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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
1
The note lists updates to daily facility operations and schedules. It mentions leadership changes and planned improvements, with emphasis on service continuity and personell adjustments for ongoing operations. The language is fragmented with unclear dates or specific entities.
The Irwin Roads Board met Monday with chairman J Delmage and members Marges Rowland and F Waldeck present. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence reviewed includes expenditure details for Attow Smith and Nairn’s road and a general receipt to be acted upon from date of receipt. The Colonial Secretary’s information was summarized. Labels for 1913 dog licenses were noted. The board forwarded a resolution to open part of commonage reserve 137 for selection with a favorable recommendation to the Under-Secretary for Lands and Agriculture regarding noxious weeds. The secretary was instructed to reply about appointing Messrs Barges, Clarkson, and Waldeck as inspectors. Mr S. F. Moore reported progress on a Denison re-survey. Rev. E. Gill sought permission to use an old track on privately leased land. permission denied due to lack of power. The chairman reported on Milo road survey issues due to few pegs and recommended a survey. The board also discussed Dennison water supply with current expenditure limits and approved tenders for related work, plus provision of buckets and ropes for wells Chargu and Bokara. Quarterly accounts showed a credit balance of £262 19s 8d. Plan 318 was approved and signed. The chairman and secretary were authorized to sign. Accounts totaling £14 0s 1d were passed for payment. The board appointed a collector for the ensuing year.
The Daily News reports a weekend cyclone causing heavy thunderstorms hail and rain across eastern districts and the Great Southern. Crops and stock suffered, with hail lumps up to an inch damaging standing crops and fences. Property destruction followed the seas rain, leaving mud and uprooted straw. Dams filled rapidly and trees splintered. two farmers lost prized livestock. Geraldton Guardian offers a yearly subscription note.
A Sydney pen sketch recalls Sam Uop West Australia’s cattle king. From a small Fremantle shop to land deals at South Perth, ferries, and land sales amid early progress. He later drifted into drinking then brewery ownership, returning to Yorkshire for a wife, with hints of a millionaire ambition before 1910.
The article notes J W Mathews claiming Victoria and New Zealand as central to Australian crossbred sheep. NSW breeders faced experimental chaos before targeted industry adoption. It cites Dalgety’s July 2001 data showing Australia’s crossbred wool about one eighth of world output, with Victoria and New Zealand supplying most of it. NSW and Queensland contributed smaller shares, and precise national positions remain uncertain.
Gold production from the Nanaine district in November reached 19 4170.91 ounces, with Meckatharra and other mines contributing substantial tonnages. Notable crushings included Potwereriuce at Bumskira and Gibraltar Rock at Jilewarra, while Kyarra and Queen of the Ill outputs are expected to lift total monthly yield beyond 7,000 ounces. The Black Range district posted 6,868.92 fine ounces from 13,636 tons, with State battery processing aiding results at The Comedy King and The Breakaway. Day Dawn and Cuddingwarra operations added to overall output, and prospects look promising for next year.
A garbled OCR fragment names multiple entities including Melbourne, Liqueur, vintners or brands, and assorted terms. It reads like a damaged catalog of beverages, firms, and personalities with inconsistent punctuation and broken phrases. No coherent event or identifiable subjects emerge.
Mr Hugh Serjeant District Engineer inspected damage beyond Nanaine and found small slatuage dome and minor washaways. washaways measured NO chains between 314.16 and 319.10 with six inches depth. Traffic resumed yesterday. train ran seven hours late. Rain eased water anxiety but dams at Yalgoo and Mullews still require rain.
The informant says a wreck sighted on Liboa reef by the second mate of the ketch Muno is the Queen Christi a vessel from China to Townsville in ballast. It was wrecked in a hurricane on the Liboa reef, crew abandoned in boats and the ship stripped. No discussion in shipping circles about the report. Also noted are sales items and remedies including woods peppermint cerate at 1 shilling 6pence.
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