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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
1
In a Dence Greenough Road letter, R A Wilto praises the board for addressing responsibilities and road work while criticizing overreach. He notes ward members guard interests, mentions the Roads Act main features, and suggests saving about £40 per year in administration if savings are realized.
Central Greenough batted first and made 126 with Perejuan taking three for 12. Walkaway started strong but ended four wickets short of the target after time ran out. Pedigree bowling by J Patience four for 15 and V Perejuan three for 12 guided Greenough to the total. Local ad text follows.
The Strand Cafe and Supper Rooms advertises top three courses in town with specials. It promotes oysters and dressed poultry as meals and offers a select room for ladies. Telephone number 165 provided for orders and reservations.
Francis Charles Ridley faced Geralatos Police court before Br. Raymond Gee R.M. for entering the Victoria Hotel saloon on Saturday December 7 while on the prohibited list. Evidence showed he was in the bar with his brother in law who claimed Ridley went to buy cigarettes. the RM noted the act and fined Ridley £2. The court heard Ridley had been drinking for two weeks, losing work and “gone down hill,” with the RM urging caution to avoid serious trouble.
On December 1 1968 a London banquet highlighted Australian meat newly introduced to Britain. D Tallerman, turning eighty, urged changing import distribution to boost Australian producer profits. He spoke with Sir George Reid, High Commissioner, on adjusting methods to benefit exporters. The London Standard notes his scheme amid a city sale advertisement.
The Daily News reports Western Australia’s harvest forecast is highly favorable despite a late winter and rainfall five inches below average. Wheat yield is estimated at 960,904 bushels with hay up 40 percent. barley and oats also improve. Total world yield expected to exceed last season by about 190,000,600 bushels. Private estimates place state wheat at 16 bushels per acre across 2,160,000 harvested acres. Hay will be short and fruit harvest prospects improve. Dairy cows’ lactation period extended.
The article urges maize cultivation as a profitable fodder crop with loam soil ideal though adaptable to other soils if fertility is adequate. It stresses autumn manure and artificial dressings, highlighting high needs for phosphate lime potash and nitrogen, citing specific quantities and a soil feeding plan. It also notes a crop analysis showing nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid requirements.
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