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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1909
Page
2
IK OCEAN EUEAMS oly ee PANY LIMITED and THE W: AUSTRALIAN DrEAM TAVIGA TION COMPANY LIMITED, WNIT ED SERVICE.
Mersts Dalgety and Co shipping agents report vessel movements to and from Geraldton Fremantle Java Singapore North West ports and Sydney. Charon sails Fremantle to Geraldton on Sunday August 5th. Charm departs Geraldton for North West ports Java and Singapore Monday August 9th. Minderog sails Fremantit for Geraldton North West ports Java and Tuesday August 24th. Coulgardie sails Sydney to Mol bowene Adelaide Fremantle August 11th and 17th to Geraldton.
August 5 Euchre party and dances at City Band Room features a City Band Room event. August 12 Cinderella at City Band Room follows with a second performance. September 1 Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at White Peak concludes the series under a special arrangement.
The readable text is severely garbled making it impossible to identify persons places or events. The fragment mentions the North perhaps and public works but lacks coherent facts or a usable summary.
The Murchison goldfield dispute centers on J F Connelly who proclaims an 1860s discovery with supporting papers from the Mines Department. Geraldton reports add context of earlier prospecting and claims, while debates over unification and northern development frame the broader frontier context.
The council debated taxation, reported £957 collected, and considered charges for a train from Halfway Motel. They rejected rent reduction, addressed railway lighting, repairs near Chapman road, and inquiries from the Hibernian Society. A rifle range plan faced opposition over land and safety. Budget limits were set, and health issues surfaced with mentions of diphtheria and meals board.
The Town Hall area will be hedged as notified by the Woods and Fats Department that suitable plants will be sent. Millewa Land Reserve 2501 is cancelled and land will open for selection at 15s per acre on August 17. Correspondent suggests bore and gelignite to burn stumps. kerosene proved ineffective. Local Board of Health approves large car of Retin for rats and mice control. Football match set for Bootenal between Dongarm Club and Bootenal Virten. a Ball at Bootenal in aid of the Convent. Secretaries listed.
Clara questions whether a person named Liles can affect a plan as another figure contemplates various hidden hints. The fragmentary text suggests a debate over influence and intention in a constrained or puzzling scenario.
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