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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
3
Peter Lane, a barrister, weighs his duty as he sits among law books and prison files. He contemplates defending Jane Quarley in a county jail case while recalling the girl he loves and the coercive setting of his professional obligations.
A fragmented scene depicts characters discussing a person named Peter and a forthcoming car journey. Conversation hints at social positions, a potential meeting with Yearley Mazer, and the involvement of Callinwede, with distant references to a maid and a servant aiding in the scene as the car departs and the building door opens.
The annual report outlines rates collected and expenditures across Town Affairs including credit balances, receipts from Town Hall rents and fees, and detailed costs from roads, fire brigade, health, and works. It notes total expenditure at £6,618 14s 7d, loans, sinking funds, and a health account with lower receipts than last year. It covers electric light and gas plant performance with increased units sold and a higher peak load, plus maintenance on the station and new extensions to town feeders. It concludes with notes on plant operations, revenue, and forecasted financial posture.
The report notes round figures of 5,900,000 table feet of gas produced, an hermase of 200,000 cubic feet compared to last year. Receipts into works total 43 tons at 21,364 average price 62 per ton, down from last year due to 300 tons of content out in March. Gas produced used 410 tons versus 451 previously, with average yield per ton 14,300 cubic feet, up from 10,600. The year sees new gas plant in operation with yield per ton over 21,000 cubic feet during that period. Leakage loss improves as worn-out meters replaced. End of year meters total 4,414, up 10. Some service pipes renewed or extended. The duplicate producer is expected ready by year-end, promising better working conditions and long-term efficiency.
A fragment advertises Swan Beer on draught at the Mere Chisan Inn with prices and brand names. It lists Can’t Get Batter Any Ale Emme Ade Narthaom Ale Glave Sout and Castlemaine tout, noting 2/9 as a price. Proprister appears in the fragment.
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