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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1948
Page
4
A list of passengers and crew associated with Midland Omnibus Service, detailing names from Geraldton to Perth on a Friday and Saturday route. The register includes numerous given names, surnames, and titles among travelers and officials related to the journey.
Recent air travelers to and from Geraldton are listed for the MacRobertson Miller A Limited service and the Geraldton Carnarvon Taxi Service. Passengers include T Whitelawal and Mrs Whitebea Conger on Perth to Geraldton trips, N S Tomer, Mr Mitchell, Miss Geraldton in Perth, L Nast, and others.
In a thrilling three mile King's Cup, New South Wales defeated South Australia by one and a half lengths with Western Australia close behind and Tasmania, Queensland, and Victoria trailing. The WA crew, expected outsiders, surprised with a strong finish while last year’s champions faltered.
The ninth Perth wool sale of the season drew buyers from the Great Southern and Murchison to Perth, with strong overseas interest. Trade was keen but varied, and prices showed limited gains in most lines. Buyers remained competitive, while sellers faced a tight market for finer wools and declined to lower values despite improving conditions at the March sale.
fragmented OCR lists bales, stations, and agents with numerous unreadable items. Mentions Mitel Whee bales at Seisb, Yatrahone Station, and multiple names such as Ajit, Me r, Turner, Birch, Gould, Mathews. Contains scattered figures like 180, 844, 14h, and references to various stations and firms.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous names and items with quantities and locations across territories. Entries mention Mrs Mal John and J Adana among others, with various bales, two, three, four, and several places such as Mingenew, Northampton, and Le P Morpon. The text resembles a buyers sellers ledger or freight list rather than a cohesive article.
Fragments advertise health claims for liver bile wakefulness and booster pills. Mis-spelled blocks claim tonics and products like Carter Litue tier Pils to aid morning energy. Concluding note mentions indoor games and low prices from a Geraldton supplier.
Fragmented text lists many numeric counts and locations with uncertain names. It mentions multiple places such as ATUL, SNL, AT Bed, STML, Walkaway, and individuals like Ryan and Mrs. BLD Mitchell. The garbled data resemble a sports or event tally with numerous ambiguous figures and locations.
A regrouped ledger style item lists numerous bales of cotton or wool from various farms and estates. Names like BR. G. Cannon Hawes Keith Davies Mul Narra Taren and Mt Dawes appear with bale counts and locations such as Yd Syd Sth ASL and ADh. The fragmentary text references multiple acreages and operators including G. Morris and Patrick with scattered dates and times.
A partial report from Geraldton notes the loading of 9500 tons of Indian wheat for India on the Teeleatushiye line, with completion expected soon and a voyage planned. Also arriving was the 184 Dentonia Park with 500 tons of bulk wheat for the United Kingdom, loading to begin Monday, amid references to Fremantle detours and Fremantle re-titling.
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