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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous proper nouns and abbreviations. The readable items reference places such as Oran Port Campbell and Mongolia, with scattered person-like tokens and project codes. No coherent event or outcome emerges from the legible text.
Midland Junction yarded a mix of 2400 sheep with good skins and strong demand, prices holding firm for most categories. Quotations show Merinos in good to medium quality at 14/ to 24/6, wethers 12/6 to 14/-, ewes 15/ to 20/-, and heavy weights around 5/5 was noted. overall supply firm with bids competitive and high-quality lots selling well.
Report from Geraldton notes looting on the Ring Artie during wheat arrival delays. Mutinous crew discharge 10 tons of gruel while continuing voyages. Mintleroo expected to reach Garalin by tomorrow morning. further details unclear.
The text urges prompt attention to northern Iowa lands showing strong yields and potential for revenue. It stresses that preparatory works are costly but could yield early returns, supporting state development and boosting overall growth. Residents hope the Treasury will consider their claims when funds are distributed.
Fay canton and favourable rains affect farmers who worry less about the State and more about the Commonwealth. We have many matters requiring attention from Government to strengthen arguments for our claims, supported by consistently good yields from the lands we all depend on.
The Prime Minister calls for a disciplined economy as Australia faces liabilities and Western Australia bears the brunt. Officials forewarn a difficult era with reduced funds for development, urging prioritization of primary expansion in wheat and wool while secondary industries lag behind Eastern states. Western Australia may need tighter budgets and redirected loans from the Federal Council to sustain essential growth.
A ragged bulletin lists local events including sermons at Ambulance Society of At and health talks. It mentions hospital rain affecting crops, the Golden Bead feature, and a court adjournment for traffic charger cases. Also notes Anglican services, church choirs, and theatrical acts with performers and dates in midweek.
In the Gershwan Licensing Court this morning the Resident Magistrate Mr E Melvin approved the transfer of the Commonwealth Hotel license from Walter Herbert Bignell to Robert Arthur Doh Crawford. Weather notes and local updates follow, including rainfall and town events.
An unclear statement from the Employment Relief Committee defends officials against claims of misused funds. The secretary asserts no council employees have taken money, explains aims to employ twenty men daily with limited plant, and invites scrutiny of records at the secretary’s office. He also offers to donate £25 if allegations of wood being moved to his home are proven false and notes that total expenditure to date covers wages and small office costs.
Toronto on June 18, Stanley and Arthey Simone were arrested and charged with aiding the death of their brother Andrew a farmer who fatally shot Mary Campbell and her daughter Lillian before planning his own death. The brothers allegedly assisted his suicide arrangements, prompted by jealousy over the housekeeper Mary Andrew.
In Cout, Mayfair style courtroom proceedings, William Rogers and Jake Nicol faced conspiracy charges against Westralian Farmers Ltd for defalcations totaling £1510 14s 9d over five and a half years. Rogers pleaded guilty. Nicol contested, with jurors hearing testimonies as Nicholas faced prison and fines.
Afr. R. Geant of the Union Bay received notice of transfer to Hrooine beatrk. He will take an ido isiriute from Gerullium by the Koolinda am Saltielay. Mr C. Fishwick, former portal of railway Works and buildings at Nap rogia, is now stationed at Geraldian. Ars Pinhwick, ardent Church of England worker, received farewell greetings at the Ladies Gail meeting prior to departure to join her husband.
Albert Ernest Waters discovered Jack Rowe hiding behind a shop vent behind Hokeby road. Rowe wore £17 17s in a kerchief under his hat, with £1 to £2 twisted in the lining. Police arrested him. Rowe, 30, of Money-at-tert, was tried in City Court and sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Widespread rainfall totals exceed five inches this month at Geruliian Post Office prompting tomorrow morning cleanup. Forecasters warn of continuing unsettled conditions with more showers and mud slicks expected in the area. The Weather Bureau recorded unusual patterns overnight and calls for caution remain in effect.
Two Italians Ander and Morrin Marnovich faced the Resident Magistrate McGinn in a Greenough River case. They were accused of using an explosive substance in the river to kill fish, with Malvatore interpreting. Witnesses described a loud blast and disturbed water, and the defendants claimed the fish were taken from their net but no explosives were found in their boat. The court heard testimony about the river incident and examined the fish produced in court.
The bill lists The White Toad Sued, The Arrival of Amy Jehosam, The Donovan Affair with Jack Balt and Dorothy Heiner, and Office Scandal featuring Phyllis Haver. Abold Wild Geese stars Belle Bennett and Donald Keith, playing Monday and Tuesday shows.
A vivid period film titles The Mississippi Gambler features Joseph Schildkraut and Joan Bennett as rival river gamblers amid a paddle wheel era. Carmelita Geraghty Alec framing Otis Marlen and Hilly Walsh star in a melodramatic romance with high stakes poker and chivalric flair during a dramatic Friday and Saturday showcase.
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