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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
3
A garbled dispatch from Soma cites disrupted Bulgarian forces and a withdrawing male population amid rising tensions. The Vatican peace envoy was expected to issue a statement on Monday as European anxiety grows over possible ruin.
The report notes interest in rowing events and daily practice as competitors boost effort toward a world scalling ensmpaamlip. Victoria and New South Wales discuss joint plans while JAV FORCES publicizes migration talks. May 1 references ongoing debates on population and immigration policy.
OCR fragment mentions billiards and March but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes. No verifiable actions or entities to anchor a full news item.
In Bew Street olive court area suffragette leaders arrested on a charge of piracy during a raid on the Women’s Mobilization group faced trial. The case, tied to a broader reform movement, was revived by injunction against railings at the National Art Gallery.
Fragmented OCR reads like a long report on wheats harvest, district coverage and water supply issues. It mentions Great Southern district, York Nungariy, Naveosia-Wieneiin, and Walk away branches, plus Hawk Way and Pillai flick. The piece also notes advertisers and the North Wales Advertising Board joining a scheme to boost newspaper ads.
Telegrams describe a Royal Commission amid talk of mismanagement in the State Steamship Service. Disjointed notes recount a burglary case, detailing a break in at a Sydney address with jewelry swiped and valuables taken from a bedroom safe.
Sydney reports severe floods from heavy rains along the Hunter and Hawkesbury rivers. Towns flooded, water rose rapidly, with two drownings including a man named Stack washed from a sulky.
Auckland May 11 a fire in a house at Waitaganui near Tato Jaswight destroys a home where a mother dies while trying to rescue her child. Fire broke out shortly before noon and the two inmates perished in the flames. The five year old boy also died, and the mother made a last plea to save her child before succumbing to smoke.
The Fremantle member Mr N Hedges sued barrister Mr AS Haynes for damages over stamier. Diplomatic intervention by a Perth promoter led to an amicable settlement before jurors were sworn. Hedges retracts and Haynes withdraws the challenged statements amid a political greeting context.
The Geraldton wedding of Lou Cranston Takes and Givraldiat Ty Lory Augusta featured a bright ceremony at St Johns Church on Kineg Street with a gown of white silk and orange blossom, three bridesmaids, and a train bearer. Guests toasted the couple and toasts honored the Geraldton City Council and town prosperity. The reception followed with a traditional breakfast and a four-tier cake. The couple departed for Perth amid wedding congratulations and well-wishes.
The Cue water supply saga ends with the first water strike on May 13 twenty one years ago. Miners toiled by turns to sink wells in Austin Street until the reservoir supplied the town and a police station well was later tapped. Jubilation rose as about one thousand residents celebrated the fresh supply.
At a Maniipal Council meeting the electric light project faced a damperous debate over whether to issue glow works bonds and later make the system permanent. Engineer Mr. Tatham presented figures while councilors pressed for cost controls and a new lighting scale. The Finance and Lighting Committee proposed charges up to 1d per unit for small use, rising with consumption, plus fixed monthly meter rents and several new meters. The panel urged hiring a supervisor, lighting the town hall, and coordinating supply with the Railway Department. The report was adopted.
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Fragmentary classified notices advertise two houses for sale and parcels of land along with guardian arrangements for a minor. The legible text references miscellaneous insertions from Georgia and hints at miscalled adverts and mispelled items.
The notice invites bids for 80 acres of valuable freehold farming land near Geraldton, with 200 acres under cultivation, 3 acres under irrigation, a line of fencing, and substantial farm buildings. The sale includes stock, implements, and garden resources. Detailed terms, acreage, and conditions are provided by HLS Mackenzie & Co. auctioneers. The property lies 13 miles from Geraldton with access to the railway siding. The auction is set for 12 o'clock noon on the second day of May, with title vested in trustees and rights reserved to the mortgagees.
Public notice announces bids for artificial structures and timber material delivery subject to special conditions. guardian notices and estate administration details mention heirs and executors. Creditor warnings require written claims by a specified date. the document lists names and locations and references the official for further action.
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