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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1914
Page
3
A store announces a Friday start to a wide winter stock clearance with substantial price reductions in every department. Read as a mass markdown on textiles, garments, blankets, quilts, coats, suits, hosiery, and accessories featuring names, sizes, and sale prices to attract shoppers before stocktaking.
A fragment lists grocery items with sale prices and ordinary prices for limited stock. Items include sugar, flour, oatmeal, tea, jams, milk, peaches, apples, dried fruits, tomatoes, cough remedy, sardines, blacking, salmon, and more. Prices show attractive discounts and quantities vary by item. Orders are encouraged to avoid delays.
The final match at Whitworth featured N J Brookes of Australia against Germany’s Froitzheim for the English championship and the world title. A huge crowd witnessed a dramatic five setter with Brookes taking the first two sets 6-2 and 6-3. Froitzheim battled back to win 7-5 in the fifth after a controversial point, with the Australian losing faith in a disputed call. Froitzheim earned the right to challenge A F Wilding for the world title.
Suzy 5 Me Nao and Brookes from Australia competed in the Fue land lawn championship at Whitshindon yesterday. Attendance reached 10,000 as Brookes held the title. Willing posted 8.4.1 with 0-1 and 6-4, 75, while Frookin' volleying exposed the field and the Australian delivered the finest display in tania area to date.
London July 5 A noisy athletic meet at Stanford Deridge saw Applegarth and Bagiai win their yard in 1 seconds and the 24 yard dash in 21 135 wees. The record was tied and the course measurement noted a foul if exceeded the distance.
Telegrams report Mr ie A Diesse MLC of Wa gin is gravely ill with slight worsening. Kalgoorlie mayor Chas Cutbush injured in a car tram collision. he was unconscious briefly and remains in serious condition. Boxing bout McGourty v Clabby ends when Clabby is knocked to the floor after a late stomach blow and disqualification follows.
In a brisk wind the Hovers led by J Puddy faced the Railway team with fast open play and scattered scores. The Railways dominated the final quarter despite early Rovers pressure as Stokes and Kidd produced multiple goals and the final tally showed Rovers behind by twenty points.
Local club Rovers defeated UK 1 goal 1 behinds to 6 behinds in a lively seniors match at the Recreation Ground. Players like Wilson, Creeper, Nelly, and Thompson starred for Rovers, while Town and Rangers produced a tense clash elsewhere with late goals shaping a 2-1 Rangers victory. A Labour Federation social and dance at Town Hall featured a winning ticket no. S16 and notable arrests and court actions followed in the area.
Dalgety and Co Ltd report to July 1 noting dull European markets and unchanged wheat prices in London cargoes and Adelaide farmers prices around 3s 9d per bushel with lower in other zones Melbourne steadier at 4s 10d, London auctions light supplies. chaff and oats prices described with details on straw and bran values. cattle and sheep markets show mixed results with prime values held and high costs for stock. Also mention rain repairs across agricultural areas and a large Victoria market gathering with 3600 sheep and 290 pigs and prices varying by grade. note impending amalgamation discussions among employers and workers unions in Perth.
A fitter was dismissed for resisting a concrete bedding erected by non-unionists at Woolwich Arsenal. In protest, 1300 men struck, causing 8500 miner men to be idle as strikers picketed the arsenal vessels.
Glowing tributes flowed yesterday for Joseph Chamberlain, praised as a strong personality known in Britain for 30 years. Berlin papers lauded his influence, noting the British colonial stance and independence legacy as central to his memory.
The French Grand Prix, noted as a premier world event, was held on July 1 in Tyony Alreurt. The Mercedes team dominated the race with a car driven by Tasutenshiager covering the far distance in seven hours. Mercedes cars also claimed second and third places, marking a strong finish for the marque.
Sydney July 8 English Rugby League footballers played and won the match in Australia by 4 points to 1. About 25,100 people attended with aggregate attendance around 31 percent. The tally shows £11,760 in receipts for the match.
In a tight Peewee final, Lisprom defeated Terce with a final score of 18 009 to 17 351 amid the livelihood of 18th century themed line events. Reece led scoring with a strong performance, while Tanton supported the team from the rails.
Willian Tabbias, 30, admitted to police in London that he and seven accomplices arranged to abduct a woman named Stevenson at Port Melbourne and dump her body in the sea. Melbourne reports say no records exist of a Stevenson murder by Vietnamese authorities, casting doubt on the claim.
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