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Newspaper

Geraldton Express

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jun 05, 1912

Page

4

Development of the Stripper gains global harvest appeal

South Australia leads in advancing harvesting gear as the Ridley stripper evolves beyond hand labor toward cheaper, more efficient wheat harvests. The device, inspired by earlier designs and publicized in 1843, reduces draught, saves nearly all grain, and enables large areas to be harvested with limited labor, with trials showing impressive daily yields and strong official interest.

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Triangular cricket fixtures and dates for Australia tour

A messy OCR of cricket schedules lists Australia versus England and South Africa across venues like Cambridge, Lord's, The Oval, and Manchester with dates in July August and September. It includes references to Middlesex, Surrey, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Canterbury, plus scattered notes on other cities and a line about a linseed compound advert.

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AWAR GODDESS IN TRIPOLI WAR DESCRIBED AS AMAZONS

Special correspondent Mr. Ostler details a fierce assault at Tripoli on January 18 with Arab forces breaking earthworks. He describes Mir Amir as a cloaked figure leading from the front, a warrior woman known as the Goddess of African Battle who fights alongside men despite wounds. The scene blends myth and battle as Arabs cheer, Turks praise her courage, and she issues a commanding cry amid the shellfire.

T Heiracter Amazon Abea Express Purkiah Tripoli Ostler Amd Mir Amir Ignec Gargaresh Mure Patab Adteom Deborah Sisera

Corsets Offered At Reduced Prices In London Sale

Fifty dozen splendid corsets recently opened at the West House. They are priced at 6d per pair but offered for 3s 3d per pair. Artillery note indicates strong discount and availability for customers seeking affordable corsets.

Scattered Reports From Home and Foreign Columns

June 3 dispatches describe famine relief efforts and social unrest. A woman in distress endangers her child amid crowd disorder near the Thames while police confront striking workers. The Observer critiques Commonwealth tax policy and English landholders amid ongoing political tension.

Lagden Thames Williams Raw Che Larnaty Barty Lonton Hewkhirad al Mormindsey Constable Enelich Collins

Wreck and Burglaries Cloud Adelaide News Update

A car crash near Melbourne injures Mrs McVea and three others as the vehicle strikes a tram pole while avoiding cyclists. In Adelaide a series of mid 1920s style burglaries peaks with a central station raid, a drilled safe, and thieves using skeleton keys and gloves, escaping with substantial booty.

Sydner Ayne Sam McVed Manly Adelaide Adelaide Central Fiward Iren Witch

Metropolitan crowd at footwall gate total of £326

State Perth reports a metropolitan gathering where 1410 people attended the event and receipts at the gate amounted to 326 pounds. Subiaco and East Fremantle figures appear in brief alongside the main turnout and revenue, indicating local involvement.

Perth Mately Subiaco East Fremantle

Mother's Friend Pedic Pomade Uplifts Hair and Heals Scalp

Vermin and nits are killed by a single application of this pomade while sores and rings worm are cured. It promises hair growth to be thick and curly. Sold by chemists in Malvern Victoria at 1s 2d and 6d, with nit comb 1s 3d. Manufacturer J Brin, Chemist, Malvern Victoria.

J. Brin Malvern Victoria

Doan's Piles Ointment Trusted Testimonial

A local testimonial extols Doan's Piles Ointment claiming dramatic relief after use. The speaker, John Murray, reports itching and protrusion easing after three pots, praising the product and urging others to try it, noting distribution by Foster McClellan Co. and 2s 0d per pot.

Dean John Murray Foster McClelan Co Perth von Gel Toan

Suitability of the Southern Cross for wheat farming debated

Farmers report wide adoption of wheat crops in new ventures after the Adelaide boon, with over one thousand acres cropped and 2500 to 3000 acres expected for seed next year. They note high prices and profits despite low rainfall, while experimental seed programs and district-wide assistance are discussed amid broader agricultural settlement efforts.

Souther Cross Adelaide York-road Pee Nent Stubba Nungeonan Crom

Mining notes from the Black Range Courier report ore activity

The Black Range Courier notes ongoing mining interest in the Grey Black Range area with reports of rich ore at old camps and new syndicate activity around the Oak Syndicate option on Hinacocks and the Bulloak group. Local workers report a windfall of ore and a push to reach deeper veins, with value expectations rising as operations intensify.

O'Donnell Wlfy Imine Keith Han Camp Sud Havles Black Range Couriet Diack Range Fosal Oak Syndicate Bulloak Incaca Hinacocks Orngin Black Wangs Courier

Random Rhymes Reflecting Lost Liberal Era

Verse recalls a past when Liberals supposedly built a brighter state under Frank Witionie. The speaker laments fading days, contrasts a once vibrant atmosphere with present gloom, and hints at a mystery behind the decline. The piece blends nostalgia with political sentiment, framed as a poetic reflection on change.

Rain yields from New South Wales experimental crop plots

Agricultural officials report that payables were obtained with limited rainfall in drought-prone plots. Experiments at Womer and Albury show crops produced usable yields despite reduced rainfall, with one May sowing yielding 14 bushels per acre when rainfall was concentrated early and conserved by fallow and shallow milling.

Acre Indore Albury Sitiurh Néllon

Remarkable Wheat Yields With Very Low Rainfall

West Australian farmers have learned that good crops can grow with minimal rainfall. Kellerberrin shows that 7 4 3 points in the growing season produced strong crops when proper farming was practiced, while neglecting soil care led to failures. Even under low rainfall, careful methods yielded up to 14 bushels per acre at Deniliquin, illustrating how diligent cultivation sustains production despite drought.

Kellerberrin Inne Jean Kellerberrin S Tosa Buskete der Acre

Mail Time Table for Outlying Areas and Mails

An old fashioned mail timetable lists delivery times for numerous settlements including Fremantle Porth Midland Yalgoo Mullewa Cue Meekatharra Peak Hill and Exstern Mail. The schedule shows varied daily and weekly departures with times such as 5 a.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m. and late evening slots on Fridays and Saturdays. The entry notes an English mail and a private bag route to New Mariacs and Dondoke with differing weekday patterns.

Saunder's Shield's Thomp Elleedale Gt Mintinooka Tibcaddeo Fremantle Porth Midland Fine Aa Fra Georgina Greenough Gingin Irwin Mingenew Moora Springs Murchison Mae Cue Austin Lennonville New Mariacs Pindar Wararra Yalgoo Mullewa Jeeka Tharra Noteve Om Prigsya J Pridayet Curlews Teesdase Samdstoote Penindova Priaays Moongoonooka Dondoke Koojerioa F.C Gath Satarva Northampton Laus Brin Nubswa Koviyn Farm State Farm Yuma Frimyn Wamdina Woolgerong Priday Yanget Exstern Mail Euelish P.O

Directory of Fremantle Geraldton and Perth merchants

A historical business directory page lists numerous firms and agents across Fremantle Geraldton Perth including Atlas Engineering C C Victoria Road Fremantle Bonnington's Agency Bow nington's Moss Been Sam General Merchant Geraldton and many others across multiple trades. The cobbled list names auctioneers drapers grocers hardware mercantile houses and shipping agents with scattered locations and associated businesses.

Atlas Engineering C C Victoria Road Fremantle Boal Brob General Drapers Wellingtom Street Perth Bonnington's Bownington's Moss BEEN Sam General Merchant Gersidton Bonnington Roe Beecham Beseham's Brows Clinch Aqvols Avicouneers Midland Junction Cream and Co Rubber Northam Davies A. T Draper Geraldton Doolan Carpenter Mire Pees C.N Draper, Clothier Gud Millier Empire Pictures and Orchestra King's Hall Marian Terrace Gere Geraliton Kenworthy, W. A London Directory Dizse Ast Co Feler Railway Hotel Northang Lionel Samson and Son Premantle King George IV Fruiteree Central Tee Melbourne Steamship Co., Ltd Sir MacKenzie Mount A Mere Chants Moustaka Hardware Chanta Musket Bros Fish and Oyster Sa Mather and Chowmen Anewunowman Onwantsg Co Customs, Shipping Counret McKay Ocherby Lremas and CO Hay Ami What Nuys Gereldton Oswell Grocer and Draper Pope and Pope Coannutenion Pritt Geraldton le Tobaccos Venua Amd Havelock Collina Screet Tran Merchart Ceralal Victoia Disthioy Flouratte Ling Co., Ltd Millers Somers de Wolfe's Sebnapps Wilson

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