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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
3
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A Melbourne Road North Geelong shunter was seriously injured after a fall at the rail yard. Arthur Middleham and another worker were involved as trucks were moved, with the injured man taken to hospital after the incident. An ambulance attended and cordons of company staff testified to the mishap amid a busy day of rail yard activity.
Local reports show Gala Day at City Hall discussing fund raising for the Kitchener Memorial Hospital. Campaign events include a public meeting after a poll at Paraparap State School and district meetings called by Cr. Hendy to boost the shire’s £1000 civic effort. Also noted are schoolgirl fundraising events at Swanton State and upcoming meetings to organize broader support.
The late date reveals Premier Lawson announced a reform in the line of succession naming the third Earl of Barkdent Stradbroke as successor to Sur Arthur Stanley. Born November tenth, 1862, educated at Harrow and Cambridge, he married Violet Alice Fraser in 1898 and has five sons and three daughters. He has long served in Parliament and Suffolk County Council and saw service as a Brigadier General in the war. He is provincial Grand Master of the Suffolk Freemasons and the Fat Angluin Mark Masons.
Lord Forster and staff aided Lady Forster sailed for Australia aboard the Chronicle. Mrs Wol Walton of Compannamer WB Wilton of the Sewerage Trust has been in poor health under Dr J Bip care. Wilton and Mr Wilton left for Yarrawonga where Mrs Wilton will holiday with a sister in law and Wilton will return for a Water Trust meeting. Cr. of Geelong West Borough Council tours Warrawonga for property, expects to return this week.
On the Kreock Exchange yesterday Badak shares fell sharply after a Call meeting. Contributing and paid shares traded at depressed rates, with prices around 9000 and 81 pounds noted amid a syndicate involvement and substantial losses for holders.
Gordon College students heard a plan to form the first branch of the Junior Civic Association at the college. The assembly discussed civic duty, education, and local improvement, with a committee to organize student involvement and establish the new branch.
The article outlines a proposed allotment and civic administration scheme. It notes inspection by Bates aides and mentions Mr D F Griffiths as a key figure expected to return from a world trip to oversee implementation. Public interest centers on farm allotments and local authority support.
A reader laments political divisions over a proposed government policy and discusses urban design in Geelong. The letter argues for prudent planning, mentions the 1911 population and land area comparison, calls for public access to Queen's Park via a pedestrian-friendly aqueduct, and urges action by local councils and the Water Trust to link parks and suburbs.
Reuters dispatches from Paris and London say Polish forces boosted by successes around Warsaw captured Brest Litovsk and routed several Bolshevist divisions. Journal notes Red HQ moved to Smolensk while Polish gains draw warning from State Department. Wrangel’s forces reportedly recaptured Aleusk and pushed Reds back across the Dnieper amid near-constant combat reports from multiple fronts.
The Derbi Government prepares protests against the Adited sispe amid Deipomeits risuviters. Reporting from Velwert and Uberligs, clashes intensify as Soviet forces and local militias vie for control. Early reports indicate strikes, trench activity, and civilian displacements affecting transport and daily life.
The report from Suva on August 2 describes debris of a royal visit with the Prince attending a reception at Government House and dinner. It notes the Prince to register colors with the Docker club and possibly enter Kinlark in the Grand National in March, with weather and parade details mentioned.
Mary Abceameron of Lara sought divorce from Narry Lew Cameron on grounds of misconduct. The couple wed in October 194, at the Congregational Mane in Geelong. Cameron reportedly left, returned months later, claimed to be tired of her, and admitted a second marriage in Benalla resulting in a 12 month sentence in February. A decree nisi was granted. final hearing set for the next meeting.
May 1 reports from Lermdom describe mayor hunger striker Sweeney in deteriorating condition. Dr Mannix, Bishop Foley, and his wife visit in prison as cabinet withholds news. Clergy urged reprieve. press notes say he is prepared to die.
Fragmented OCR text alleges wage policy disputes affecting the United States and Canada, citing Mr. Kelsey of the Canadian Railway Association and mentions of a 418000 000 aggregate wage claim. It references Irwin Bergdad and an attempted immunity purchase, plus a note about President Wilson and the League of Nations meeting in Geneva on November 15.
The Port Darwin treatment for women and children was questioned in a Public Service Arbitrator case led by Mr Justice Starke. The dispute centered on wage rates and the possibility of promotion requiring relocation, with testimony noting the hardship of長 long separations for families and debates among officials and post association representatives.
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A fragmentary account describes the fall of the Romanov family held at Tobolsk and later transfer to cruel confinement. Guards, machine guns, and deprivation marked their captivity as Red Army forces tightened control, culminating in their deaths and the empire’s tragic decline.
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