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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
4
An unidentified narrator recounts a staged ruse involving a letter and a mock challenge to the addressee. The door trick and hidden inner door are described as part of a planned misdirection. The passage closes with a farewell to Stedman and a cliffhanger promising further developments in Ubique.
Public notices announce a botanical guide for gardeners. The text highlights up to date rose care, attractive garden descriptions, and seasonally useful information for cultivating ornamental plants.
The report details multiple mining leases near Golden Grove and Vatican, including J. Oliver Arla’s Prospecting Area of TH acres, surface ore exposure, and per ton values. It notes shafts, rises, reef widths, and production like 30 dwt per ton and 200 oz valued at £3 17s per oz, with Messenger's Patch showing 12 acres and 30dwt recoveries, plus Hill End Mine activity and daily water pumped.
A report from Cue describes a mining operation led by E L Lloyd and partners at Victory United that is struggling to yield profits. Two Italians, J Davitnt and L Parglo, work the Shamsdosh YALOO0 shaft as the mine's tribute system continues. After October 1908, 368 ore tons have been brokered at a per ton rate, but current verdicts deem the venture payable only if heavy improvements and safety fixes succeed at the Cornish Lift and surrounding levels near the Golden Grove Hotel.
Fine weather and good attendance marked the Adelaide racing meet with multiple events. Winners included Dulwich Hordles and three Stirling stakes contenders, as results show big dividends and close finishes across seven furlongs to three miles with detailed placements: Goodwood leading early, Destinist and Glue contending, and Arque buse sustaining a late charge for favorable placings.
The report lists racing results from Watertown C. meeting including races such as Winter Hurdles, Atiriing Aares, Rab Wandicap, Foundation Handicap, Forrest Wandican, and June Randicap with listed horses and weights. Notable entries include Ringbelt, Banjo, Footman, Path, Medal, and Wishe with various odds and placements.
Tuesday's Wires from Melbourne reports the High Court ruling that exclusive publication rights to scribes for telephone exchanges are not vested in the Postmaster General. Private firms may publish instead. Opening of Parliament is scheduled for July 6.
George Palmer, a Camperdown bicycle agent, was charging an acetylene gas generator when a lighted cigarette end contacted the gas. The ensuing explosion burned him severely about the bend.
Two men, John Wilson and Jaros Phillips, were buried by a fall at Wirrema near Wellington Harbor. Wilson escaped after four hours with a badly broken leg, but Phillips remains unaccounted for and is not expected to survive. Rescue teams from the Wellington Harbor Board are working at the scene.
Jun 7 reports a wage dispute between General Workers' Union and Builders and Contractors' Association over sewerage works in the metropolis. Men asked for 9s a day instead of the offered Xs. The strike affected 340 to 400 workers as contractors and government officials drew pay and ceased work amid unclear prospects for settlement.
An advertisement page highlights Hans Irvine's Pure Grape Brandy as unrivalled for invalids and convalescents, plus Words' Great Peppermint Cure for chest complaints. It also promotes Usher's Black Label Whisky as the finest spirit distilled in Scotland, with pricing noted.
The Licensing Court heard petitions for a gallon license at Ou Rolden Sheaf near Koen ivagh and for a license at Wallaway. After evidence the bench refused the Three Springs license and granted the Walkaway Motel license with conditions similar to the prior application. Witnesses including Sergeant Smyth and Sergeant Smith testified, and the court granted the Wallaway license while denying the Three Springs application.
The notice promotes Alexander Trouchet, a well known French consulting chemist in Perth at 79 Barrack Street. It invites readers not feeling well to mail symptoms for medicines including French Clarette Kidney and Bladder Herbs at 20 per packet and claims to forward necessary medicines quickly.
A historical Geraldton directory style notice lists numerous firms across advertising, tailoring, hardware, grocers, hotels, jewellers, and general agents. It highlights AH sponsors and services from Adelaide to Sydney, urging readers to note advertised businesses for local commerce.
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