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Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Aug 18, 1949

Page

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Minister outlines vast postal upgrades for Geraldton district

The Interior Minister said the Postmaster-General's Department is rolling out a wide postal development program across the Commonwealth. Geraldton will see a new £200,000 post office with modern telephone exchange, extended teletypes, upgraded mail and telegraph links, and several improvements to post offices and residences, plus expanded services to Northam, Northampton and Mullewa Carnarvon line work ongoing.

H. V. Johnson M.fla Geraldton Asid Postmaster-General's Department Commonwealth Geraldton-Howatharra Northampton Department of Works and Housing Une Dongara Tom. Mendels Aew Mollewa Dairy Creek Mall Geraldon Muilewa Mullewa Meekatharra Carnarvon Yalguo Boolardy

Hannans Handicap Acceptances At Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie racegoers await Saturday's Hannans Handicap over one mile with acceptances listing Port Theme Walktop Easewold Komlinin El Arena Solyolist Sorcery Woodark Prince Zire Thunder Leo and other runners.

Kalgoorlie Easewold Komlinin el Arena Woodark Prince Zire Thunder Leo

Garden seats installed at Anglican Church grounds Marine Terran

The Ger aldew Progress and Tourist Association installed two garden benches yesterday to beautify the Anglican Church grounds near Cathedral Avenue in Marine Terran for public use.

Geraldew Progress Marine Terran Cathedral Avenue

Churchill urges extraordinary Europe Assembly session

Strasbourg August 18 Winston Churchill proposed an extraordinary December or January session of the European Consultative Assembly to admit Germany to the Council of Europe. He called it the greatest and most important assembly and argued a postwar Europe needs Germany's strength, noting the German election results and potential German judges joining.

Strasbourg Winston Churchill European Consultative Assembly Germany Europe Isne Churchill

Radio Theatre Tonight Shows Variety of Features

Tonight at the Radio Theatre the lineup includes The Chines Ring with Roland Winters and Louise Currie, Heart of Virginia with Janet Marholm and Robert Lowery, plus The Bride Goes Wild with Van Johnson and June Allyson. Also scheduled are Backlash with Jean Rogers, Caged Fury with Richard Deaning, A Woman's Vengeance with Charles Roger, Keeper of the Bees from Gene Stratton Porter, and The Strawberry Roan with Gene Autry and Champion, featuring multiple songs.

Radio Theatre Roland Winters Warren Douglas Victor Lem Young Louise Currie Virginia Janet Marum Robert Lowery Frankie Carro Charlie Chun McDougall van Johnsen June Allyson Butch Jenkins van John Too Weckdiass Jean Rogers Richard Travis Larry Blake John Eldredge Leonard Strong Richard Deaning Shea Ryan Buster Crabbe Mary Beth Hughes Charles Roger Munrder Ann Blyth Cedric Hardwicke Jessica Tandy Mildred Natwick Annt Blyth Roger Michael Duane Gloria Henry Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Jo Ann Marlowe Gene Autry Will Hon Champion Jack Hult Dick Jones Pat Buttram Austry Red River Valley Texas

Sales at Midland Junction Cattle Prices Firm

The Midland Junction market sold 840 cattle with prices firm across classes. Bullocks ranged 34 to 87 pounds for heavy, 30 to 32 for medium, and 21 10 to 23 10 for light. Cows sold from 16 to 81 10 for good weight, 22 10 to 23 for medium, and 21 to 23 for light. plain stock lower. Good lightweight beef quoted at 105 per rood and 100 per sheep?

Demand For Sheep Brisk At Midland Junction Auction

Values for sheep and cattle opened firm at Midland Junction fat stock sale on Wednesday with prices rising about 2 shillings per head as auctions progressed. Sheep yarded totals and varied quotations show wethers, ewes, lambs and suckers across weights with regional and Carnarvon references and steers, cows and cattle at steady to higher rates.

Midland Junction Carnarfarvon Wethers Wethern Gould Gmd

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Unequalle for Tpains

A colonial era advertisement touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for various afflictions, claiming it offers quick relief from aches and colds and promotes overall wellness. It markets the product to households seeking convenient, local medicinal options.

Rainfall Totals Across Geraldton District Reported

Light rain fell across the Geraldton district with sixteen points measured at the Geraldton Post Office for the 24 hours to 9 am yesterday. Other centres recorded varied totals including Chapman Research Station 37, Dungara 90, Three Springs 37, Ajana 25, Greenough 15, Northampton 22, Wubin 11, Mingenew 14, and several smaller amounts, reflecting scattered showers across the region.

Geraldton Northampton Watkaway Morawa Caron Verenjorl Mullewa Carnamah Ajana Chapman Research Station Greenough Dungara Nangetry Mingenew Three Springs Canna Latham Buntine Wubin Kondut

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