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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
1
The mayor presents the half year receipts and expenditures noting large repairs and fencing costs. He outlines planned works funded by Government grants and loans, road reconstructions, rail and gas works progress, and the water scheme testing in the Wagerakine hills. He praises councillors for driving the town’s growth and anticipates continued prosperity.
Early this year Mr FE Sewell of At Hill station urged the Attorney General and the Taxation Commissioner to provide farmers a formable booklet for year round record keeping. The "Farmers Accounts Booklet" has been prepared to log livestock, crops, dairy produce and other farming activities with back pages for summaries. Farmers will receive these booklets at cost and with guidance to simplify income tax returns. The farming community thanks Sewell, the Attorney General, and the Taxation Commissioner for the practical step.
An emigrant girl writes to defend immigrant workers facing prejudice in Geraldton. She describes different domestic work norms in England and Australia, harsh housing for maids, and the gap between expectations and reality. The letter urges greater tolerance for educated, respectable girls and acknowledges varied skills among arrivals.
A fragment lists quirky historical lines about women love, parental cautions, and a cartoonish exchange on language. It mentions a bronchial cough remedy Woods Creat Peppermist Cure and a date 1564, giving a window into period humor and medical lore.
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