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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
4
Our Own Correspondent reports Bunbury and Geraldton readers on a push for a university in Western Australia. The piece covers government delays, census funds, and a vision for a technical college, conservatorium, and sport grounds, alongside rail and shipping notes, local theater, and community issues.
London office wires show March series wool sale results with firm prices. Merino wools rise 5 to 14 percent on median and good opacities, crossbreds up 10 to 12 percent for fine grades, total 196000 bales offered with 18001 sold to America and Continental buyers. Dalgety notes strong demand and higher averages across West Australian clips including Dalgety Downs Yarralong and Twin Peaks, with several large lots listed and precise bale counts.
Incomplete OCR text describes an in progress work scene and a disrupted event at a theater with a thief nearby. The fragment mentions a chief, a person named Lee, and a figure breathing near someone, but many words are garbled.
A Perth based column reviews jockey control and barrier behavior in England and Australia, noting strictness of officials, riding styles, and horses shown to be unruly at the barrier. It mentions specific horses, the apprentice question, and potential reforms to apprentice racing across states, including whips and riding methods.
A letter from the secretary of the newly formed Dowerin Wheat-growers Association outlines aims to change wheat disposal in Western Australia. It notes farmers’ dissatisfaction with current sale methods, calls for equal facilities to eastern states, and proposes sampling weights at farmer siding points to ensure fair returns, despite railway objections.
Wellington street wool merchant Jne Norton Stephens and John W. Delany face conspiracy charges to defraud the Metropolitan Water Works Board by fraudulent means. Stephens admitted bail of 200 pounds with two sureties of 100 pounds each after appearing before J.P. Harry Brown. An officer will escort the accused back to Perth. Delany was arrested in Adelaide and left the state.
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