This Fascinating Hobby Stamp Collecting World Wide Interest
This feature surveys stamp collecting as a global hobby in daily life and commerce. It notes commemorative issues marking events and people, highlights Australian work on wheat from William Farrer, British Olympic stamps, Channel Islands, Pakistan issues, and silver jubilee issues, and previews weekly stamp news, junior guidance, and reader submissions to Watermark Geraldton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedlay
Alan
William Farrer
Great Britain
London
Channel Islands
Tadia
Sukie
Smith & Company Market Report at Khampten
Smith and Company Limited reports a bimonthly market at Khampten on the 32nd Inst. yarding 500 sheep with Wahlet 475 sold. Low attendance. offerings included Merino ewes, merino wethers, and mixed wools. Prices ranged around 24s to 30s per head for various ages and conditions amid seasonal factors.
Value of petroleum in postwar markets and supply limits
A reprint discusses Erle X. Avery on petroline value and global oil dynamics. It explains three refining stages from discovery to distribution, steel demand for rigs and tankers, and how bottlenecks shift among production, refining, and shipping as consumption grows. It notes rationing, black market signals, and Australia’s limited but pivotal role amid sterling and dollar oil balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle X. Avery
Shell Company
Atetratia Limited
Pewht Insta
Merwe
Austral
United
Petra
ATL
Ull
Stein
Linge Mew
Plana
Australia
Wrens
United Kingdom
Henri Deterdin
John D. Rockefeller
Dieterding
Oil industry wartime recovery and outlook
The article discusses postwar oil production recovering in British North Borneo and the Netherlands East Indies, noting a 30 percent rise in output since the war and ongoing supply constraints. It highlights dependence on steel and additives, and predicts supergrades will not appear until refining and supply improve, likely in one to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
Iter
Vestawar
Tn Fund
British North Borneo
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Cycling Programme for Sunday by Geraldton Cycle Club
The program confirms next Sunday's 10 races will mirror last week's distances. Juniors race a three mile event while seniors tackle a twenty one mile outing. Twenty five nominations were received, handicaps set with effort, racing due at 10 45 am. Winners appear well established among the field with handicaps listed for seniors and juniors, including T McKillop I McCagh and others with times from 4 to 380 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldten
Welt Olmcumat
Mpkillop
McCagh
Ser
Meaultie
Mekyp
R. Manners
Me Meulitfe
W. O'Brien
J. Fitzgerald
I Sharpe
Allender
J. Barkshall
K. Bunter
G. Doolan
A. Allen
K. Nash
N. Prinster
Bead
Deens
J. Johnson
J. Edwards
Buckridge
E. Thompson
G. Marsh
N. Stamage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palmolive
I Neal
Ferma Am
McCormick-Deering
Geraldton Newspapers Limited
Ity “Wang
Inelsion
Cstuma
Ilireet
Waterhark
P.O. Tax
Geraldon
Fargo Thor
Jim Jordan
Lester Avenue
Gekaluton
Greenhides Bieday
Dey Gan
Greenhides
I NG
Fred
Inemies Limited
Geraldton Tyre Service
Cathedral Avenue
Geraldton
London Wool Sales
Baoxen
Qqourree
Perth
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!