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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
2
Seitable games listed for Christmas gifting and early next week shopping. Includes various titles like Are You an Artist Spot the Car Parts Strategy Krasy Maze Todoor Tennis and many more across railways, dice, draughts, and boards.
Fractured obituary style text honors a husband father and grandfather. Names like Joby Edwin Marsden appear amid garbled lines and affectionate notes. Readers are asked to remember the deceased and to accept expressions of sympathy and gratitude from relatives.
The piece discusses Allied and American naval command under Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Fraser, with Australia hosting forces and Wrens deployed. It notes Pearl Harbor's 1941 attack, Leyte losses, and ongoing battles in the Philippines including Ormoc and Mindanao, plus Italian and British involvement in broader naval strategy.
Two cars damaged in a minor collision at the corner of Augustine and Fitzgerald Streets early Monday. George Rowe of Tier Aliton collided with Phillip Alfred Caldes of Mt Phillip Station Carnarvon. Rowe’s car travelled west, Caldes’ north. no injuries reported. Holiday publishing arrangements note readers’ quiet hours and closure dates from December 23 to December 25, reopening December 26. New Year’s Day closure also listed.
Report covers charity notices at Geraldton including Nazareth House appeal and a prize draw in Perth. Mentions a missing worker Donal Glover Hamilester found near Greynough River. death due to thirst. Also notes council recess, St George Bluff Point church anniversary events, local court cases and printing department honors.
A Monika meeting discussed long service awards for councilors with ten or more years of service and suggested retirement tokens or certificates. The motion passed with Dr. Mauebrow and Dr. S. E. Runille supporting the plan as a token of appreciation for retiring councilors. The Late Mr Avehitmnd Juin Itusee obituary follows.
A romantic comedy screens at Studio Theatre Monday to Wednesday. Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn star in a light tale about a Washington secretary renting a spare room to ease a housing shortage. Complications arise when Coburn shares the space with McCrea, but misunderstandings are resolved and all end happily.
In Canberra on December 15, a conference between Federal Ministers and ACTU representatives strengthened belief that the governments Lindling coal policy will gain union backing. Acting Prime Minister Forde outlined the policy, influencing the ACTU conference planned in Sydney next Tuesday.
Perth December 16 Both houses sat early to finish the session. Conference talks were under way between the two chambers on the Trade Descriptions and Base Advertisements Act Amendment Bill the University of Western Australia Act Amendment Bill the Railways and Industries Bank Bill and the Hea rers Accommodation Act Amendment Bill. Major amendments were involved in all bills.
Reports from Washington indicate a major air raid hit Mitsubishi Aircraft plant in Japan. Initial dispatches describe extensive damage and strong fighter opposition, with crews including Matthik and Nageyn involved as the attack targeted key industrial facilities near Tokyo and western naval targets.
Mrs W J Bennett returns from holidays while Geraldton council names a new representative and notes resignations. Rev B C Moore to stay in district as rector and plan for parish changes in St George and Fremantle missions. Captain and Mrs Satterfield to transfer. Mrs Rhodes resigns as shorthand clerk ahead of marriage.
December 3 Fremantle faces port disruption as move to halt supply ships in Eastern States circles Western Australia. Waterside workers fail to respond to the new roster for the fifth day, leaving fewer than one hundred on the wharves between two ships unloading flour and coal. Two hundred men were discharged yesterday as wartime work winds down. Six ships remain at Fremantle harbor awaiting unloading, including two from the Eastern States with urgently needed cargoes.
Sydney dispatch reports Wing-Commander W. Biddell completed a non-stop Liberator flight from Perth to Sydney after leaving Montreal on December 2a and London the previous Saturday. The mission involved a long hop without stops, covering about 2,080 miles from Perth to Sydney, with a final leg taking 52 minutes and a last hop timing unclear.
In Athens armistice talks hold while ELAS forces regroup for a center city push. British observers report sharp clashes near the Pillar area as mortar and machine gun fire echo from the Likyvittos area. Wellington bombers shadow the battle zone as air support engages the theater of fighting.
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