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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1924
Page
4
The piece discusses delayed federal aid for rural losses from rinderpest and drought fears, with Premier and state leaders debating a broader fund. It notes Alberta-style support and a call for faster access to cash, plus impact on wheat prices, tramway plans, and market access for growers.
Market quotations show Bert-Choice to 8H with good Tid and old sheep. Mutton prices listed at 1244 per pound for best ewe mutton, figs, bacon, pork, and choppers at various small unit prices, though the text is garbled and uncertain.
Mer Dalgety and Co report strong firm prices at the Tar cattle market with a wide mix including velium and plain conditioned bullocks. Prices rise to 2s 1d higher than last quotations as fat stock and lambs draw heavy competition from metropolitan buyers and graziers.
Elder's Weekly Report shows yard sales at their workly horse and duiry cow market with 77 cattle and 40 here sy, most from country districts. Prices for cows and horses varied little from last week. fat cattle and good condition stock drew buyers while low conditioned stock sold slow. At Copley's Siting they sold 82 percent of cattle. Midland Junction posted 1573 sheep 1102 lambs 285 pigs and 217 cattle on the following day.
Prohibition agents report pirate raids on ships, seizing liquor cargoes and using threats to delay law enforcement. Pirates netted hundreds of cases from French steamers and another ship at Rum Row, while authorities captured a pirate whip and seized gear.
An ad touts Dean's Backache Kit promising relief from back pain headaches dizziness and various aches. It targets tired achy readers and claims thousands have benefited while urging readers to try it for themselves.
Fragmentary letter recalls a Brisbane case involving My F Haseldine a Kelvin Grove butcher. The author describes years of kidney pain and back weakness from a supposed prior illness, noting long-term suffering and a reference to a medical intervention years earlier.
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