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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
2
Fragmentary note records a race involving Wad Ly Bach and Adaleids team. It instructs readers to contact Geraldton agents for force and freight particulars. Limited legible content, no clear outcome or full names.
BOLE AGENTS promote Blackstone engines Olds Gesolene Hay pinbnites Shearing Machines and Cooper's JORNSACKS at the lowest prices, targeting farmers and shopkeepers with bargains on farm gear and implements amid a busy market period.
Clutterbuck Bros announces lots for selection under the Agricultural Land Purchase Act of 1909. Estates including Dudarwa near Arrino, Narraratarra near Geraldton, Wundi near Geraldton, Wimbi near Northampton, and others list Lot numbers, acreages, price per acre, and total payments over 20 to 30 years. Deposits and half yearly installments are detailed with interest estimates under the scheme. R Cecil Clifton, Secretary for Lands, Perth, announces August 34, 2010.
Fragmentary 1908 church notices list services for Church of England and Presbyterian churches in Northampton and Geraldton with times for morning and evening prayers and devotions. A memorial verse, “In loving memory,” references a death and tribute by parents.
Messrs Veitch and Co argue that immigrants face barriers obtaining land in Victoria District. They claim promises of first class allocations from London misled them, while officials tout large tracts already surveyed. The piece questions whether the district has been properly promoted or simply overlooked by Veitch and associates.
A crowded local column records Rev WF Shannon at Wesley Church Geraldton, harvesters, charitable dances, and a range of civic items. It notes road, boat slip, and rink management changes, an upcoming Oddfellows centenary balls, hockey league concerns, and public skating hours. Also mentions estate administration for Thomas Broad, music nursing, and a Labour Bureau open to match workers with employers.
Fragments describe a town hearing affecting parcels and holdings tied to Mr HB Mackewaste and Wesley Church Trusts. References include Lot 713, various streets, and transfers dated to 16 422 with scarce legible details.
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