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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1926
Page
1
A garbled note references weekly earnings and a coupon, mentioning food at a meet and a promise of higher pay. It implies an opportunity to earn more money but contains unclear phrasing and scattered terms like national event and pocket references.
Reports from the Murekises Times describe extensive mining activity around Poverty Flat with windlass and battery work at the site. An estimated 1000 ounces of bullion await return, 128 tons crushed, and several rich parcels claimed by J. C. Burt and J. Morilixi. Additional ore shipments and a 33 ton parcel followed, with some gold values noted per ton. Prospects of further gains remain as new leaders emerge on Venus Hill and nearby claims, with a S-head mill and open cut workings advancing the operation.
Parliament opens with a review of the states finances showing a revenue total of £5,808,186 for the year ending June 30 and a deficit of £90,142. The speech covers migration expansion, land settlement, rabbit proofing, rail and road projects, and mining revival plans, with new and retrospective agreements and anticipated parliamentary considerations.
Tarcoola Blocks hopes to have a mill operating within four months at the Springvale lead mine in Almna. Grant and Anderson report development work sufficient to justify full operation, with 10 tons a day production expected. The plant would employ about seven workers, rising to ten, with one shaft down 100 ft and 80 ft of driving completed. ore widths range 20 to 60 feet with lead content high. Over the past 18 months about 2,000 tons of ore had been shipped, averaging 15 percent lead.
Last week’s figures from state battery managers show ore refined totaling 01 ounce fine gold equivalent. Detailed results include quantities from Mockatharra and other sites with weights in tons and dwts, listing values for various districts and shops.
A clipped, readable fragment notes a sequence with numbers and letters, lacking clear names dates or places to form a full event. The item appears as a partial OCR line from a local page segment without identifiable individuals or actions.
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