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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1925
Page
2
Reported half year profit for Bumury Butler Factory at £1702 13/7 and butter output 28 172 lbs, up on last year. Cream receipts total £82337 with fat price average 1s 4d per lb. Also notes on The Fine Newtown Bass prizes worth £4614 14/3, local church events, paper-throwing contest, and community notices amid a festive town scene.
Fragmented OCR text describes weather, shipping tonnages for Semarang Batavia and other ports, a mooring, and various local notices. Mentions a premier leaving, Catholic Cemetery advice, and a sports event with rifle ranges and trophies.
Thirty five swimmers competed in the Swim Through Perth on the Swan River. Mic Nelson, 16, of the City Amateur Swimming Club, won with a time of 1 minute 28.40 seconds. Breen, O’Hare, Douglas and others followed, with Miss Nelson’s finish noted amid strong local support and prize presentations by Mr. EN Blackmare.
Screen pieces describe Cytheres a tropical setting and regal history fueling The Call of the Canyon through quarry craters used as prize fight rings. Richard Dix leads with Tom Mix and the horse Tony in The Eyes of the Forest. Borrower Mustands stars Florent Victor and MacRuff Fellowes with Haterday attractions.
A man named Terrant from Canvey Bases obtained eight weeks of maintenance against his wife who now lives in North Osborne Perth Western Australia. He left England for Western Australia in 1911. Correspondence with his wife stopped after 1913 and she learned he had remarried. In a letter he describes building a hermit life cottage and falling ill at death's door, saying he was cared for in a way he had not known for years.
The Farnworth, under Captain Walter C. Wright, completed a trial on the Clyde and sailed to the Gulf of Mexico to load wheat for the Princes before heading to Geraldton and Fremantle. The voyage included cool Suez Canal days and a long stay to top up at Fremantle. The vessel, a 4100 ton steel hull, travels at about ten knots and is chartered to L. Dreyfus and Co. with Eagle Mron as agents.
A London based summary notes Agent General Mr. Colebatch claimed Western Australia cattle sold for under 44 per lb after freights. The North West Minister Mr. Drew clarified the remark referencing 1928 Wyndham bill and pre 1924 contracts. explains middleman costs and retailer margins. Funeral of John Duttreas in Devon noted for bell rope burial. Newsprint output in Canada 1924 ten months up 6 percent vs prior years.
A fragment outlining ancient boxing rules including ring size 74 feet, three minute rounds with one minute rest, no wrestling, fighter downed by weakness, ropes as fouls, no seconds, referee placement, glove quality, and knee strikes.
Administrator Leane travels to Melbourne to discuss banana industry growth with Minister Pearce. A new company plans 50 acres, aiming to ship bananas to Sydney, with disease-free plants and minimal inland cultivation costs. Climate praised, trade prospects seen as promising despite ferry service issues.
Melbourne dates show ships leaving for Albany February 10th, arriving in Sydney tomorrow, with Admiral Hall leading a flag. Cruisers stay until February 13th then move to Darwin, Cairns, and Port Darwin, with a reception and entertainment planned in Sydney. District Naval Officer confirms the Spani arrival around February 3rd with a caretaker schedule.
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