25 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
1
Market notes from Dalgety and Co show cattle and sheep trading with weight and quality affecting prices. Bullocks to 30 pounds, rare higher weights. many sheep off and in poor order. yarding varied with trucks from the works and local buyers active.
The report lists current wool and sheep prices from various markets, noting weight categories and quality distinctions. It mentions shifts in pricing, with some grades rising to specific totals and others easing, reflecting market demand and supply dynamics across regions.
Reading shows figures of port and product costs, capital outlays, and a stated profit for the month. Totals include a total expenditure around 26.70 and capital outlays about 220 with a reported profit of £ KY2 for the period.
The naval monthly meeting of the Geraldton Roads Board was held at the secretary's office on Friday at 10 10 a.m. Present were Messrs Sewgil Grant McKenzie Vea Beilgman Gouid with Secretary Jamon C. Rudd. Topics included by-laws for the commonage, land leases, water supply reforms, and arrangements for district meetings. A conscription referendum and repatriation committee matters were also noted. The next meeting is set for Friday the 17th at 1.
The piece claims Crown Prince’s forces used intoxicants before combat, alleging a mix of arrack and ether dulls or heightens actions briefly. It notes arrack’s rice, potato, and sawdust origin and ether’s short lived effects.
An aged advert promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for coughs and throat ailments. The listing markets the product with period language and emphasizes its soothing peppermint formula for chilly season symptoms.
A garbled OCR fragment presents an incoherent stream about a schoolmaster, names, places, and dates. The readable portions offer no clear event, outcome, or context to summarize into a factual card.
Fragmented OCR text shows a garbled account mentioning May events, locations, and names like Murray street and Trevted. It hints at a local scene with people and dates, but the readable content is severely distorted, leaving ambiguity about concrete actions or outcomes.
An unclear OCR fragment recounts events and names scattered across Geraldton and surrounding regions. It mentions dates, places, and people in a garbled sequence, with references to ships, farms, moderations, and various local topics, creating a mosaic of a historical newspaper page.
Ged Lester is identified as a joiner and undertaker. The text mentions locations including Garaldt on and Yellertown No 1 with unclear names and a disturbed distur. The fragmentary item appears to be a short local notice or card entry for a tradesman.
The London Directory announces an annual guide listing English manufacturers and dealers with a world reach. It details steamship routes by port, provincial trade notices, and market supplies, inviting adverts and trade card placements.
A lengthy 18th or 19th century style advertisement from William Wilson and Sons outlines prompt execution at the lowest cash prices for a wide range of goods including books, hardware, pottery, clothing, leather, chemicals, cars, millinery, machinery, and more. It notes 24 percent commission, trade discounts, special quotations on demand, and mentions sample cases from £1 upwards with consignments seldom accounted. The address given is 43 Abeourch Lane, Loudon, with an annual reference.
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