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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
2
A catalog style notice lists white muslin yardage and fancy cambrics with sale prices 74d to 5 per yard, Zephyr rolls, embroidery widths and insertions at reduced costs, navy prints and underskirts, cambric costumes priced from 5s 11d. Includes quantities and unit prices for merchants and customers.
Fragmentary OCR reads “lad ru lad ru 8 for EVERY PARCEL OVER is, in Value.” No clear names, places, or dates emerge. summary notes uncertain tax phrasing and possible value thresholds lacking context.
A partial roster of individuals associated with the Koombany departure includes Joe Nor West ports, Pusomngers Medare, Lotuhtond, Gillon, J. Maguirs, H alernon, Tames Tow, F. Mayne, Police Constable Drown, Wise Hoffernan, Mime Adm Sutton, Mise FE. Me Rtno.
Parvo sails from Geraldton to Preman te on or about Friday December 17. Minderoo departs Fremantle for Tec: wliton Friday December 1%. Minderoo sails from Geraldton for North West ports Java and Singapore on Bar kday December 16. Paroo Inavew Fremantle for Geraldton North West ports Java and Bin re Sunday January 1910. Hivering Inavex Melbourne Ltd Adelaide 1Hth and Albany 11th December for Fremantle transhipping for Geraldton. The Koombana carried 200 tons cargo and shipped about 30 tons for North West ports.
The fragmentary text shows a garbled line likely referring to names Sieing and Sommer Malta and a misread place or event. No coherent facts or dates are readable to form a proper news item or timeline.
Tonight Olympia picture show Palace Garden December 7 and a Gospel Temperance meeting under WCTU. December 18 and 16 feature college and school concerts at Town Hall, plus Salvation Army procession reminders and boxing day races. Port of Geraldton arrivals note Koombunn passenger list and crew, with several names listed.
A historical editorial argues that large estates weaken nations by concentrating land in few hands. Citing Rome and ancient Israel, it links estate consolidation to loss of freeholders, economic decline, and eroded patriotism as the heart of societal collapse.
A discussion on land monopoly cites Mosaic jubilee rules to prevent estate consolidation. The piece critiques high land prices, urges Crown land sales, and opposes repurchasing large estates while noting dangers to farmers and the economy.
Advertises discounted items including girls school convent hats men and boys hats rubber shoes tweed trousers cotton shirts and white sheetings. Also offers ladies corsets white twill sheeting glass cloth cretonne hangings and other fabrics at reduced prices with sales details.
Pesth December 7. The following entries and acceptances were listed for the turf events. The first horse receives 500, second 160, and third 80, with stakes noted. Run Saturday January 1, 1816 at St Peter.
Born 1670 at Bris Bris near Glen Thompson, Archibald Sanderson pursued study at Haileybury and Oxford. He moved to New Zealand in 1982, joined Christimrch Press, worked as special correspondent for Wellington papers, and traveled with the editor in the Coolgardis region. He became joint secretary of the National Polities League, married Wim Parry, and settled in Kalnsumds in the Darling Ranges Western Australia.
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