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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
2
Steamship service details reference Capital United with through routes noted. Limited readable facts describe transit linkage and service notes without dates or figures. No further specifics available in readable text.
A bazaar event at MABONTO HALL Geraldton on Wednesday and Thursday 20 and June 1906 promotes the stock in trade of Mr B Hutchinson Fancy Goods Dealer of Marine Terrace. Hutchinson plans to leave the district for health reasons and to ease public duties. a committee including Mr E Hy Brodo has formed to oversee the sale and future notices promise further particulars.
The half yearly meeting of officers will be held at Ghumell on Friday June 15 at 7 p m. The session will consider statements of receipts and expenditures and general business. Mayor G Aumstrong presides.
Fragmentary OCR lists sailing movements and port calls for Dalgety Co and partners. Mentions Fremantle, Geraldton, Adelaide, Melbourne, West Ports, and Fremantle transshipping, with dates around June and July. Names include Dalgety Co, Geraldton, Fremantle, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West Ports.
June sunrise and sunset times are listed with tabular entries. The calendar notes full moon on June 7, first quarter on June 14, new moon on June 22, and last quarter on June 29 at 10:18 p.m.
Bright showers forewarn unsettled weather with notes from Chapman and Northampton jottings. Reports include a trial for wounding a woman, a contractor advancing work on a terrace, a death of Halliday Macartney, mining notes, and Cambridge style university music exams with sealed papers and London results.
A public notice from the office states that Mr OW Wariwickerrer will carry satily sse ferhig vlan accountn and will be received at our Houlthore once business is agreed. The notice lists ATL Mountain 90 Fioraldun Lh Sane and the year 1996 as part of the formal details.
A special meeting of the Municipal Council discussed the petition to repave part of the footpath in Marine Terrace with granite. Present were Crs Boz Honnatt and others, along with clerk Pascoe, to consider the financial position and authorized expenditure for the next six months and estimated revenue.
From Our Own Correspondent Northampton chatter mentions rumors of new jade copper and lead finds within ten to four hundred miles of the town centre. The piece highlights the Mechanics Institute shows, the Marvellous Shows trio Gildys and Keith, and Mrs Shaw acts. A Police Court case involves an aboriginal girl charged with attempted poisoning. Winter weather is noted.
The Farmers and Fruitgrowers Association met on Saturday June 2 with H A Gray in the chair. The group urged the Northampton district member to seek action from the Central Province authorities to advance the Chapman railway project and supported telephony links between Northampton and Upper Chapman. They also discussed a potential starting point from the White Peak on the Northampton line and left the next chairman election to July 7 at 7 30 pm.
The Mt Magnet programme highlighted a fashion parade with many dresses across numerous attendees. Notable outfits included Marocons black voile white silk and grey voile with net and lace details among others. The event also notes a licensing court granting publican licenses for the Royal Mail Hotels and related venues.
A Saturday afternoon rugby match between Railways and Rovers drew a moderate crowd under a mild breeze. Both teams played hard with Railways winning 5 goals 5 behinds to 4 goals 2 behinds, despite substitutions and a noted foul by Gillon.
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