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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
2
Scrap mate copper brass zinc powder etc sought in any quantity with highest price offered by A W Bobbie & Co. Industrial buyers and dealers invite sellers to contact for prompt purchase quotes.
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures with Fremantle as hub. Vessels Smn Skogatad and Yin Monrahoul sailings, cargoes and passenger names noted. Services cover Fremantle to Eastern States, Geraldton to Derby and northern ports, with sailings in March and April.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various items and brands such as Beside, Bedstead, Mattress, Canvas Bind, Sawing Machine, and Coking Uvenile alongside names and abbreviations. The entry appears as an incomplete inventory or note with no clear event or context.
Personal guest list recalls a Thuradas opening with friends to toast Mr Charles Ada on the eve of his departure. Speakers and songs filled the evening at Masonie Hall. Property deals include a Chapman Fund acre purchase and a Narva Tarra bid at value figures.
A mixed page notes Mr Wo Butcher denying intentions regarding the North Province elections, coastal weather updates, and a range of local happenings. It reports yacht movements, port activity, a public lecture on government issues, technical school term notices, road works bids, and community classes. It also mentions roadboard items, theatre plans, and police court proceedings including a theft case and a prospector sighting.
An ordinary meeting at Chapman State Farm records discussions on rail yard eruptions, road openings, and local services. The secretary reports correspondence from railway and agricultural authorities, approval of several resolutions, and requests to influence road and post duties for Nabawah and surrounding wards.
A report covers Henry Hishol fined for drunkenness and rival charges, Thomex-Wood and Hartwell faced disorderly conduct, plus a meteorological update on Western Australia rainfall during the wheat growing season. It details rainfall distribution by district and farm-area totals, and comments on Geraldton water supply and council funding for electric light projects with a focus on ratepayer impact.
An interview with MI Barton and Dr Faxton outlines objections to electric light in Tawton. They argue against municipalization while praising gas works purchase by the council as expanding profits and meeting rising demand amidst population growth.
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