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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
2
A business notice announces readiness to purchase wheat in any quantity for forward delivery and to provide advances against growing crops. Applicants may receive terms on request, with conditions to be ascertained upon inquiry.
A garbled note on butter pricing references Townsend and Bolton with scattered words about prices and terms. The readable fragments imply local grocery price signals or trade tidbits, but concrete facts, dates, or entities are obscured. The item reads like a distressed OCR snippet with few usable details.
Mr D Ballantine announces Queensland Insurance Company Limited as the Australian branch contact for public risks and life actuary insurance at lowest current rates, based in Surrey Chambers Perth via Ventere Australian branch.
A brief report from us oced. com outlines actions by the United Service Company Limited. Details remain unclear in the fragmented text, but indicate corporate activity or notice related to the entity.
Fremantle to North West Ports Java and Singapore. From Geraldton sar Fremantle, CHARON or Pagitich on or about Get. MINDERVO 'cn Milli on or about Gotebor BL From Geraldton fog. Nort-West Ports, Jove and Singespore- 8S. MAKOO (Cay (ain Richardson) 'on Uatabior SM. CHAMOS Kaptain Daghaish) an.
Shipping notices show Paroa sailing from Fremantle to Colombo on about October 7. Paroa to Geraldton then depart October 8 for West ports Java and Singapore. Mindergo sails from Geraldton to Fremantle around October 2. Charon departs Fremantle for Geraldton and West ports Java and Singapore on October 19.
A public notice directs advertisers to send submissions a day before publication and asks for careful attention to requested alterations. The notice emphasizes timely delivery to ensure proper handling of advertisements.
Dalgety and Co Ltd of Preston reprints cable news noting wool sales in London show a firm market with an upcard tendency. Merino wools of good quality rise, crossbred wools up 24 to 5 percent, dealers are main buyers and English buyers face high prices.
The report recounts a rough return journey from Northampton Show with a slow train crawl to Yuan and back to Geraldton. Passengers grumbled at delays and poor station facilities. Local editors urge railway improvements and safer station access.
Resident magistrate Mr Raymont Gor handled a crowded docket at the police court yesterday. Drunkenness and hotel disturbances dominated cases with Walter Cook and others cited for intemperance, while George Clark paid fines for loud disorder at the Geraldton Hotel. A fatal fall case, agricultural show plans, and local football council news also featured in the day’s proceedings.
The Geraldton Agri-Show impressed readers with high standards and broad participation. Thoroughbreds dominated, led by Homeward Bound, with Tiger Lily yielding notable progeny. ponies and hackneys also showcased quality stock and new grounds for next season.
Judges debate about class division for military stock with emphasis on cruelty and artillery horses. Exhibitors show strong results in Shorthorn cattle and Berkshire pigs. Kasww bull and Vanity Fair cow win top honors. Poultry displays feature Black Orpingtons and White Wyandottes with notable birds from Grant and Eadity among others.
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