Electorate No 9 fires back at Mr Stone over ministerial trip
Correspondence letter criticizes Mr P Stone M L A for alleged misdeeds during a ministerial inspection. It claims Stone kept the Premier in Geraldton, blocked Chapman settlers from meeting him, and suppressed Mt Erin news. The writer mocks Stone’s stance on bush pubs and hints at future rewards for his services.
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P. Stone
M.L.A
Pat
Stone
Mimber
Geraldton
Bowes
Visz
Chapman Settlers
Mt. Erin
Chapman
West Australian
Pat Stone
P. Storm
NO. 9
Market Reports From June 8 Auctioneer W Prior
Market firm for the week under date June 8. Poultry arrivals large and prices eased. Prime table fowls in demand. Adelaide eggs good while Geraldton eggs weak. Wheat valued at 4a Ov. chaff rate £4 106. Fruits chiefly desert pears at 10s. apples 12s to 14s. quinces 7s 6d. lemons 48d. Tomatoes up to 9s. vegetables varied with carrots 1s 9d to 2s 3d. cabbage sold 12s per bag. turnips 1s 6d to 28 3d. pumpkins 12s. cauliflowers high at 15s per dozen. poultry prices listed. eggs 2s per dozen. carcase pork 7d to 10d.
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W. Prior
Adelaide
Geraldton
Carrier Pigeons Bring News From Nansen Arctic Venture
An Arctic explorer Nansen sends a note via a carrier pigeon after 30 months away. The bird wings about 2000 miles through blizzard and ocean to Mrs Nansen in Christiania, delivering that all is well with the polar expedition. The tale underscores human endurance and wonder at the faithful messenger.
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Nansen
Mining progress and assays at various South Australian sites
A trench rise near Tren ton reports 10 ft advance in 3 ft stone with favorable prospects. Creme d Or stoping at 200 ft level begins on north and south drives. Assays show 43 tons at Laver cauld yielded 1002 14 dwt 13gr over plates, sands 12 dwt per ton. 37 tons from Berryman's Nalli Secundus gave 130 oz 16 dwt, tailings 6 dwt per ton. Buckingham's P.A. LOOM produced 90 oz 3 dwt per 20 lbs stone, about 1,020 oz per ton. Park Springtide fence parcel, 73 tons, yielded 12 oz 0 dwt per ton. Lenn onville battery processed 73 tons with 2 oz 0 dwt 1 gr. tailings 3 dwt per ton. Tailings from 260 tons had 4 dwt per ton. Eight tons from Golden Hill lease yielded 1 oz 2 dwt 1 gr. Mill currently crushes. Gambier Extended, Great Leviathan, followed by Gambier and Grose P A work.
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Trenton
Boogardie State Battery
Berryman
Nalli Secundus
Buckingham
M'Namara
Yiette
Lennonville State Battery
Golden Hill
Cruickshank
Fae Mall
Gambier
Gambier and
Grose
P.A
Mines Regulation Act Clause at Great Fingall Day Dawn
Notice to employees at the Great Fingall mine Day Dawn enforces clause 40 of the Mines Regulation Act restricting work to thirteen consecutive days in a fortnight. Workers and management differ on how Sundays and overtime should be handled, with debate over one Sunday off per fortnight versus company chosen days off. A further proposed clause 42.2 would bar underground work for those unable to speak English clearly.
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Great Fingall
Fragmentary Official Signature Note From UC Roads Office
Signed note from H Jupp senior and L aut Sen long officials, Secretary UC Roads Wear, appears as a fragmentary archival record detailing administrative signatures and authority. The legibility is limited, with names and roles only partially readable.
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H. Jupp
SEN
Wer L. Aut
Secreta U.C
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MR. P. Stone
Market Reports
Masonic Mall
Sudholz
Leslie Harris
Moving Pictures
Avery
Lyell's
Ok Sale
B.A.P
Geraldton Cycle, Motor and Engineering Works
Oliver’s Clothing Company
Masonic Hall
Marine Terrace
A.S. Kent
Biz
J.G. Smith’s Big Store
Crossley
Saunders & Stewart
W.A. A. R. Morrison
Upper Chapman
W. Saunders, Moonyoonooka
Louis Eskell
Collins-street
Vic
Marine Texracr
James C. Kidd
Rouen Drake
Guardian
Municipality OF
Hospital Hill
David Pasco
Western Road
Moonyoonoaks Gate
Greenough Road
Southgate’s
Chapman River Road
James
Kidd
Geraldton Roads Board
Frank E. Davis
E. Lee-Steere & Co
General Commission
Goldfield
National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, Limited
Orient Royal Mail
South British Insurance Co
Swan Brewery Co., Ltd
Prize Ale & Stout
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