Henry Wilis & Co Civil Wool Growers of Geraldton
Henry Wilis and Co based in Geraldton engages in wool growing operations. The notice outlines Crips Tet as a referenced term within the Geraldton wool industry context.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1912
Page
1
Henry Wilis and Co based in Geraldton engages in wool growing operations. The notice outlines Crips Tet as a referenced term within the Geraldton wool industry context.
A reader column discusses cash basis trading for butchers, weather trends, and a likely good harvest after a wet spell. It notes the Beverley to Perth cycling event won by A Wann with E Cray supporting, and mentions cricket, pedestrianism, and cycling revival efforts alongside public budget deficits and Labour policy concerns.
A fragmented note discusses wage comparisons and living costs, contrasting employee and employer totals and suggesting changes after abolishing certain measures. It references regions such as New South Wales and hints at broader economic debates on the cost of living and herb and grain livelihoods.
London advices say prices have advanced since last report with waning demand shaping a weaker overall tendency. Prime milling fetches rise to about £4 4s to £4 5s, with medium lines near £4 to £4 2s, while best eaten chaff tops £3 per ton. weekly catalogues showed varied results across Thursdays to Mondays with multiple truck and rock sales and firming Bran and Pollard at £7 3s.
The passage argues that a single advertisement makes little impact, while repeated, regular advertising breaks through fog and darkness. It compares a lone ad to a faint sound that is quickly forgotten, stressing persistent campaigns to leave lasting impressions.
From Our Own Correspondent farmers contend for better railway facilities at Tenadewa Geraldton goods trains needed weekly service improvements urged. They note lamb and hay crops, high transport costs, and demand for through bill of lading and storage rates at Geraldton to aid harvests.
Archdeacon Garland warns Australia faces vast space and population pressure with a predicted Chinese military expansion. He urges a nonpolitical plan to fill the continent with British migrants to preserve empire traditions and patriotism amid looming global shifts and the Panama Canal effects.
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