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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
2
Geraldton readers receive a mixed page of items from rail freight and insurance stock sales to naval officers, weather, and council moves. Updates include motion on Sunday picture shows, plans for wireless stations, a major ship Wandilla, and local court and weather notes with community events and tender notices.
Fremantle bound vessel arrives at 4 p m with cargo 25 percent loaded including 120 tons for Mullewa Wongas Hims route. Passengers listed include Mr and Mrs Hayden Miss Chapman Mrs Rice and two children plus many named individuals. Departure delayed by truck unloading causing vessel delay.
Shipping notices list Gorgon sailing from Geraldton to Fremantle on January 2 and Fremantle to Geraldton the same day. Pare Marrs departs Fremantle for Geraldton on January 9. Seth departs Geraldton for North West ports, Java, and Singapore on January 20. Tharoe sails from Geraldton to Fremantle on February 10. Gorgon sails to Fremantle for Geraldton and North West ports on February 12, with routes to Java and Singapore.
Local notes from Geraldton involve the Vor County area, with items on fishing fleet ships, new boat Thuna and its details, horses at Mr. W McKenns Grgat’s veterinary hospital, and Wilune’s future as a potential mining center. The piece highlights the Howe gold extraction process and its claimed benefits for Witupatut and surrounding areas.
The Victoria District Turf Club lists nominations for its Summer Meeting on Monday January 27. Included events are Trial Stakes January Flying Pony Race and several handicaps featuring horses such as Little Corporal, Pas Mtulgs Gace, King’s Forrest and Bundaleer Boy among others.
A historical piece explains preserved egg techniques using lime, salt, water glass, and fat. It notes shell risks from boiling, remedies like piercing shells, and compares salt packing to water glass as the simplest, most effective methods for months of preservation.
The Mechanics' Institute held a half year meeting at the public library with Mr E Pope presiding. Accounts showed rents 295 pounds, subscriptions 271, billiard receipts 30 pounds, total 787 pounds with about 20 pounds balance. Building expenditures 953 pounds mainly on library improvements. Auditors: Mr McGauran appointed with Mr Udy. Plan to lease a library barometer and to consider a Commonwealth directory in the reference department. About 200 new books from England arrived for borrowing soon.
Captain Mackinine lectured at the Royal United Service Institution in London promoting corrugated ships. He described corrugations running fore and aft with 14 feet 3 inches between crests, claiming steadier motion, reduced vibration, higher cargo and coal capacity, and 20 percent greater range, citing voyages in a corrugated vessel and noting lower fuel use. He urged experiments in torpedo boat design to inaugurate a new era.
A June tt car collided with a railway engine at Thalonvilly. Mrs Gordon was killed. Mrs Uum was slightly injured. Mrill Wits was badly injured. a severe shock affected another passenger. Mr Tonnet suffered a broken leg. The touring party was returning from a trip.
The text discusses evaluating a ram for breeding based on pedigree strength and physical traits. It notes energy, alert carriage, head balance, deep chest, and light stepping as signs of quality. Pedigree distance from top animals enhances reliability, with emphasis on near-generation ancestry to ensure desirable prepotency. It mentions a show linked to Alexander and a cricket club outing nearby.
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