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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
3
A woman named Mrs. Jane Harman reports severe neuralgia with headaches backaches and digestive distress. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for rapid relief improving appetite sleep and energy after starting treatment at a Manchester street chemist.
Messrs Dalgety and Co report the 1907 wool sale results with a wide mix of greasy, scoured, and merino types. Strong demand carried good competition from Europe and America as buyers remained active through the closing. Prices varied by grade with higher quality merinos selling well into December while average rates held firm.
The column recalls Mechanics Institute dues dropping from twelve to four shillings, praising the free reading room and vast newspaper and periodical selection. It recalls cricket chatter, local trades and residents, and stray notes about town events, halls, and curious incidents amid a lively, opinionated community voice.
An 180 member company led by Miss Gertemty Tylant and Mr Tam Divan performs in a traveling show of acrobats horses and wire acts. The mix includes hurricane acts, trapeze, clowns, and preludes with trained animals. Dates note Walkaway Saturday and Salvation Wednesday next. Geraldton Express advertises subscriptions.
A reader with thirty five years of suffering from severe psoriasis claims a new ointment cures completely in one week. The advert describes intense itching and nightly discomfort ending after treatment. The testimony mentions a lifelong battle and credits the product with dramatic, lasting improvement.
The grain market shows Victorian wheat at 4s 3d and 2s 9d per bushel in London with demand for later parcels in Melbourne and Perth. Prices across regions vary, with prime wheat trading around £4 0s and £3 12s 6d, and mids ranging from £3 2s 6d to £2 17s 6d. Wiltshire reports large imports from Mt Erin and Northampton, with 200 bags stacked, while forward repairs and trucking payments are noted.
A partial OCR fragment mentions the phrase of NOLPEDS SCUWAPPS, providing unclear context and no identifiable event, date, or named entities beyond the garbled term. The readable portion offers no verifiable facts to summarize as a standalone news item.
A letter discusses scarcity of labor in Geraldton with remarks from Moppet and Dusher about available workers for unloading ships. It highlights overtime costs, delays, and the need to dispatch steamers, noting the stevedore’s inability to secure sufficient labor for months and the impact on local shipping.
Public figures exchange sharp, humorous lines as ex-Colonial Treaster James Gardiner boasts of contributions to state life. A Perth journal editor notes provocative pen names and defends ongoing investigations into alleged perpetual gambling. The exchange reveals local tensions and media intrigue.
London reports an anarchist team planned to kill King Victor Emmanuel as Italian authorities combat radical groups. The piece notes police vigilance, arrests of ring leaders, and rumors of strikes amid broader political chatter in Australia and Britain.
London report notes Prince Ranjitsinhji was installed as Jam of Nawanagar in a brilliant ceremony. In Westminster Court, Lord William Beauchamp Nev ill, fourth son of the Marquis of Abergavenny, faced trial for a deception involving a box of pearls and gems stolen from Miller and Fitch. he was remanded.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a visitor and the Lady of the house discussing placing someone in a cell as part of a crime repression effort. The exchange hints at social expectations and marital complicity in wrongdoing within a domestic setting.
Thursday reports from Paris recount casualties after the explosion aboard the French battleship Jena. Officials list 175 killed or missing, 44 hospitalized, 30 uninjured of 407 aboard, with Lieutenant Renard and Lieutenant Ronx among the injured and dead respectively. The blast blamed on faulty electrical fittings and bursting wires, prompting condolences from British and German leaders.
Melbourne on Thursday afternoon RB G Scott manager of a paint works appeared at City Court under the Secret Commissions Act for paying 25 to Alexander Martin foreman at Melbourne Hospital. Evidence showed Martin recommended Scott's paint which was unsatisfactory. Scott then gave Martin a present of 2. The bench thought the defendant was only following trade custom but committed him for trial and he offered bail at £10.
The report states Wm Campbell of Myrticford suffered from lung disease and died after treatment. A medical audience attributed death to withdrawal of food. The jury found the oath allegedly violated by a medical practitioner.
Extensive grass fires have swept the Western Listrigt region, scorching about 20,000 acres. Residents report units battling the flames near Tot and Chee Grewre, with cattle killed in the blaze. Authorities suspect an unknown source sparked the fires amid tinder dry conditions.
In Sydney a man named Hincham faced the Criminal Court on Thursday for a stay over charges related to placing a bomb maker in a Mosman home. The hearing occurred in the evening session as details emerged from New South Wales proceedings.
A man was found jammed beneath a Western mail train this morning. The body, identified as Jamon Ewen Baney Onetall, was located near the tracks after the accident. Police are investigating the event and determining cause and time of death.
In Beaufort street Towee House a hoarding establishment a traveler named DavI Amerson was found dead with a smoking revolver by his bed a wound to the temple blood flowing a doctor called and life extinct. Employers describe him as taciturn and well respected though recently in low spirits. The timber trade arbitration award leaves mills nationwide dissatisfied with no near end to the dispute.
Kalgoorlie police identify a suspect in the Paddington attempted robbery of the Slimes battery. Tough Nilen was nabbed at Kalgoorlie and is said to be the man who escaped from the flies box after being beaten. A Home and Home rifle match is planned Saturday between WACR and Day Dawn clubs at multiple ranges with a seven‑set format. A goods-yard accident near Geraldton damages a landed wagon from the steamer Ashridges, likely struck by a gust during a rainstorm. Mikki Doneean, a blast victim, remains in hospital, with recovery progressing as expected.
Notice that the Geraldton Roads Board will hold its annual elections on March 20 1907. Two members are to be elected for Fant Ward, one for South Ward, and an auditor for the district. Chief polling place is Giles Hall Moonyoonup. other polling stations at Crowther terminal and Boia Garden. Also lists sale items at Big Store Clearance Sale with prices.
Fremantle bowler Selk dominates with seven for ten as NSW is dismissed for 90 on the first innings. Waddy scores 124 not out for NSW while Hopkins tops Fremantle’s bowling with 124 not out in a low total chase. Match ends in a drab draw after strong Fremantle bowling and a dominant NSW reply.
Commonwealth Defence reports expenditures totaling 960,098 pounds for the current year with estimated outlays of 1,057,118 pounds for the coming period. The document outlines allocations across defence programs and related financial planning figures.
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