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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
A list of questions and trivia topics from the Guardian Express outlines a knowledge test series with questions on language origins geometry music Venice and fascism. It notes submission invites and mentions answers published on Fridays along with references to Mozart Cetewayo Napoleon and Lee Enfield.
The Northampton Road Board meeting notes cover annual reports, inspections, and approvals for road gates into Rabbit Fence area, a proposed Centenary Road, and coordination with the Department of Lands and Works. Also noted are land purchases for a public park, ward committees, and subsidy requests for bridge and road works.
Mr Alf Hut Ney, a noted prospector familiar to Cue and Stake 1, died at Perth on Sunday. He had earlier worked at Cue before moving to Perth where he spent his days in quiet cheer. Neighbors recall his jovial grin and light-hearted chuckle as marks of a long, storied life.
The Mt Magnet recreation group held a meet on June 8 with events including a half mile wheel race, ladies race, pillow fight, obstacle walking, threshing the needle, high jump and more. Notable participants included W Kent, J Young, Mine Hut, M. Hough, J Atkinson, and J Treacy.
A stroke competition will be held at Mt Magser links Sunday with 15-hole play. Gentlemen compete bogey 76 and ladies bogey 88. First prize to the club winner, with wives’ choice and a memorial prize. Bandages listed for participants.
In May the Suspertar of Mines shows ongoing activity with gold yields and extended rushes. The report notes no new finds aside from Abbots, with Waterloo under exemption and preparations for further prospecting.
The Mount Magnet club hosted a close game against Ca e with Magnet leading 2 goals 6 behinds to 1 goal 4 behinds at full time. L Palmer starred for Magnet while Lato impressed for the losers. other standout players included Osmansi, C Palmer, O Grady, Lloyd, Dowie and Barrows for Magnet and King, Hine, Worthington, Pratt, Smith and Mewart for Ca e. Proceeds of the match benefited Mt Mayme hospital with £28 raised from gates. a meeting at Road Board Nitire discussed road works, council duties, and by laws for hawking goods within five miles and train service changes.
An old advertisement touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a universal cure and family medicine. It claims the amber bottle is found in thousands of homes, purifies blood, fights disease, and suits both working and wealthy classes. The sugar coated pills are said to be pleasant to take and affordable.
The fragmentary text mentions Woods and a peppermint product with a distant setting. No clear dates, places, organizations, or outcomes are readable. Summary preserves the limited names while noting the uncertain context of a peppermint item and distant location.
The tournament concluded on a Wednesday with multiple titles decided. Notable winners include Pathe and Tralar in the Men s Singles and Doubles events, McGrath and Richards in Women s Singles, and Crick and Smith in Mixed Doubles.
The ME Magnet Ride Club held a Sunday meeting in June with eight visitors from outstations and ten locals taking part despite rain. Scores across events included J Neville 20 and L David 124 in the 300 yards, with many shooters posting mid to high twenties and thirties as demonstrations of accuracy despite weather constraints.
Mr Arthur Brown caught using a specimen of dalgite and forwarded it to the Perth Museum. A note from Me filmort alz informs that the specimen has arrived and is the first of its kind received from Mur Cu district.
Lord Allenby spoke at a Burlington meeting noting air defences and a lantern lecture on transport of the sick and wounded from frontier posts to Temes. He explained that air routes would quickly reinforce distant parts of the Empire once established, with aircraft from Egypt and England aiding mobility.
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