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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1923
Page
2
Notice reminding all motor vehicle licenses vehicle registrations and dog licenses to be renewed before the final instalment date. Identification plates must be displayed on every vehicle as required by the Traffic Act.
Serious incident reported Sunday involving footballer Percy Brownrigg aged about 23 from Galewin. He suffered a severe hip sprain after a street fall near the Commercial Hotel. he was conveyed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A chaotic mix of local events and notices details a big musical production by Mr Chas Lupp with Perth talent, church services at Christ Church, civic meetings on licensing and weed control, and varied cultural entertainments including a Christy Minstrel show and planned harbour works with progress updates.
Event dates July 26 and 27 announced for the Protestant Home Fair. Attestation notes attractions listed elsewhere and invites broad community participation. The notice emphasizes welcoming all attendees.
Dalgety and Co reports 525 cattle yarded at Copley’s Siding with most being quality bullocks. Prices eased from last Tuesday and buyers were dull. Sheep totals reached 11,434 with 2,300 offered in store yards, showing slight firming then easing, and hoggets and lambs varying in quality with generally firm to lower prices. Pigs total about 200 more than last week with baconers and choppers in light supply and improved butcher prices overall.
Elder Smith & Co. Limited report a week of markets with strong demand for fat and store sheep and good demand for dairy cows and forward springers. Friday saw a healthy horse and dairy cow market at good values, and at Copleys Siding there was a fair sale of fat cattle from Derby via the X. Gorgon line, sold at reduced figures.
Odd cattle bought around 18 pounds with prices from 14 to 15 pounds 10 shillings. Ranges show bids from 15 to 16 pounds and some lower calls to 12 pounds 10 shillings. Best medium weight beef quoted at 43 shillings per 100 pounds.
A fragmentary report records sheep-breeding events with numeric entries such as 13/10 and 38/0, noting heats and cuts to 28/10 and 41/5 while referencing Carnaroom and related figures. The legible data hints at a sequence of heats and outcomes in a historical agricultural context.
A fragment describes a stall selling plain and fancy clothes for ladies on the jumble stall. It mentions items like fresh goods and fertile offerings, with a casual sales pitch typical of a local marketplace notice.
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