17 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1930
Page
1
Postal schedule note lists offerings by the Gerukitun post with daily windows and a phased timetable for mail handling and delivery. Local officials announce irregularities in routes and adjusted pickup times affecting residents and businesses.
Jack HIGE Eight teams competed in the second Veogressive Fours, won by Diss by ten points. Liebenow's squad placed second. results include Wheat beating Foster and Silvertock, and Mills defeating Silvertock 7-2 while dropping to Foster 2-4. An upcoming Indies event starts soon.
Aerial mail times list departures and arrivals for Geraldton Carnarvon Tom Thureau Thars Wal Creek Port Hedland Whim Creek Onslow Carnarvon Perth and connections. It notes departure and arrival times across several days including Friday Sunday and Monday with several inconsistencies in spelling.
Readable fragments indicate note books obtainable at Guard ian office. Details on pricing or quantity are not provided in the accessible text.
An account from the Dai papers recounts a Tower of London incident where a guarding raven attacked a dog, was slain by Guardsmen, and later a soldier named Arthur Chidgrey fell to misfortune and died after attempting to scale the wall. The tale blends superstition with a grim consequence.
The Minister for Defence announces Western Australia as the first Naval District to achieve full naval reserve strength under the new voluntary enlistment scheme. He cites Centralia’s strong response and pride in Kin State for supplying the required recruits.
A destructive cyclone struck the South Coast of Queensland early this afternoon causing considerable damage. Flooding and structural damage reported around Coolamgatts near the New South Wales border.
A collage of outdated trivia and historical notes includes items on religious orders, mythological figures, a theory of ancient practices, a 19th century writer, and misdated place names, all presented as terse, error-prone factoids from an old reference page.
Eyewitnesses report a shark grabbing a youth near the end of the Brighton pier while spectators stood powerless. The creature swam away after frantic efforts to frighten it, leaving the boy precariously near the water as rescuers watched.
Torrential rains and hail swept the Junee district and nearby towns. The Murrumburra area saw creek levels rise dramatically, with mud and floodwaters damaging crops and business districts. Cureawong reported heavy rain and inches of rainfall in minutes, while Junee Reefs and surrounding districts faced flooded roads and agricultural losses.
London reports an ex-burglar, freed after years, detailing prison life and blackmailers on a Savoy Hall broadcast. He described tunnel work, solitary confinement, and the prison culture that shunned blackmailers while admiring clever thieves.
At an Imperial Mycological Conference in London Gumow, a Canadian delegate, said rust caused enormous losses in the wheat belt, with epidemics in 1916 costing the Dominion up to £50,000,000. Aeroplanes were used to track fungal spores by exposing slides at various altitudes, tracing rust origins from southern air currents. Mycologists reported spores found as high as three miles, and scans showed high trap efficiency at 10,000 feet with notable germination rates.
A complex finance arrangement tied Soviet state trade links to German film firms. The Soviet Trade Delegation denies shareholder status, blaming defalcations by a board officer. Officials replaced directors to stabilize affairs as creditors question state involvement and the venture’s viability.
A Moscow trend of foreign concessions faces scrutiny after the Lena Goldfields case. A representative was imprisoned for eight months with a £12500 fine on the company for alleged wage delays. The Soviet line defends OGPU raids as necessary to protect state security and deter counter revolution espionage.
A fragment from 1925 Ohio city pages hints at worn fan belts and a failing engine component. The note references a vehicle issue described as jagged, with unclear context and missing specifics about make or location.
A Perth manager of the Pastoral Labour Board recounts epic three year waterless journeys of merino wethers. At Wooramel Station near Carnarvon the animals survived on dew scarce feed as they carried heavy fleece. Doyle's career spans WA and NSW sheds with marked feats in shearings across vast distances and climates.
Tess Willian began a temporary position with Oldsmobile in 1902 while visiting Lansing Michigan. Heon mw ee ting the wiring assembly for Oldswohilion Tor mre Chan 2 years.
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