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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
1
A troubled pair Evangeline and Tommy clashed over rival suitors while living together. Police involvement led to a hastily arranged wedding. vows were reportedly written on an old forage requisition as community onlookers watched.
A New York Tribune piece reprints a letter praising Australian sports culture. It notes Australia’s innovations in hockey defense tactics, referee acceptance, and sporting machinery, claiming Australia pioneered equipment like the Manwell gate and the sliding seat in rowing, with racing betting advances spreading worldwide.
A historic notice promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as first aid for coughs colds and influenza. The advertisement targets homes and stores, claiming quick relief and broad efficacy for common respiratory illnesses.
In a Sunday match at Recreation Grang the Thistles dominated the senior game beating Rangers 4 to 1. Thistles built a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes with goals from McLean and H. Gibson, while Rangers fought back in the second half with Brown scoring their lone goal. Rangers’ goalkeeper faced heavy pressure as Thistles added a third through Holbrook and a late fourth from Davey, despite Rangers’ best defensive efforts. The junior game also ended in a Rangers victory with a late penalty sealing it.
A dialogue frame shows Jay conceding to surgery while implying another motive behind the operation involving his wife and a new car. The snippet hints at underlying personal tension and possible impropriety.
Melbourne reports a fatal accident at a cement works where 3% year old Herbert Abpott of Geelong was smothered by lime. A worker entered a lime bin to release a mass that caked the walls. the mass slipped, trapping him. Rescue efforts lasted about twenty minutes but Abbott did not revive.
The first round at Bluff Point saw High School and Royals draw 2 2 after half time. Violet Chance scored twice for High School while Mary Simpson and Jean Logan replied for Royals. Imperial beat Cardinals 2 0 as Maud McConker opened the scoring before half time.
An article recounts penguin courtship with brick offerings and nesting aid as male Adelie penguins woo mates. It describes ritual pecking, feints of building partnerships, and a polite, unromantic sequence culminating in a formal bond and the bride’s task of finishing the home building.
A Petroleum and its Products lecture in the Radio Theatre by A V Paterson of Vacuum Oil Company drew large crowds. He explained refining methods, crude oil constituents, and byproducts with demonstrations, films, and a distillation experiment, noting historical milestones from Egyptians to Drake and Young.
A broadcast brief outlines a Town Hall Post program hosted by Marty Graham with Bere Arlill soprano and Will McDingmiss, plus Perth City Bal and entertainment by Crukan Manning and others. Later segments feature Carlyle Ferguson lecturer, a tenor recital by Thomas Foley, and Eileen Hart.
At a Westnesday night Munieiyat session, officials discussed sustained sustenance work allocations. Attendees noted recipients faced delays and unsigned letters hinder aid, while concern grew over funds and the need for government support to employ eligible residents.
The Farmers Debts Commission is set to hold its first sitting tomorrow at Parliament House. Mr A H Dickson was appointed chairman and Mr WW Brownlie secretary. The chief task will be judgements on figures, with evidence to continue on a later day.
A report from Vienna describes Professor Hermann Oberwarth and colleagues developing an air rocket system with a parachute, claiming potential to enable meteorological tracking from aloft, photograph enemy positions, and possibly threaten airships. The piece notes imagined wartime uses and speculative speeds, with commentary from a Vienna observer.
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