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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
2
In loving memory of our dear mother who passed away in September. She shared with us the dearest love that only a mother can give. Her children Marjorie Tiernehy Clement and Harton honor her memory with affection and sorrow.
The article discusses France seeking armistice terms with Germany after defeats and the Bordeaux government’s surrender. It notes Petain’s leadership, Britain's vow to keep fighting, Churchill’s stance, and Britain’s demand that the French fleet remain in Allied ports. It emphasizes France’s capitulation’s impact on Britain and the Allied war effort.
Local items note Salvation Army fundraising Dutch Fair opening by Mayor T. Carwit at 3 pm with lunch served after 12 pm and tea at 4 pm. Other notices cover RAF and German air combat, fire brigade loan plans for Geraldton, army vehicle experiments, air force training intakes, eradicating turnip weed, star thistle concerns, and charity vehicle aids with Fort Motor Company.
The report covers loan schemes for war production and power kerosene, restrictions by the Minister of Supply to conserve power, a Bible Society gathering in Partai Hall with local leadership, enlistment guidance for tradesmen in the Army, and upcoming all Australia broadcasts. Canada expands war effort with a third division and Royal Canadian Air Force activity, plus shipbuilding and coastal works advancing.
A quirky family musical screens Saturday and Monday as Jude Hardy leads a cast including Hin aavibiens-Tewhs Stone Cecitta Parker Fay Hollen Helly Clarke and Garbend. Lane Turner and Annutherford appear, with a Western city backdrop and light plots of friendship, duty, and dances.
The text outlines the Australian gold bounty under the Financial Emergency Act, detailing payments of £1 per fine ounce on 430,585 ounces, currency adjustments, and a later reduction to 1/ per fine ounce from July. It notes exchange rate implications, Western Australia production shifts, and legislative experience shaping subsidies amid gold price changes including a rise of 10/- per ounce in early 1468.
A film week spotlight features The Adventures of Jane Arden as the lead, with There Comrades and Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo offering dramatic wartime narratives and light intrigue. Also listed are Invisible Eyes, There Are Liars, and a Missouri romance drama with social satire, plus Blind Alley and Xavaho St ee in the lineup.
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