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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 25, 1910
Page
4
Fragment from page discussing impurity charges against West Australians and rural manners. Commentary on youth guidance, parental control, and the role of libraries and Carnegie funds. Anecdotes about shearing and local antics illustrate social dynamics in a country community.
A mother from Adelaide credits Zam-Buk with curing her child’s severely inflamed foot after an eye injury and severe pain. She writes the remedy provided quick relief, subsiding inflammation and restoring the boy’s ability to walk, and urges families to keep Zam-Buk at home and on farms.
Meekathar and Perth regions report ongoing excitement over a rich fund at Garven Gully and Dooletts owner’s £20,000 stake for a wi Bono £40. Metropolitan elections see Mr T Malloy tied to a major ty, Subiaco reports Croilers cheating the sitting Mayor White. A veteran sentiment favors Greater Perth with North Perth and Leederville yielding a 59 vote majority.
A cache of female garments was unearthed at North Perth sanitary depot following earlier finds. Items include combinations stockings bodice blouse corsets and remnants of dress materials with hair clinging to fabric. Investigators note the clothing appears rotten and await identification and bacteriological tests to determine links to Ethel Tarrix’s disappearance. The depot workers report no prior sighting of such a quantity in any area.
Perth reports a catastrophic cyclone in Broome with massive property damage and many lives feared lost. Shipping suffered heavy losses as 26 vessels sank near the jetty while crews scrambled to shelter. Local buildings were blown down, telegraph poles snapped, and residents fled to safety amid violent winds and torrential rain.
A farming accident near a farm six miles east of Narrogin yesterday left a woman and four girls dead. The husband, away harvesting, returned to find one child in a horse trough and two more in a creek. The remaining bodies were recovered from a well as Constable Cahill of Nevegin arrived to assist in the inquiry.
People gathered on the hart to witness the arrival of the destroyers. Officers will be entertained at Government House on Saturday.
In early November coverage notes trainers preparing for the turf carnival. Expect teams to surge forward as a busy week unfolds with light work and sprint preparations. Black Art in Rendezvous leads, while Silent overthrows hint at racing developments.
The Royal Commission on the Lands Administration held a brief session with charges of corruption. No accuser appeared and Justice Wellislan recanted the scope of the inquiry. The hearing adjourned to Monday. Visitors to Perth may buy copies of the Express near the railway station.
A damaged notice lists J J Ryan and family offering reduced prices on meat supplies from March 1. Items include mutton chops forequarter mutton flaps sausages and pork goods with tailed quantities and proportional items.
Special arrangements granted for hotels and boarding houses with plate supper rooms closing at 9 p.m. Saturdays. The notice proclaims that the stated prices stand good for all time, signaling ongoing value and policy for customers and operators.
A fierce storm along the coast wrecked multiple boats and left at least 14 lives feared lost. Several schooners including the Dickie suffered damage or disappeared, with crews scrambling amid flying debris and collapsing rigging. Birds and livestock perished as winds and waves surged, while owners Ryme McDonald Watson and Rated on a list reported missing boats.
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