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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1949
Page
6
The British government sponsors a polar research trawler to study Arctic fish habits and sea conditions. The project aims to gauge shoaling tendencies and develop echo sounding to locate schools of cod haddock and mackerel, with a target catch of about twenty tons per day for ten days.
Britain reveals a new drug, Antrycide, as a cure for trypanosomiasis in cattle and other animals. British scientists, after four years of work, will share the formula with international delegates at the Colonial Office meeting in London this month. Other British discoveries include a drug effective against scrub typhus, aiding broader disease control.
An in-depth view of big scale bookmaking, dispelling myths of a crooked lone operator. It explains the professional, bank-like organization with vast turnover, overheads, and controlled profits around two percent. Describes Derby payouts, six storey offices, and the disciplined post and telephonic betting operations.
RHEUMATISM BAGS available in Fruit Black Bottom and Samo styles in a wide range of sizes at Geraldton News Papers Limited.
A detailed look at how bookmakers and betting clerks operate around racecourses. It covers hedging strategies, telephone bets, and the clever schemes used to secure favorable prices, noting the high stakes, large capital, and psychological tactics of professional bettors.
A collage of reviews notes a Strauss biography by HL Jacob arriving in Australia, tracing the waltz masters' life and music. Ethel Mannin’s Every Man a Stranger, Late Have I Loved Thee, and Dirge for a Dead Witch are discussed with focus on spiritual themes, Paris to Ireland, and a Scottish 17th century setting. Winifred Duke’s Mart of Nations and Twenty Seven Stiles are mentioned as forthcoming or reviewed works reflecting crime, fate, and society.
First Quarter on April 6 details sunrise and sunset. Last Quarter on April 20s and New Moon on April 28 outline lunar phases for the month.
A garbled reminiscence recalls the 1906 San Francisco quake on April 18 and the fire that followed. It notes center at the San Andreas Fault, the city’s swift destruction, street cracks, gas and water mains failures, and the rapid response by state authorities.
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