30 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1930
Page
1
Hardwicke and Co advertises a fresh stock of men’s headwear from Borsalino and Akubra with shirts ties and socks plus suits for shows. It lists bargains on various fabrics curtains rugs oil baize ticking pillow slips and calico while highlighting new tobaccos and ladies lace trimmed nightwear.
A long fragment from a 19th or early 20th century issue describes agricultural distress as harvests falter and wheat prices fluctuate. It mentions growers, warehouse deals, and pricing pressures tied to advances, with commentary on merchant practices and market dynamics. The text also includes a social gathering with representations, speakers, and gratitude to community figures, ending with forebodings and hopes for future improvement.
Berlin reports a grave financial crisis amid looming elections. Officials weigh early 1931 steps as factories, farms, and trade face renewed difficulties. The mood in industry and commerce sours while the government examines rescue measures.
A government led project in Quecaalaed tests regrowth after pear infestation. Field plots of 3 acre blocks yield up to 14 tons per acre under cover crops, with 70 acres devoted to ongoing trials and timber destruction tests using armine pentoxide. An inspection by senior ministers and officials praised the progress and noted careful record keeping.
Fragmentary OCR text lists many dubious names and codes such as Aspiatin Avesta Pollet Barratige Cape Jambis Dimbaok Jome Mawesk Koolinds Kybre Large Bay Siler Motlavin Mooi tan Molgoes Peshawne Hort Aurkland Romolo Tourvine Vane Spilabergen Woolgarchy without coherent context or clear events.
A telephone conversation between Western Australia and the eastern states was discussed by officials. The Perth-Adelaide trunk line supervisor and a postal official in Kalgoorlie reported toward completing the long distance link. Service expected to commence eventually, though not yet ready for public use.
An African sounding report recalls air mail pilots in Queensland facing odd calls and urgent duties. A western Queenslander flying Cherie ville routes handled unexpected tasks including a taxi flight to a remote station, a death and burial, and a beer and fuel haul amid a flood period. The piece notes shell product conveyance and staged operations on remote stations.
The Director of Agriculture revisits a report by Mr. Ta J Newman on improving pasture plants to resist earth mites and fucerne flea. Top-dressing with manure, especially white lucerne forms, aids growth and palatability for sheep and cattle. Cape weed suppression helps reduce pests but may affect sheep. The piece discusses introducing better plants to outcompete Cape weed and lessen mite impact, noting possible benefits from eralian varieties and homegrown options.
Mr PT invaded the Local Court at Mingenew on Wednesday when he was sworn by Magistrate K McGinn as a Justice of the Peace for the View district. This marks the fourth time Mr Bridge has undergone the ceremony, previously holding offices in the Murchison and Tong districts and in 1904.
In Fremantle Children Court two schoolboys aged 14 faced a charge of depraved behavior after returning from a football match. The magistrate noted excessive exuberance on trains but ruled the conduct offensive to other passengers. Both defendants were cautioned and ordered to pay costs.
A distressed father in the Children's Court faced a fine for taking a minor on a railway without a ticket. He claimed poverty and the need to support his children. The magistrate gave an adjournment and a month to pay, noting many parents bear the burden in such cases.
The new postage schedule effective Monday August 4 covers the British Empire New Guinea areas and Pacific islands including the Bismarck Archipelago New Ireland and Bougainville. Rates detail letters and lettercards 1s 2d to 1s 1d per item and various classes up to 2d per 6 for third class mail, with different charges for newspapers books and samples.
Two men were injured in a collision between a motor car and a bicycle at the intersection of King and Victoria Streets in Mingenew. One man received a severe cut to the head requiring stitches and was treated by Sister Cardill, while the other sustained a less serious hand injury. Both were reported progressing favourably later that night.
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