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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
7
Market notice outlines highest rates for wool, sheepskins, hides, kangaroo skins, and related stock. It also lists needs for wire, bran bags, cornsacks, wire nesting, and superphosphates as artificial manures and supplies.
In Nannine Police Court several defendants were fined for selling grog at Barrambie. Carroll, Mrs Savage, Miss Carrigan, and others received fines from £5 to £30 or varying imprisonment terms. An assault on Carroll occurred on the way to court, with Florodora and Savage aiding the attack. The crowd’s hostility toward the informer remains high as prosecutors consider further action.
Hyland's Circus, a skilled combination of equestrian and acrobatic acts, tours through Geraldton after successful seasons in Perth and Albany. Miss Hyland and Miss Gertrude Hyland headline with jugglers, wire walking, and a sensational monkey jockey act, plus a pony named Suvercium. The troupe performs near the Queen's Hotel with Professor Hyland directing, with Northampton engagement next on Wednesday.
Describes Pete Pettit's gate opening invention to reduce rural travel hassles across long country roads. A lever and wire ropes allow a gate to swing open and close from either side without leaving the vehicle. No complex parts, adaptable to existing gates of wood or iron. Full details available from Mongra Pettit Brox, Geelong Victoria.
The piece traces the sweet potato’s value and limited recognition in Australia and England, noting Queensland production andits role in feeding stock. It recounts early English introductions by Drake and Hawkins, Raleigh’s Virginia potato, and the shift away from the original potato. It praises taste, nourishment, and easy propagation from runners, urging careful growing for profitable yields.
A deputation of pastoralists and farmers urged completion of the second fence to deter rabbits on the western side of No 2. The Minister for Agriculture Mr Mitchell said government finances are constrained. One proposal suggested fencing in good land while leaving poorer land for rabbits. Mitchell hinted at potential wire netting loans for twenty years at low interest.
A fragment notes a magistrate remark on private arbitration and a disputant’s demand for a court decision, reflecting tension between private arbitration and court authority in a civil quarrel. The dialogue references an honest and reasonable man as arbitrator and expresses impatience with formal court action.
Dan Corrigan, manager, states that outs aid and shoes will be entered in all viability and sid antisfaction warranty is reasonable. The country offers promptly attended to.
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