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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
3
Metropolis Markets at Midland Junction held a cattle sale on Tuesday with about 4 cattle traded. Quality improved from last week though numbers were limited. Prices ranged for heifers and steers from 20s to 40s per hundredweight, with heavy weights commanding stronger figures and lighter stock showing declines amid keen competition.
Prices at Robb's Jetty on Tres Hay s show tea bills and weighed goods with quotations for West median weight goods. Rates include 28 to about heavyweights and 682 to 88 pounds. A commission Millocka is noted at 16 pounds 10 shillings.
Geraldton White, Geraldton Hine and Catholic Aileen led the competition with tight results. White beat Goll 8 sets 48 games, while Rank’s team defeated Clarke. Burns and McCartney led various pairs, and Presbyterians lost to Geraldton Tie in a 7 set 46 game crossing. The writeup notes Kapila as a tree origin, with a South American and West Indies reference.
Ministers from all states gathered to discuss federal stabilisation aims for primary industries.ics Highlights include price controls, a ten year stabilisation period for dairy and wheat, and a proposal to set up an independent tribunal akin to a tourist board to oversee production costs. The dairy sector backs a joint committee’s cost formula while producers seek retention of the existing farm price finding body. Talks touch wheat, wool, fruit, and other staples as Australia eyes relief from volatile markets.
Passengers for several days on the Midland Railway Company service between Perth and Geraldton include from Perth on Tuesday Mesre Terryman Devenish Tillen Hudson Lama Lovell Munroe A Valenti M Valenti Mesdames Collett Dixon Limigst Lovell Criddle Coleman Lovell From Geraldton on Wednesday Mr Bell Mesdames Farrell Jupp Mines A Jupp J Fraser From Perth Wednesday Mesaps Cunningham Mears Mesdames Bennett Cox Cunningham Francois Osborne From Geraldton Thursday Mesars Bishop Jones Painsns J Htoeger Theo More Sealt Walters Owitvie Thempeon Meslames Nelson Pursons Ttoeger St Hart More Misses Bastian Dean Howell Nash Masters Stocker Smith.
Recent air travelers moved between Perth, Geraldton, Rochome and Port Hedland via Macrobertson Shillee Aviation. Passengers include Ment, Osilvie, Walters, Thomson, A Coles, Dy Gaze, J McCarthey, Coffa, Jomes Ainsworth, McLaughlin, K Dennis, P Jensen, R Hamney, T Tonehty, A Gelflin, L Clark, and M Mahoney among others. Flights occurred over Wednesday and Thursday with mixed listings and several missing details.
A Geraldton taxi service carried several passengers yesterday including Messes Pillett Turisteh J Kalla and AM McMahon as well as Misses M McMahon and MM Beloni.
A fragmentary list names visitors from Gieraliten who traveled to Abrolhos Island yesterday. The group includes Messrs M Solomon J Devin ish and R Ward and Master B Solomon.
A description notes the Iridescence in the name of the Inatrems with a delicately tinted sheen visible on certain surfaces such as mother of pearl and on the wings of some Inseyt, highlighting a natural optical feature observed in these entities.
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