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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
1
A historical passenger list from the Midland Omnibus Service shows travelers by road between Perth and Geraldton. The item names numerous passengers by date and route, including multiple families, soldiers, and officials, with detailed rolls for Perth Tuesday and Wednesday and Geraldton midweek and Thursday runs.
A chaotic riot on April 6 along the Champs Elysee saw about 1000 police clash with demonstrators protesting a Communist congress action. Chairs, cups, and stones flew as crowds hurled objects from a cafe, police used reinforcements, and barricades were set. More than sixty arrests followed after an hour of clashes near the newspaper building Igure.
A list of passengers travelling from Geraldton to Perth on Wednesday and Thursday and from Geraldton to Port Hedland on Thursday includes numerous names such as G. Macaskil P. J. Bar wine J. Sells Mewra G. Brown ALM Stewart A. J. Jones St Spaven Conroy Nicholas EL Newland E. A. Sherriff B. Neagle B. Mannings I. J. Boultar Miglard Horwood Clarke James A. M. Stewart A. Backsell T. Harley H. Marchant Shannahan FE Huxtable R. ML Edson Kidson Jordan Weetman Braunsdorf Winter Muddieton McCabe Lees Worthsheton Walsh Worthington Fitton Ivemy Kirkham Richards Hutchinson Konan McConnell McKay Baker Minnier Hutchinson Cope Moore Thompson Maver
Passengers sailed from Geraldton to the Abrolhos Islands yesterday. Among those listed were Mesars A Stewart F Newland H Lucas B Manning F Sheriffs and Brown, James A Stewart G Sayers Munro UT Harris, Misses EL Fraser Hurley Shinahion and Ml March.
At Midland Junction fat cattle prices rose 20 to 30 shillings per head for good lines. Prices for plainer cattle stayed steady. Quoted values cover good medium weight and handy weight steers, lightweight and mediumweight cows, and bulls with ranges reflecting quality and weight classes.
A Mudian Junction fat stock sale saw firmer prices despite slower opening demand. Heavyweight wethers ranged 67 to 75 shillings with prime and weighty lots marking higher quotes, ewes and lighter stock also showing varied but steady rates across classifications.
Returning officer A B Rutherford announced the Geraldton Legislative Assembly result at the Town Hall with Labor candidate W H Sewell defeating endorsed Country Party candidate E H H Hall by sixty votes. Final tallies were Sewell 2287, Ball 2227, informal 49 with 173 absentee votes to Hall and 110 to Sewell. 19 informal absentee votes. A total of 5048 electors appeared and 543 votes were cast, a 90.5 percent turnout, an all time district record. Hall had previously won the by election with 87.72 percent on the rolls.
Mr Sewell praised returning officer Mr Rutherford and staff for a well run election. He congratulated Mr Hall on a clean contest. A Logan endorsed Sewell and predicted future tough battle against a Country Party opponent. Rutherford acknowledged the remarks and expressed satisfaction with the peaceful declaration. Mr Hall was absent at the declaration.
At the Radio Theatre the current attractions include Give My Regards to Broadway and The Return of the Whistler. Next week features Universal Newsreel, Smooth Sailing, Paramount News, Brevity, and The Three Musketeers with Lana Turner and companions.
Mrs Marie Turnquist of Council Bluffs laughed at misfortune after becoming stuck in a bath she used from a neighbor’s Path long 86 inches deep and 20 wide. Neighbours broke in after she was found still in the tub sixty hours later. A doctor said she was in surprisingly good physical condition given the time.
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