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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
1
A Brisbane advertisement touts Dean's Backache Kidney Pills claiming to ease kidney and back pain after a bad cold. Mrs. T Price of Paddington testifies the pills cured her kidney discomfort, swollen ankles, dizziness, and urinary issues after six bottles, with no recurrence two years later.
Dalgety and Co Ltd reports stock arrivals at Aullens over two weeks mainly fat weaner cattle from Gascoyne and even loads to South Australia. Wattle offered at Copley Siding, Moira and Bambra arrivals. Tuesday sale shows improved prices for good quality sheep and lambs with overall better rates than last week.
Elder Smith and Co report a mixed rural market with cattle firmer, dairy stock improving, and overall demand steady. At Midland today 3740 sheep were sampled with 1000 from Kurdbson and the rest from agricultural districts, quality poor yet prices firmer for good stock. Approximately 4305 lambs were yarded, mostly suckers, with firmer prices across quality levels.
Good quality medium weight bullocks ranged from 17 shillings 10 pence to 19 pounds 4 pence per pen, heavier stock up to 51 pounds 17 shillings 6 pence. Fair quality medium weight bulls 14 to 16 pounds, light weights 11 10 to 13, cows 14 10 to 15 10, odds to 17 17 6. Best medium weight beef 65 pence, fair 51 6, plain 50.
The column lists varied livestock values including best wethers and ewes by breed and weight, with prices from 10s to 36s, other merino and local sheep listings, and pig figures covering choppers, sows, boars, and porkers with ranges from 35s to £7 10s.
Mosars Dalgety and Co held a sale at Mullewa on September 1st offering 2941 sheep on behalf of J. McCarthy of Uaroo station and J. Clark of Woogoola station Onslow. Sheep in good store condition. Strong buyer turnout and yarding closed at satisfactory prices.
Geraldton Municipal Council met with Mayor G A Kemptos and members Bartlett Bennett Glo Baker Clarke Williams. The W A War Trophies Committee proposed giving Geraldton one gun. Dr Baker urged an enlistment basis. Three trustees would manage custody, and the proposal passed with support from Cr Baker.
Clarke ami Carlton and Mayor Bartlett with Mr. Glendinning named as trustees while WY Jubnewn sought a verbal wage rise on a wool contract. The council rejected outside price changes and objected to alienating part of Spalling Park near the railway citing land use and park protection concerns.
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