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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1916
Page
1
Perth line timetable updated May 22 1916 showing Mon and Thurs departures with varied times. List includes stop and route notes across towns such as Meekatharra Northampton and Fernieigh with times like 7 am 7:45 am and 8:10 am.
A London Star piece by Arthur E Weigall portrays Lord Kitchener as more human than popular myth. It notes his intellectual and artistic interests, collection of antiquities, connoisseurship of carpets and paintings, and a gentler, jovial side beyond strict military austerity.
Woolwich becomes a marvel amid war with twenty months of preparation creating a dense, multilingual population. The town's economy shifts as armour works and allied industries absorb workers from many professions. New housing and hostels rise for labour and women workers, yet the demand for people persists.
Engineers distinguish their work from wet metallurgists and praise Profe ssors Arnold and Head for years of study on iron and carbon relations. The article notes cobalt as the key element among others like vanadium chromium manganese and nickel and mentions upcoming molybdenum findings to be presented in autumn.
A readable fragment lists Burns Rae & Co Limited as wholesale grocers and produce dealers in Ralton with several lines noting shipping, insurance, customs forwarding agencies, and connections to Melbourne steamship services. The text mentions various entities such as Carh Buyers of Eandalwood and Daniel Grefard & Gon's Whisky, along with references to the Australian Kutcial Dent Society. The legible items suggest a business directory entry or advertisement for shipping and trade services.
The article discusses how tiny additions of rare metals transform steel, enabling hardening and cutting edges unseen in pure iron. It notes that pare iron becomes useful only with such alloys and cites Professor Arnold comparing unknown causes of hardening in steel to diamond or quartz, stressing its impact on civilization.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions numbers like 6500 and 90,000 and dates such as September 14, with scattered names and places. Core details are unclear. summary focuses on unspecified 1916 shearing fixtures and related figures.
The readable text outlines a garbled note mentioning Perth Melbourne and Northam with phrases about counting and heat. It includes stray names and fragments suggesting a local item or notice, but the full event and context remain unclear.
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