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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
2
On sale now are 38 kerdeene tins per dozen and a Barkebrow mare with halter. Apply at this office. Urn Ett buck of Flone Slut lines up for sale, buyers urged to apply.
Shipping notices list ships including Charon Parco Minderoo and Gorgon with planned departures from Fremantle Geraldton and North West ports toward Singapore Melbourne and Freemantle. Dates range September 6 to October 136 with cargoes of wool general cargo and 8000 tons on one vessel.
Sr.-Foly Communion, TE a.m. Martine Preacher The Christ Church 7:30 p.m. Evensong M.S. Social Wednesday.
The Cheraldton Visiting Nursing Scheme holds a half year meeting in the Mayor's parlor next Monday night. All residents of Geraldton are invited to attend vote or advise on proposals. The scheme, democratic and cooperative, aims to ease sickness anxiety without charity stigma.
The article describes a nursing scheme where board and lodging are eliminated and pay is only for time actually spent by the nurse. For one hour daily over three weeks a guinea. for one hour daily over a week a penny. nurses provide instruction and basic treatment, enabling early medical attention and reducing costs while ensuring skilled domestic nursing and home care.
Local notice urges ratepayers to settle unpaid rates and sanitary fees at Council offices. Summonses will be issued for recovery. costs may reach about 2m in each case, with court appearances doubling amounts. Also reports on new rolls, social event, a Geraldton marriage, and a death at Byro Station.
Abridged note profiles Ry Surnet's penny jellies through Ail Accounts. It hints at whimsical, frugal crafts and a quirky catalog tone. The piece surveys small pocket amusements and the author’s lighthearted approach to everyday finds.
The column reports on telephonic facilities for East Chapman with a construction cost of £959 8s 0d and revenue projections, the Methodist Church Sunday services including a anniversary program, the Upper Chapman Roads Board AGM set for September 2, and police court actions involving Crothers and a council dispute over wares. It mentions wool export to Norwich by Mente Dalgety & Co and local civic notes.
Fragmentary telegram from Geraldton MLA B W Dooley discusses agricultural railway services and the need for reform and direct lines. Ambiguous phrasing and garbled text obscure specific proposals and outcomes.
The Municipal Council sat on Wel vesdap night as a court of appeal to deal with appeals against valuations remitted by the Town Clerk and Engineer under Council orders. Seventy four valuations were made and five appeals proceeded at the session. The panel included Mayor Me. B. M. Fuller and Councillors Goldberg Bartlett Kempton Gardner and Smart. Several appeals reduced valuations on cottages, shops, and houses in Greenough Road, Marine Terrace, Sandford Street, and Eleanor Street.
A notice hints at a delayed major event with a tempting payoff offered to readers who endure an extended wait of ten days. The wording implies a promotional or contest angle tied to a forthcoming season highlight.
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