23 May 1930
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian And Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
1
The record notes the numerical data for sunrise and sunset times for Gee Altdon, listing expected solar positions and daily daylight durations. The entry provides a concise daily astronomic reference without extended context.
May 1 marks a full moon in Pirot with subsequent May dates noting lunar phases. Observers report May 21 as a later phase event, with local calendars showing related moonlight events in the town.
Adelaide May 21. Western Australia and South Australia met to align methods for sandalwood supplies. Officials including KR Richards and J Hendenan discussed joint actions though no final agreement was reached. A further conference is expected next Wednesday afternoon.
At the 1920 Australian Music Examinations Board conference a proposal to create an Associateship in Music A MusA was unanimously approved. It sets Grade I Practical, Grade I Theory, and Grade III Theory passes as required. older Licentiate TMusA remains, with the new diploma signaling a higher standard. Applications via the University of Western Australia Mark of Records, Perth.
Two young Australians venture into New Guinea's Rololo Eadie Creek region under the Ballarat and Coolgardie mining legacy. They pursue rich alluvial gold while labouring with native miners, facing jungle hardship, language barriers, and perilous terrains as they await news from the field. The Balolo Dredging Co plans aeroplane transport for equipment to a vast natural basin, a costly but potentially rewarding operation.
Water Front Workers voice no confidence in Hogan government and align with unionists. Workers express concern over policy and leadership while seeking solidarity at the waterfront.
A government plan titled the 3 500 Farms Scheme seeks to allocate about 8 000 000 acres, with 1 000 000 east of the Darling and 1 900 000 south of the Great Southern Railway. The project aims to provide land for sheep and wool production, absorb migrants, and develop a vast pastoral area though alkali soils and light rainfall in some regions. Professor Prescott and Dr Teakle reviewed the areas, with policy to follow after government consideration.
Report from Lemon May 20 notes the British entry in the Schneider Cup faces disqualification as officials bar civilian pilots from competing. The Evening Rete eronaation records the plan to permit just one entry amid strict training limits.
London reports a group dubbed Wret Busses plies, linked to bank robberies in Crawley and Rangshire. Two men Stephen anth Stary Bteria of New South Wales and Mick Bteria are charged with receiving. Police suspect deportation from Sydney. Bank cashiers were shorted of 70 pounds at Crawley and 170 pounds at Banitahire.
A long list of trivia questions and answers appears, covering titles like Rectors, military commands, Nativity festivals, Kamptulicoa, the Diwan monkey, the wolverine, French emblems, Gunter’s chain, and related topics. The text includes partial answers and notes on origins, with references to AJH address and Box 138, Geraldton.
An elderly prospector and postmaster at Peak Hill named Chermnas was found dead last week in probable self-inflicted circumstances. Neighbors say in days prior he showed unusual behavior but it was not seen as a warning.
A brief ad noting constipation should be managed by regular bowel action every 24 hours. It claims Dr Moree’s Indian Root Pills aid nature and prevent distress when taken at first signs.
A skier named Loretha was swept away by an avalanche in the Tor renthorn region near Gemini Park and hurled six feet into danger. The incident occurred at a gully crossing as tracks were claimed to have triggered the slide. His father Larvian, once a tenor, faced a similar fate decades earlier, and rescuers later heard Loretha singing faintly in the dark before locating him.
New stock of road maps issued by Geraldton Newspapers Ltd lists Section 1 routes from Curnamah to Woolean and Geraldton to Sandstone, Section 2 from Jarrahdale to Carnam and Fremantle to Westonia, Section 3 from Keys Eve to Albany and Bunbitry to On gemup, priced postage 3d.
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