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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1907
Page
7
Mr I Grimish has taken over the long established hostelry as local patrons note a change in management. State sons and their friends are seen visiting the new proprietor’s establishment, signaling a smooth transition and renewed activity.
The Railway Hotel in Geraldton advertises ideal proximity to the railway station and wharf with porter service for trains and boats. It highlights up to date conveniences and attentive guests as early departures are catered to.
Mining activity at Morning Star Mt Magnet reports 17 or 20 dwt. Lode driving continues on the bottom level. Boogardie battery processes Tucker Bag and New Chum parcels, with 209 tons from the Sirdar yielding 5.0 dwt per ton. Lease decisions: Weld mining lease 541 delayed six months, Prince Alfred lease 540 approved subject to survey. Batavia lease shows good gold along a 4 ft reef with recent bulk crushing averaging 17 dwt. Various claims and drills: Rubicon diamond drill at 500 ft level. vertical bore over 40 ft. Celand of Bayleys mines supervising. Ingleston Extended Meckatharra crushed 1,300 tons for 354 oz valued at £2,374. Spencer’s Mindoolah battery to resume crushing. curious note on Mindoola as a potential steady producer. Marley battery runs five head on own stone and Hyland’s. Hyland’s cleaned 33 tons for 28 oz. Havilah shows good stone and £100 per month profit in half-year report. Marley North expanding. Poseidon lease near and Poseidon option contemplated. New find by Doyle and Paton valued although small. Poseidon points to potential. Rumor of a mining expert joking about pumps lifting rock. Tracing last 19f0 driven: footwall drive 2sft wide. No.3 winze 26ft. No.3 rise through 0ft. No.12 Level and No.9 rise details with reef widths and values.
Fortnightly progress bulletin from Great Pingel Consolidated notes North drive extended to 1.196 feet in formation category.
John Taylor of Francis Street objects to Geraldton Council neglecting Francis Street and nearby roads while prioritizing Hay Street works. He recalls Eleanor Street repairs and criticizes mayoral decisions, noting Francis Street hazards and funds allegedly diverted to Hay Street improvements. He asks why Francis Street remains unfixed despite prior promises and warns of potential accidents.
A correspondent derides a rival as incoherent and evasive while defending support for the Chapman Mt Exin railway project. He accuses the other of dodging creditors and misrepresenting facts under a false name, claiming a personal grievance over attention to his interests.
The Lamora Court report shows underground workers needed an interpreter to wire their evidence about the Gwalia mine. It notes Gwalia State school enrollments near 20, population differences, and mentions Italian habitation figures and tariff reform debates affecting Australians.
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