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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
2
A damaged OCR portion notes the ship Magnificent Now anil Few 5S Dimboola a 5600 ton vessel fitted with wireless sails from Fremantle to Rawcern Station via Woolooma and Melbourne. It lists sailings to Adelaide and Sydney with prices and agency Burns Phita Co Melbourne.
The Adelaide Steamship Company reports sailings in late September to October: Bullarre from Freemantle to Geraldton and northern ports about Sept 16, Allinga Geraldton to Fremantle about Sept 23, Burrumpest Sydney to Fremantle Sept 21 and other routes to Fremantle Geraldton and eastern states with dates in September and October including Premantle.
A row of community notices describes a Monday Euchre party at the Town Hall with Mr Malley supplying music. It also covers Nabawah picnic plans for Saturday September 71st and a later October 7th date due to a show, with church services and a Breach of Medical Practice charge at Mt Magnet. Additional items report municipal council actions on road grants, rates for stops, and packing cane rules.
Stormy weather sweeps from Kangaroo Island to the Straits as the coast endures gale warnings. At the Corneil meeting the Town Clerk reports August revenues totaling L10GTe 45 Od with specific rates and health charges. Overdraft reduced from July to August, with some expenditure recorded.
The document lists weekly tennis fixtures with pairings and opponents from September 17 to September 21. Matches run from 4 pm daily, including teams such as Htanishaw with May Sherlock yh and Oliver ad Mitt, Carrick v Bor and Le Couteur, McDonald with Laxscock v Sewell, Kidd v Stew, Moustaks with Moustaka, and Rowe v Taylor.
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend Pedic Pomade as a cure for vermin, sores, ringworm, and hair growth, claiming universal praise from users and listing J. Ruin Chemist Malverna Victoria as manufacturer.
Fragmented OCR notes report a council session with stalled retagging and a motion for second reading. It mentions Frevalle Harbour and an object by Angwin, plus a lead on supporting actions and debate alignment.
Fragmentary notice from Port Augusta Melbourne dated Sept 33 lists labor rates for various trades. It mentions mariners, laborers, pensioners, carpenters with per day wages and related pay figures, though many words are garbled.
Unclear turf report from Melbourne dated September 1 sketches names Jolly Tagua and Artoulat with fragmented betting and race references. Additional readable bits mention Heir Avd and na technical terms, producing a brief, period voice snapshot.
Four year old Donald McLrod went missing at Mt Erin on Wednesday during a Methodist Sunday School outing. Volunteers and aborigines tracked his path for miles until J J Forrester located him near the bush tracks. he was unharmed and taken to care at Mr Ly Forrester's home.
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