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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1906
Page
2
Readable text lists hacks, hunters, cattle, poultry, dairy, vegetables and machinery classes with entry conditions, prizes, and show day rules. Includes sections for cattle, sheep, grains, and cooking, plus transport and protest procedures and closing dates.
Calculated for Geraldton latitude longitude the Moon phases in September. New moon on September 18 at 0.33 am. First quarter on September 25 at 2.11 pm. Moonrise and moonset details in the quarter and waning periods are noted.
Fragmentary notices report a marriage and births with names like Monks and Allen, and a death or memorial line about a child from Geralatom. The text is garbled and difficult to parse for precise details or dates.
Geraldton Express argues for strict government economy amid tight finances. It criticizes overmanned Civil Service departments and the Government Printing Office for waste and high costs, urging reforms without injuring state interests.
The article argues for cutting costs and redrawing finances, criticizing a proposed education fee as a blow to the poor. It notes a Treasury plan to raise revenue, likely through a weekly shilling charge for all state school children over 14 and double for those over 15, risking wider illiteracy among working families. It warns that such a move would hit labor families hardest and cites political motives to keep masses ignorant.
Sir John Forrest marks his 50th year as Meat Month notes are limited to six miles of Can. Preparations begin for the Convent event at the Masonic Hall. A football match was praised for its enjoyable, successful display with a forthcoming report. Parks committee aims to improve lawn paths and order for the occasion. Phillip Otage Irwin and W. Bowes have returned to the state after extended absences.
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