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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
4
Details from Adrianople describe mine explosions and wire defenses as Serbians and Bulgarians clash over fortress walls. Reports note 38,000 prisoners captured and 64 guns seized, with Djavid Pasha’s surrender negotiations ongoing.
Sydney reports Ernest Quill aged 17 sentenced by Chief Justice Cullen to seven years penal servitude for fatally striking a man during an attempted theft from the front of a shop. Quill, known as The Out and a member of a dangerous gang, had a long record of convictions and operated in Redfern.
Weathered turnout at Ascot for final day of racing with multiple handicaps and plates. Masque wins Glencoe Hurdles while Kelscott Handicap and Windsor Handicap feature strong bets. Sydney yearling sales list details several lots with buyers and prices amid racing news and district notes.
The Geraldton College report highlights high standards with 30 certificates and numerous distinctions across Adelaide University, Royal Academy, Trinity London, and Phonetic Institute. It notes advanced shorthand, music, elocution, and commercial training, plus special art accommodation and extensive junior public results.
The London wool sale report from Dalgety notes firm demand and good competition but irregular prices versus last close. Scoured merino wool quality unchanged, other grades mixed with shifts up to 5 percent. Total sale quantity 160,000 bales with destinations: America 1,000, Home 81, Continent 46,000, forward 26,900. Prices for fleece wool show varied small gains and losses across listed districts and lots.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous Perth and Geraldton businesses including Richard Holmes and Co, Clarke J S tobacconist, Crooks and Brooker, Dalgety and Co, Fuller & Co drapers, and many others. The item resembles a regional directory or advertisement page with names, trades, and locations across Perth, Geraldton, and Moore regions.
Mail times announced for numerous lines with departures weekly across Geraldton Port General East Chapman Forrester’s ward Saunder’s Shield’s Thompson Boneami Pearce and other stations including Tibradden Fremantle Perth Midland Narngulu Moora Three Springs Walkaway Meekatharra Newmine Peak Hill Gulleyo Tallyrang and Yuin Station. Daily and weekly schedules specify 5 am 6 am 7 45 am and 8 am departures with Fridays Tuesdays Sundays and Thursdays specified for several routes.
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