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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
1
Local store announces heavy discounts across the entire assortment. White Outil corsets, child garments, Manchester Department stock, and white towels offered at reduced prices. Includes ticking fabric and assorted wool vests with marked price cuts across multiple items.
A murky note advertises wine value at Mur chison Inn and lists various beers and ales with cryptic prices. Mentions Houghton Port and Houghton Frontiguec with items like Gens Pale Ale and Globe 1. Details are fragmented and terse.
In Fremantle Tollytel an inquest into Ruby Yen's death heard witnesses recount how Yen and husband Yen discussed the circumstances. Evidence described Yen placing one hand on Yen’s throat and pushing her back, then placing the body under a table and later into a bag to be moved by motor car into the river. Toxicology and post mortem experts linked strychnine traces to suffocation and possible mechanical factors, with the coroner acknowledging uncertainty. Funeral details followed for Mrs. W. Criddle of South Greenough.
An old extract discusses a baiting method using meat acids and fat to mask poison, aiming to attract pest targets while reducing bitterness. It emphasizes concealment in a small meat fragment under fat, placement in scrub or timber near headlands, and dragging the bait to draw it out from cover to improve success with strychnine.
The Midland Railway Employees Union pressed the State Arbitration Court to enforce duty time standards after alleged breaches by Midland Railway Co. The driver in charge granted crews extra time, claiming discretionary power. Judge Davies reserved judgment, noting penalties for the driver A Foster and fireman Rutherford and possible company liability for late shifts. The court also considered two other workers, Edward Maddrim and Wm Tomset, for improper time off. The hearing included arguments on emergencies and crew shortages.
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