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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1927
Page
8
Ashby State School reports distribution of awards amid a year of achievements. Highlights include merit distinctions, a robust teaching program, and community involvement as pupils, teachers, and staff celebrate trophies, cups, and certificates across grades.
Public notice declares that from December 1 1927 every property or part within the sewerage area is severed under the Geelong Waterworks and Beverage Act. It describes the area starting at Church Street and West Melbourne Road and outlining streets and boundaries to Britannia Street and West Melbourne Road. The notice lists officials Hodges and Reilly and announces an auction at Hotel New Year Day at 11 am with £1 down and £1 monthly payments.
Aflame with modern romance and provocative themes stars Randy in The Peture, presented by William Fouach at Hegent Theatre. The storyline follows a young woman’s pursuit of personal freedom amid social norms, with Norma Shearer’s presence in related features and plans for Johnen and Ebbott’s venue. Also showing at Geelong Theatre are Pieger lyrer with Vic Wines Dros, The Enchanted J, and other acts, promising a dramatic, stylish night with notable cast members and striking photography. Tonight’s screenings run from 7 to 11 pm, phone 2041 for details.
Bether Ralvica stars in The Ten Modern Commandments at the Paramount, a light comedy about social codes and travel woes. Neill Hamilton leads the male cast with Jocelyn Lane and Arthur Hegt, supported by Ros Bundick and Maude Tenet, as Roscoe Barnes keeps the pace as stage manager. Children under ten are not admitted to the matinee.
Fragmented OCR notes report high water and shipping movements. Mentions Geelong arrival from Melbourne, cargoes including wool, and shipments to Newcastle Queensland and Tasmania. References to port departures, ships named Hebbare and Dromm City with unclear dates and consignments.
Public notices list a book titled Red Bake and a life on the early battlefield with a focus on New South Wales. It mentions a volume about law, travel to olden community, and a price per copy.
Board of directors lists names and roles for a financial entity. A visit by officials to Ballarat and Spain is noted with ambiguous dates and times.
A vintage advertisement lists a wide range of holiday gifts from desks and pedestals to menus of furniture and decorative items. Items include pedestals, wagons, tables, phonographs, lamps, screens, and Jacobean suites with prices across many shillings, highlighting a great sale event for Christmas and New Year shopping.
An old classified style advertisement for H W Copley furniture and upholstery. It lists furniture manufacturing services, showroom locations, telephone contacts, and promotional offers across multiple streets and stores, emphasizing repairs, fittings, and sale prices. The layout resembles a bustling local shop page with dated language and scattered product mentions.
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