Crooked Shoot Mine Robbery and the Dam Treasure Tale
In the Crooked Shoot gold mine near Rayton, workers discover a canvas bag of amalgam in the dam during a night raid. Jenkins and Sutherland are implicated, with Sutherland later dying. Jenkins disappears. A later confession ties Johns to the thefts, exonerating Gordon and clearing other suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murchison
Rayton
Jack Gondon
Gordon
Jenkins
Sutherland
Rutherland
Jack Gordon
Raytospo
Ratherland
Jenkinss
Sutherlane
Brother
Hishler
Tate Uring
Bathetland
Butchand
Lecoming
Hs Wateh
Jack Gerdes
Jack
Nak
Toms
Stone
Shocy’? Johns
Crooked Shoot
Tohns
Alimes
Agricultural Shows in district Dates and Royal Show
The document lists Ag shows for Greenough Northampton Pereajori Geraldton Moora Carnamah and the Royal Show with dates from Sept 20 to Oct 10. It also notes France exports of wool, cotton and linen have tripled in three years and records an accident at Deep Creek where A E James injured his arm chasing a pig. It mentions Tom Woodhead of Harbour Works inspecting underwater with submarine telephone gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami Lao
Greenough
Northampton
Pereajori
Geraldton
Carnamah
Moora
Royal Show
France
A. E. James
Deep Creek
Casino
Nxw
James
Tom Woodhead
Harbour Works Department
Geraldton Harbour Works Ground Plan Reprinted
Geraldton prepares to publish again the harbour scheme ground plan from the Guardian Christmas issue. The 61st portion costs between £400,000 and £500,000 with last year’s spend around £110,000 and similar this year. Engineer Mr. Taylor reports steady progress as breakwater work advances and reclamation proceeds.
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Geraldton Harbour
2. Taylor
Forestore
Flagstaff
William Matthews
Banbury
Dredge Work Deepens Harbour at Geraldton
Report describes dredge operations for the new Geraldton harbour with suction mud pumped from the seabed to the bay near Chapman River mouth. It shows workmen opening trap doors, old gun aboard, and sand and clay surfacing in wash from propellers while silt settles in the hoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldton
Chapman Hives
Ely
Fragmented OCR Notice Summary
Incomplete text from a newspaper item outlines an event or notice with missing details. Readable elements reference a planned action but lack key names, places, and dates needed for full context.
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Cpj
Scotty
Beatty
Botty
Jim Oborne
Goves Wor
sSes
H. McCreery
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Geraldton New Harbour
EMU Bitter Beer
Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Latte
Gteve Haddt, “Agest
Gevukita
Plaistowe
Swan Maid
Woodlands
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