Unsettled travel tale ends with property sale revelation
A traveler leaves his possessions and an unpaid bill, later discovering his Green is the advertised debtor. The tale centers on mislaid goods, a misleading advertisement, and a humorous twist as the owner learns his property has been sold. The narrative shifts to public meetings and local officials debating economy, with sidelights on a bowling club and sports reports.
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Gren
Pasanlad Hamra
Grennie
Weathered roads and idle talk of pay rise in 1907 NSW note
A fragmentary 1907 note reports dry weather and booming crops yet roads remain dreadful. The supervisor claims to have managed 700 miles of road work over weeks, while whispers of higher wages and a school denial near September surface amid poor conditions and looming thaw risks.
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Victoria
Parliapa
Wisthor
Nina
Tuphi
North Rampton
Mirin
Yalgon Notes Disturbance and Open Day at Yalgoo
A noisy night in Valgon ends with a confrontation between natives and a white constable over drunken news, with two natives jailed after a clash. A hunt for a man named Quinn spans fifty miles. Sunday marks the opening of the new RO with Bishop Kelly and Father Corcoran presiding, confirmations, and a debt balance reported as cleared.
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Valizon
Jonson
Nnon
Jenson
Cotta
Billy Jones
Darcy
Thurway
Warn
Baumgarten
Quinn
Gabyon
Yalgoo
Kelly
Father Coreman
Boryoning
Kelly Bederrbath Os
Ekiher Oiyotai
Hapa
Yalgon
Firminger
McGill
Milville
Changa
Way Department
Faye Aw
Serattion
Geraldton Fexpecm Adverts for Free Twelve Month Subscriptions
An excerpt promotes a medicine to control dangerous coughs and reduce severe coughing fits. It claims to ease symptoms with Chanvhechsin and Gag Tumaty and suggests wide availability through chemists and laxatives. The Geraldton Fexpecm lists subscription offers: twelve months free for children upon payment of 19a 64 in advance.
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Adler
Geraldton
Annual meeting and events announced for October and September
The notice lists an annual meeting on October 24 and a children's picnic and concert slated for September. It notes the Tennis Club preparing for a return match against Magnat, with hopes of success.
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Tenis Club
Magnat
Nelson's Column on Parson Portraits and Revival
A fragmented reminiscence critiques Methodist parsons as caricatures, tracing evolving church life and social change. The author laments laughter in church, contrasts Puritan austerity with current clergy, and foresees political and cultural shifts affecting the faith community.
Rival Sultans Disturbances at Fez Exile of Europeans
Mulni Hafid has proclaimed Sultan of Southern Morocco and writes to his brother in Fez urging abdication. A Koran expounder counsels war against the rival, while unrest drives Europeans to leave Fez for Tangier and then Algeciras as ships head to distant ports.
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London
Mulni Hafid
Morocco
Han
Sultan
Sanlay
Tem
Tangier
INTER STATE NOH WEST AMATLS QUESTION IN HOUSE
Melbourne Tuesday evening Mr Maugher replies in the affirmative that maximum rates for the Nor West coast mail contract are being considered. He promises to lay the papers on the table of the House for discussion and record.
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Melbourne
J. Mahon
Mil
Nor—West Coast
Maugher
Nutshells from Geraldton and Western Australia Politics
Disjointed notes recount local Geraldton attitudes to lectures and public events. Mentions Draper defeating Simpson by 869 votes for West Perth and Flora Mae winning the Kalgoorlie Cup. Reports on telephones, cooperative stores, anti-Federal sentiment, and municipal river view controversy. Includes visits by dignitaries and a social at Wallace’s Motel with visitors staying overnight.
Sunday Entertainments and a Dramatized Court Case
The High Court heard charges against two women named Scott and Jane for a Sunday entertainment linked to Fitzryer pala Circus with each fined £50. A man named Hoar died after being thrown from a cart near North Molinurna. In Melbourne a police court hearing saw Gerald Koop charged with assault after injuring a warder. Koop was taken to hospital after the incident.
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Melbourne
High Court
Scott
Jane
Gerald Kocp
Excita
Koop
Snowy Maker wins SIWK kilometre in Finland race
In Cor Penhagen. Snowy Maker triumphs in a 1000 metre event as opponents falter. A sensational report notes a doctor involved in a separate case of self harm and alleged patient injury, shaping public intrigue.
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London
Finland
Cor Penhagen
Police arrest twenty bettors at Morphettville flat race
South Australia reports that twenty bettors were arrested on the Morphettville flat course amid betting activity on Ter by Day. The police warn of severe strictures for betting ring activity and emphasize no molestation occurred during the incident.
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Morphettville
Thaw-White Case Update From London Court
London reports on Tuesday evening as the New York State Attorney General weighs issuing a fresh murder trial for White before January. Obituary notes the passing of the eldest son of the Duke of Cambridge.
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London
New York State
Han
White
Meath
Duke of Cambridge
Fremantle Lumotie Aeytum Faces Condemnation in Ebola Case
In Perth on Tuesday evening Justice Burnside voiced doubt over the pending decision in the Ebola case. He refused to advise the accused’s removal to Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, deeming the institution unfit to confine anyone. This morning J Brown inspected the Sandstone Hospital contract in Perth.
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Perth
Fremantle
Justice Burnside
Railways fencing cost debate in Town Assembly
In the Townslitative Assembly members discussed fencing to protect railways excluding a spur line. Estimates ranged from £145,000 to £270,000 with urgency noted to fund wire netting. Government favored cattle protection while delaying work, and tax measures proceeded to the next sitting.
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Westra
Perth Criminal Court Docket Chooses Sanity and Sentence
In West Perth Jobo Hears Falois faced arraignment for arson on August 21. Medical experts testified the accused was insane, the jury found not guilty by reason of insanity, and he was remanded. Marriol, an aboriginal, charged with rape on a girl under 12 at Moora, was found guilty of attempted rape with seven years penal servitude.
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Perth
Criminal Court
Jobo
Falois
West Perth
Falls
Marriol
Moora
Knotty Question at the Supreme Court over a York county will
A contested will from the estate of a man named Gray valued at 26 faces division among daughters widow and son Charles Waton Gray's heirs. The decree specifies equal shares for daughters and their children and the widow, with prereserved annuities to specific heirs and exemptions for others. The case centers on how the personal estate is to be allocated and the fate of decedent's other beneficiaries.
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Mening
AL _arbeey
Charlie Watton Gray
Charles Waton Gray
Jane Fuchs
Sand Nis Xaa
Mane Fnobr
Havin P
Bonnington's Trish Moss Cure Advertised for Coughs
A damaged OCR style claim promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure and Bonnington's Trish Moss as a remedy for coughs chest and lung ailments. The text is garbled but asserts long standing use and effectiveness for colds and related conditions.
Sane Manker Perth and Weatteras 12 20 plan update
Stock broker Mellor reports mixed London market quotes with various stocks and prices including Oroya Black Range Boulders Gualin Ophira and Royals among others. The list shows prices in pounds and pence with multiple entries and uncertain spellings.
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Perth
Weatteras
A. .T. Mellor
Stork Exchanew Buildings
London
Geraldton Municipal Council Meeting Notes and Decisions
The ordinary fortnightly Geraldton Municipal Council meeting held in the Coombe Chamber discussed payment approvals including Railway Department supervision box train £10, hire of dray £12, insurances £4, wages £50, sanitary £20, and salaries £16 totaling £12 12s Ad. The town clerk reported revenue since the last meeting: camera rate £248 17s 6d, pan rate £164 03 34, monument £5 2s, rent £4 5s, half fines £3 not sure, miscellaneous £4 1s, total £627 10s 9d. Balances showed general £39 %d and loan £25 17s, subsidy due on rate collection £260. A letter from G Armstrong offered to return the dust-cart for £20 a week. after discussion the council decided to purchase subject to works committee approval. Dr Box raised a gramable paving cost about £140. the town clerk pressed for action and was sending out treks. Dr Smith urged use of vacant council land to raise revenue, suggesting leasing or erecting cottages for employees, and the council would write to Perth City Council for information on vacant land policy. Water scheme matters included opening Elers Street and paving near Queen’s Park. the Water Board to review.
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Ier
Coomel Chander
Stanly
Batt
F. G. Aventrong
G. Armstrong
H. Mcbonaki
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Smith
P. Stone
Hecidad
Perth City
Motham
Ogard
Yacant
Local Board decisions and a medical remedy notice
Municipal business notes show discussions on press advertising and the town’s outskirts, with a plan to deploy manure handling and the Hellhation engine. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Mornington, Tunedin, NZ, claiming relief for a child with croup and praising the product as the best for children.
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Boerd
Vaal
Stnbie
Mr. Th Sneddon
Mornington
N.Z
Wiiter
Chamberlain
Rome
Meimit Charhorlain
Geraldton Shipping Returns August Cargo Totals
In Geraldton for August the total landed goods were 28 408 tons with coal 10 178 and general cargo 18 383 tons not including live stock. The tonnage for inward and outward traffic for the six months ending August 31 shows 39 898 for outward and inward totals of 978 128 oversea passengers landed last month bringing six month total to 885.
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Geraldton
Customs Returns for Aug 41 Month Compared With 1907 08
Returns show imports and exports landed for August 41 with a comparison to the same period in 1907 and 1908. Revenue totals and tonnage appear alongside export figures, indicating shifts in trade. The document outlines imports and exports values and notes revenue changes between periods.
Our Baby of the House Meets the Hour of Assembly
A fragmented political commentary mocks a baby figure in Parliament referred to as the baby of the House. It lampoons Labour leadership prospects, forecasting turmoil and a lean stance as this infant figure grows politically amid factional noise.
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Crown
Aimeeif Ma
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