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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
1
A partial page offers glimpses of marriages deaths for sale notices and personal items. It mentions rewards invitations vacancies and wanted notices with scattered unreadable text and OCR garbles.
Entertainment page previews a Regent theater program with Dalston McDermott in a melodrama and a diverse list of films and cast, including Worthy actors like Clare, Kimball Young, and Kav Us Donald. The notice highlights stage and screen stars, orchestral accompaniment, and a Monday program featuring Lights of Lon and a five-act feature.
The article reviews a Broadway production of The Ten Commandments, noting the lengthy creation period and lavish spectacle. It describes scenes of Egyptian worship, the fall of Pharaoh’s hosts, and the dramatic prologue style, with plans for a nearby theatre opening and many seats still available.
INS MAJESTYS Saturday vaudeville bill at Geelong Theatre features Melbourne entertainers including Langley, Borpbert, Cantar and White, and Magh Daven. Acts promise humor, patter, and juvenile sketches with music by T. Amen and ties to the ex students association. An evening of variety with novelty acts, dancing, and aerial feats is advertised for a broad audience.
A reader urges authorities to intervene to prevent a fatal disaster as a worker moves toward a dangerous area near a wood yard. The letter stresses urgent action to avert tragedy and appeals to proper officials to address the risk.
Prolonged legal action centers on a wool case with claims over £1,000,000 and profits distribution among Central Wool Committee and Commonwealth Government. Judgment delivered in Five Civil Counts finds the plaintiffs entitled to portions but defendant verdicts stand with costs.
Nuby 0. Andereon was committed for trial in the Court of General Sessions on April 1 on a charge of concealing the birth of her illegitimate child. Witnesses testified she admitted the baby’s birth and led authorities to a doctor’s verandah in North Melbourne, where a two week old male infant was later found on a doorstep.
In a messy report, New South Wales defeated Victoria after Victoria posted 68 in reply in their first innings. New South Wales totaled 18 in a follow-on, with gaps and errors in the OCR text.
The Lilydale shooting case centers on the 17-year-old victim found badly wounded near a barbed fence off Waltrans Walhire Bent. Vernon testified he fired at the suspect after a confrontation at the hotel billiard room. The coroner reported the motive remains under investigation as witnesses linked to Lilydale Hotel and Main Street provided partial accounts.
A coroner hears that Dr. Morlizon performed the postmortem on Bent’s body finding an elongated wound on the forehead and a bullet recovered from the brain. Eye witnesses recount a late evening walk to the crossing with a girl later identified as Verna Chandler and Vernon’s connections. Mrs White reports hearing voices near the crossing while detectives inspect the scene.
The court wrestled with Dennis ton case issues as Justice McCanty weighed if a key question involved whether the defendant was deprived of a verdict or property rights. The proceedings referenced Australian evidence and the judge’s handling of testimonies amid claims of honesty and misdirection.
In a Victoria case, Vernon plotted against Vera Chandler. Witnesses recall Barnet stating Vernon aimed to abduct Chandler at Box Hill and obta in valuables for her. Vernon later died from a gun wound after a shooting incident near Lilydale, with reports of a violent confrontation and subsequent investigations detailing the events and individuals involved.
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