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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1946
Page
2
Vintage catalog fragment lists anchors, boat hooks, nets, camouflage nets, wire and pulley blocks, turnbuckles, rope hardware, and pontoon items with assorted dimensions and prices. notes wood transport cases and galvanized steel wire. Mentions Morgan tanks and related naval supply terms in a dense hardware inventory tone.
Geraldton Tomato Growers Association invites tenders for painting cottages in Mullawa with separate bids per house due December 2. A special meeting of the Totaste Growers Association is set for December 10 at 8 pm in Duff Print Hall. Also notices for Greenough Road Board stock roundup and obituaries for Moor and Annis Soyer and Valin June.
Fragmented text outlines progress toward self-government amid interparty fault lines and cabinet reshuffling. Mentions Hittin Mowbouk, Cripps and Cripps era figures, September announcements of a government, and references to party classifications and wartime governance.
A report surveys Britain's plan to involve Hindu Congress and Muslim League leaders in London talks on India's future. It notes rising Hindu Muslim discord, fears of domination, and possible partition as provinces seek autonomy, with implications for a federation and eventual self rule.
A grass fire behind Geraldton High School on Shenton Street was quickly extinguished with no property damage. An irrigation expert, Mr and Hadden of Scarfe Sandovers Linsted Port, will visit Geraldton next week to introduce the Pope spray to tomato growers, staying at the Freemasons Hotel.
In a letter to the Geraldton Municipal Council the Federal Government signals decentralising wool sales across Australia and confirms a wool display building planter in Geraldton. Minister H V Johnson stresses Geraldton’s favorable position and aims to establish it as a regional centre with new sales by next year.
Social and personal notes list Mr. Peter Wilan of Cue Hotel visiting Geraldton and staying at the Victoria Hotel with his wife. Mr. D McDaniel of Broome, longtime figure in the northern port's peaking industry, also visiting and lodging at the Victoria. Postmaster E W Flood is on holidays, relieved by T Langdon, with Langdon typically at the postal office. Erle Lamb of United Artiste Limited visits as a regular for nearly twenty years, staying at the Victoria Hotel. E R Healy, from the Spin hating 5 Reaphaerd refereed Primary beet, is transferring and will resume after vacation. J Durack of the Iria Station has been admitted to St. Ged Hospital at Geraldton, awaiting a likely operation. Durack’s condition is improving.
In Perth on December 6 the Government Railways Act Amendment Bill passed through its second reading in the Legislative Assembly. Minister for Railways W Marshall argued for ministerial control, citing provisions for proper accounts and Auditor-General audits, while condemning the existing bureaucratic system and passive resistance to ministerial judgments.
President Truman creates a Civil Rights Committee to oppose organized groups fueling hatred and violence. The panel, chaired by Bir Charles Erwin Wilson of General Electric, will study new civil rights laws and protections for all, amid protests over lynching in Georgia and Klan activity.
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