supply department incident at Wa Toomea with injuries, plus a hospital report of a weeklong incident at Lawler Public Hospital and a two person injury incident near Warotunga.
A notice outlines household plumbing and drainage installation work in Wdeville and Purr areas with ventilating sheet metal work. The motto advertises prescoal supervision and moderate charges for the project.
Pioneer Lime Kilns Crowther announces lime burning expertise and prompt attention for orders. Prices on application. Note by W Margant and Prooser Lime Kilns with old original lime burner experience. Based near White Peak market style ad text.
The Railway Football Club held a general meeting at the Geraliton Hotel with Mr Rogers in the chair. Minutes from the prior meeting were read and approved. A match with Don farra Club was proposed for next Saturday, and a selection committee was formed. Mr McPherson was temporarily excluded, then honored with a gold medal and life membership.
A fragment notes an event or item involving a glass of wear and SCHwarps facing kidney health concerns. The readable parts hint at a public or charitable effort, but details and participants are unclear.
The Pro prietor reports immense post orders for Frootoida proving its effectiveness against headache indigestion constipation and biliousness. It improves liver function and digestion with bedtime doses. Price 1/6. W G Hearne proprietor Olivia Seelong Victoria The Queensland Express offers twelve months of delivery for subscriptions.
Day Dawn Market Report by A. J. Watts lists produce and poultry prices for work ending. Apples 12 ma 10m ne Tad, pears 125, quinces Ss OH, cabbages 4 9d to Te 7A, roots 1s, tullets Os, potatoes 128 Mile 11s, fons 12, pumpkins 04. Birds: owls 58 fat, small 28d to Sx id, larks, gobblers 146 to My Md, hens 10s, pigeons 2s Ad to 2K. Corned meat 7d to 8. Wheat 6s Sd, halt 120s.
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