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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment from a Western Australia post office directory listing appears with scattered place names and nonstandard wording. Readable items include references to Kalgoorlie and Sub urn a, suggesting a colonial era postal directory snapshot with misread letters and incomplete entries.
The readable lines reference an operation plan and an apparatus labeled Operatens with terms like bra, BRA, and Wenlowenes. The text appears to describe a past action or project involving a team and a sequence of steps, but key details, dates, and identities are missing or garbled.
The piece explains wool preparing steps for sheep growers, stressing proper packing, skirting, and rolling to showcase best fleece parts to buyers. It notes separate handling for merino and crossbred wool, clean sheds, and careful removal of stains, with a detailed rolling method and cautions against using twine. It also includes a wandering segment on Salisbury Plain life and military training.
In Australia we had jam but butter cost per pound elsewhere. The camp canteens offer hot tea and cake for two. A group of Australians near a ramp hospital improvised play with lime and a rickety truck, hauling a rope to the top while soldiers in gardens remained hearty and cheerful.
Members of the Farmers and Settlers Association met at the Mechanics Institute on Ath street. The Perth conference telegram from Mtr RB Williams stated members’ actions were endorsed and travel was impossible. A letter from Geraldton Council to open markets was to be acknowledged and the branch would assist the movement. A committee to represent the branch at Geraldton for the batter and bacon factory was set, and a proposal to address land prices on the Oakabella and Bowes Estates was discussed. A social measure for returned soldiers who are members was proposed, with Clifton, Logan, and the Secretary appointed to a committee
Flood waters and heavy rains impede transport to Narra Tarra mine and nearby towns. Vans stranded, mail carrier beaten, wood supply scarce, residents endure setbacks as Mr Jupp and Mr Frigg cope with rising waters and damaged routes. Community figures Douglas and Sutton referenced amid disrupted operations and maps of cereals.
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