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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
4
A public auction offers IGG Ewes, Pure Tanga stock, 75 wethers, and various cattle including Rams, with lots of equipment like tractors, harvesters, hoes, and farmware. Items stem from pine ewed and top tame, April shorn, with refreshments provided by Mulleny ranch mates.
The Western Australian Farmers Co-Op Ltd at Geraldton advertises a livestock sale featuring purebred Dungaroy and Corriedale sheep and mixed sex weaners and wethers with tooth counts, ages, and mouth status. Catalog highlights include 90 ewes, 75 wethers, 100 wethers, and multiple lots of mixed sex weaners and Corriedale ewes and rams.
The Greenough Road Board minutes describe budgetary and works decisions. Actions include road maintenance, weed control along Walkaway to Vireo, gravel delivery on Edward Road, site inspections, and requests for plant and equipment funding. Committees were asked to consider road district finances, and the secretary was tasked with correspondence on tolls, investigations, and recruitment.
On Wednesday at Narnguli a market for 228000 sheep saw low buyer interest and poor clearance. Bids covered Corriedale and Caberdale types in farm condition with varied ages, while ram and ewe lots fetched limited responses. overall numbers and quality reflected subdued trade.
In Geraldton yesterday, Brandenburg faced a charge under the Duilet Act for an unlawful game at a local event. Witnesses said the crown and anchor game drew schoolchildren and involved money and dice, with a leather shaker box and winners paid out after dice were thrown. The magistrate allowed the case to proceed while Brandenburg pleaded not guilty as the trial began.
A magistrate hears evidence about a Crown and Anchor dice game on private property during a picnic. Officers testify to repeated play and money handling while witnesses describe the table setup, crowd, and alleged public display. Defense questions whether the game was lawful gambling and whether private property limits apply.
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