Igel Barb Wire Exhibit Draws National Attention
Reported exhibit travels over 2000 miles to a fair featuring sharp and heavy wire works. Organizers describe the display as a striking blend of craft and hazard caution.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1910
Page
2
Reported exhibit travels over 2000 miles to a fair featuring sharp and heavy wire works. Organizers describe the display as a striking blend of craft and hazard caution.
Dalgety and Co shipping report outlines steamer movements. Minderoy Waves Gerektion sails for Fremantle and Mantle around mid July. Gorgon Jeavés Premavile departs Geuldion for North West ports, Java, and Singapore on 7 July. Charos leaves Fremantle bound for Geraldton South-West ports Java and Singapore on July 13.
Church notices list morning and evening prayers at Anglican and Roman Catholic churches and details of services at Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. Bishop of Perth ill to officiate in Northampton at 7 30 p m with Rev J Tiller leading services and addresses by Rev W Floyd Shannen and others.
A garbled discussion critiques parliamentary power shifts and oversight. It contrasts press scrutiny with ministerial control, warns against abuse of patronage, and cites historical figures like Mazzini to question reform methods and accountability.
A garbled page lists multiple community happenings with dates in July and August. Entries mention a furniture sale, hockey match, children’s ball, Benevolent Society meeting, Town Hall concert, and a port traffic note. Names and places are incomplete but indicate a busy civic calendar.
A damaged freight record notes the ship Heimdal captained by st. Thomson leaving Fremantle for Newcastle. The vessel carried road cargo and faced a late-night discharge. The report mentions an export plan and a departure shortly after midnight with 3 tonx aboard.
The author argues for separate district accounting to clearly read revenue from fraud and public expenditures. They advocate independent expert boards in public works, free from political influence, to ensure funds serve public interest and match industrial development needs.
Wealeyan Church NSW announces a Sunday service with morning scripture and evening hymns at Light of hs and The Lord in my Strength, plus a nightly afternoon service at Dlwit Point. The Police Court yesterday saw Wallyre Cowan sue J Cantele for dismissal as a deaf bread tailor. judgment orders pay for two days. Municipal Council notes potato stock from South Australia damaged or to be shipped, and mayoral duties in Sandstone. Prominent farming prize proposals and the Geraldton Show prize scheme discussed by Minister Tor Lands. Gasworks purchase debate cursory. Attorney General suggests legislative route. government open to semi private scheme. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure advertised.
The Rev W F Shannon conducts the monthly evangelistic service at St John’s Church with morning preaching and a plan for an evening programme weather permitting. Local concerts, dances, and charity events unfold in the town with readings, operatic selections, and a fund collection for Grad funds. Residents discuss land purchase prospects and a government depurchase offer for Yandanook estate amid farming potential.
Geraldton residents are urged to become their own landlords by calling Millar Kari and Jarrah Company at Marine Terrace Telephon e. The Geraldton Guardian offers a twelve month post free subscription for addresses in the Commonwealth at a rate of 138 fd per quarter.
A newly formed Perth Geraldton branch meeting of the Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners held at the Wer Murchison Inn. Officers elected include Dir. Wy Baulford secretary treasurer, andMr J. Stewart Me. K. Learmonth with several attendees offering speeches on wages, local ship visits, and union goals. The gathering concluded with toasts and expressions of support for wage standards and future activities.
A British bill aims to combat tuberculosis with compulsory notification and registration, public education, and better treatment facilities. Victoria Australia reports a drop in TB deaths from 14.53 to 9.58 per 10 000 since 1901, aided by aggressive campaigns. The text notes international efforts, church funding shifts, and Bulgaria’s high TB death rate at 31 per 10 000.
An advertisement offers elaborate covers for self binding portfolios with prices. The listing notes removal and reinsertion of a the temt, with suppliers Camstantite and Garizor located in Geraldton.
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