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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
1
Mr. RIC Bord of Northampton, a farmer, was injured when a magnet fouled a flywheel, sending metal fragments through the car. The driver, Mr. Boyd, escaped serious harm thanks to a passerby and immediate aid. he was treated at a hospital for eye damage.
Philadelphia physician Dr James Cooke speaking at a national music sponsors meeting calls jazz a corruption of syncopation. He says the public tires of its monotony and warns a fading line of melody is overwhelmed by the hip hop of African jingles and paced dancing.
In the Mercantile Club silver emblem event Holier Institute and Mechanic Institute faced off on their home tables while Fire Brigade and Mailay Institute clashed at the fire station. Individual results show Blake over Woodward 225-140 and Ford over Winston 292-191 among others, with Fire Brigade totaling 1394 points to Railway Institute 1043. Next week’s draws set Fire Brigade against Soldiers Institute as Mercantile Club meets Mechanic Institute.
A fragmentary item notes a discussion about a large fish, with hedged claims about its size and flavor. The brief appears as overheard banter, with uncertain phrasing and dialect indicating an informal local exchange from a historical page.
A Labour letter argues that balancing budgets will reduce employment temporarily. Heavy taxes weaken the people and hamper government expenditure. It urges a definite credit issue to create work, proposing about £15,000,900 redirected annually to funding employment and warning that delay risks mass unemployment.
Perth June 30 report on Kurrawang weedline workers threatening to down tools over water supply cuts. About 600 men walked off the job affecting woodline production as the Firewood Supply Co. implements March wage variation from June 1. Mr Carter urged immediate emergency action and a compulsory conference with company and Chamber of Mines representatives, set for Kalgoorlie Tuesday morning.
Heavy weekend rains covered the district after severe cold and frost. At the Yaigoo Pastoralists Association and ratepayers meetings, proposals to cut rates and create wards were aired. The Walgoo Rifle Club hosted a lively event despite poor weather with trophies awarded to W Neiman and D Coyne. A road board audit by Public Works official Hodgson occurred, along with reports of a reef discovery near Melville. In Yalgoo Police Court, Albert Great Dunstan was jailed three months for idle and disorderly conduct.
In a tight footballing encounter Thistles controlled play and defended well. H Gibson and K Easther led the Thistles to a 4 1 victory over Towns with strong goal scoring and solid defense. Towns pressed hard but failed to finish. Junior match referee I C Webb oversaw a keen contest.
Constance Leathart, director of Cramlington Aircraft Company Ltd, will undertake a six week flight around Europe in a Westland Widgeon. The route includes Ontend, Brussels, Berlin, Dresden, Vienna and Budapest with short stops to attend to business matters for her firm. Shell Company is arranging Spirit and Plies for the four.
The Radio Theatre presents Africa Speaks a graphic motion picture and record of Van Hoefer’s expedition through equatorial Africa from Lagos to Mombura. Filmed scenes include Kipon Falls Wasara warriors Dikwa natives and the great Wasara river basin with brutal conflicts and extraordinary wildlife. The feature highlights native customs and a rare giant savannah beast colony filmed along the Wasara frontier.
The Dampawah Experiment Farm reports in May, rainfall 247 points with eight days of rain after midmonth, frost on ten days, eight in a row from the 12th to the 20th, and fears of rain affecting later sowings. All required experiments planted, total crop area six MIG, seeding mostly complete by the 7th, kangaroos observed near edges, fencing underway, stock in good condition.
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