Social Dance at Musotte Hall Draws Geraldton Folks
Sybil reports a Geraldton social week highlight a dance at Musotte Hall hosted by local ladies weather dampened turnout about 25 couples attended piano music by Mrs Dunk and Mr Moustaka gowns listed for many attendees commented on hall quality and future prospects wheat shipments from Geraldton discussed with disposal and London market outlook noting some parcels landed at Fremantle and a Geelong voyage prospect.
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Geraldton
Town Hall
Mrs. Box
Miss Birch
Miss Connor
Lionel Davis
Mrs. Dunk
Mrs. Drewry
Mrs. Dawson
Mrs. Goodisson
Mrs. Hungerford
Miss Laver
Mrs. Laffan
Miss Monger
Mrs. Moustaka
Mrs. Frankills
Miss MacLeod
Oung
Pascoe
Russell
Mrs. Sherlock
Mrs. Shepheard
Mrs. Trigg
Miss Thomson
Misa Wright
Messrs
Frank Mills
Box
Kidd
M‘kenzie
Trigg
Dunk
Goodisson
Moustakn
Wittenoom
Imglis
Farrant
Taylor
Brown
Dr. Hungerford
Drewry
A. T. Mills
Victoria
T Progressive League
Wheat Shipment Debated by Fremantle Harbour Trust
The Fremantle Harbour Trust discussed wheat consignments from Geraldton and Newen that were deemed unfit for shipment. Messrs George Wills and Co urged waiving wharfage and applying special shipment storage rates for local disposal. Commissioners noted harm to producers if bad samples entered circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremantle Harbour Trust
Messrs
George Wills and Co
Geraldon
London
Harbour Trust
Newen
Mining News From Meekatharra and Nearby Areas
Meekatharra reports describe Cue One shaft No 1 down 73 feet with heavy water inflow slowing progress while No 2 shows fair gold prospects at depth to 550 feet. No 3 diamond drill reaches 300 feet. At Victory United Meekatharra reef widens on the footwall and two reefs may meet, borings contain gold. Murchison Times notes Strick gold at Fenian mine 230 feet, and new finds near Yalgoo with lease applications. Copper ore found about 50 miles from Mt Magnet on Black Range road with 150 acres staked for reward claims and prospecting.
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Victory United
Cuddingwarra
Murchison Times
Meekatharra
Strick
Yalgoo
Bowes
Mesers
King
Dawson
Remington
Barramrbie Ranges
Mt. Magnet
Black Range
Gold Finders Push Rich Reef at 6 Mile Well
Burke and party report renewed gold extraction near the 6 mile well with over 12 ounces recovered last week. Pierce and Joplin struck a rich patch at about 12 feet, following a reef averaging 2 feet in width. Ironstone leader on the hanging wall yielded coarse gold. dollied gold and heavy slugs blessed several days of work as hopes rise for an ounce per ton. Bull Oak ground shows promise while Great Boulder No 1 buys St George lease at Mount Magnet for £10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Pierce
Joplin
Fardy
Great Boulder No. 1 Company
St. Corge
Mount Magnet
Rockefeller Applauds Aked Sermons at Fifth Avenue Baptist
Mr John Rockefeller praises Rev C J Aked’s sermons at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York where Aked is urged to accept church leadership. A Sothebys listing in London sold a 1519 Bugge Bible for £4, revealing a misrendered bible verse and its curious name origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rockefeller
C. J. Aked
Liverpool
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Aked
Sotheby's
London
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Sybil
Newcastle
Abbott
Mesers. Wills and Co
S.s. Geelong
Fremantle
A. H. Mountain & CO
Gillespie’s
Northam
Stanley CO
Pommery
GRENO
Bell’s
Mackay’s
Coates Ad Co’s
Plymouth
Taylor Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance Coy
Fire and Marine
A. T. Davies
Oswell’s
the Victory Brickworks
Chapman River
BE W. Bennett
Hype
Miss Eliza Smith
Greenough
Egs
Kruweeks Marine Terrace
Girls’ High School
G. H. Griffiths
Draper
George Baston
Commission
Victoria Hotel
Marine Terrace
J. Grimish
Ace
Perth
Goldfalde
Williams
Moora
Wattie Harrison
the Midland Hotel
Mingview
Sid. G. Linthorne
Ship Inn
H. V. Eaton
BES Quality
Eaton's
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