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Newspaper

Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

May 30, 1912

Page

4

Town Drainnge Urges Broad Town Sewerage Consideration

At the Carnarvon Municipal Council meeting, Dr Hench urged thorough drainage across coastal towns and warned of a diarrhoea outbreak from surface water and decomposing matter. He proposed inspectors review houses with cesspools and advocated covered, emptied cesspools and daily disposal, plus a sand filtration scheme. He also urged boiling town water to combat contamination and mentioned a future discussion on a sewerage farm.

Geraldton Carnarvon Municipal

Geraldton Rifle Club Handicaps Set for Boston Cup Match

Handicappers met Tuesday night at Geraldton Rifle Club and allocated handicaps for the Boston Cup event to be fired Monday at 3. Lunch will be provided at Ube Funge. shooting pauses only for half an hour. Financial members only may shoot and a fee will be charged to each competitor. Members chosen to shoot against Broome on Saturday in June will also set handicaps for the June 113 match.

Bern Broome

Rainfall Report From Howatharra

From Our Own Correspondent Howatharra May 24 exceptionally heavy rains fell on the 28th within an hour recording 6 percent points. The delayed rainfall continued through the morning with total August–month readings. A brief local ad notes availability of a summer suit at Fuller's, urging early call.

Howatharra Setarias

Murchison Mining Advances at Nannine and Meekatharra Site Plans

The Murchison Times reports the Nannine battery resumed crushing after Christmas idle time. The mining registrar's office will move from Nannine to Merka tharra. The Mini Syndicate led by Mr Magnet progresses with new plant components and shaft deepening. A site for a state battery at Nannine shows activity, while Champion Ex tended gives up the lease at Nanalone. Drills begin today and a Meekatharra estate mill site is chosen with a tender accepted. Engine and gas producer from England awaited to complete construction.

Robinson Merkatharra Mesars Gilzan Woumman U - Tie Mayucee Mining Yawer Mini Syndicate Magnet Miesare T. Sheert Simoes Watson Love Ganute Rome Stane Winkle Nannie Tob Anderson Caledonian Fmal Champion Hawke Bros Nanalone Vale Cur Meekatharra Perth England

Give the Farmers a Chance

Poem fragment urges support for farmers facing hard toil and financial risks from weather and rents. Mentions farmers sweating from dawn to night, hardship if rains fail, and the need for bread. References to market ads and product pitches interrupt the verse with unrelated lines.

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