Town Hall and Hibernian Ball August 90 Event Notes
Auction notices list Perth area dates and venues including Town Hall events. Gera Lawes Estate and Jame act as auctioneers with sales at Meado wcroft and Cheviot Church related venues.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
2
Auction notices list Perth area dates and venues including Town Hall events. Gera Lawes Estate and Jame act as auctioneers with sales at Meado wcroft and Cheviot Church related venues.
Partial OCR note reports a shipping notice involving 1b Ocean Steamship Company Limited and The West Australian Steam Navigation Company Limited. It mentions S S Charon from Geraldton to Fremantle around August 3, and Paroo from Queensland to North West Ports Java and Singapore with Captain Townley. Dalgety & Co. listed for freight and passage.
Shipping agents Pargetyard & Co Ltd report steamer movements. Paroo departs Fremantle for Genoa on Wednesday August 33. Paroo departs Geraldton for North West ports Tamil and Singapore on Thursday August. Charon leaves Geraldton for Fremantle about August. Jorgon sails Fremantle for Geraldton North West ports Java Singapore August 31. Mingerne sails Cairns for Fremantle about September 14. Burrumbeet leaves Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Albany Fremantle August 1 2 6 for Geraldton.
In memoriam for Arthur Brown Rigg aged 15 who died in an accident on August 26, 1910. The notice asks for perpetual light and mentions mourners, including his father and siblings. Inserted by family members, including Doris Heuwatige and others.
Morning prayer at 11 a.m. Evening prayer at 7 p.m. Devotions and sermon noted. Psalm 23 recited at organist’s office. Rev Weed Shannen listed with address WA. Menuplay, In troit, anthem The Lord is my Shepherd. Mr. W. J. Smith to speak Hut Point at 3 p.m.
Inspector Glover reports a fair Alpha wheat sample grown on fallow land in Yararailee Midland fringe, sown May 15 with 2001g per acre. Auction notices promote 3 valuable building sites in Thornhill and Bayly streets Geraldton on Sept 22 at 2.40 pm under liberal terms.
The fragment lists individuals including Miss Goodman, Mr. Hardman, Mr. Sims, and Mr. P Menzies in Western Australia. It mentions roles such as Deputy Postmaster General for WA, references to postal service decades back, retiring intentions, and potential relocations or entertainments in Geraldton and Albany.
In a high breeze battle at the Recreation Ground the Rovers secured a win over Railways with final scores of 5 goals 14 behinds to 4 goals 13 behinds. Key performers included Willis, Mounier, Meadowcroft, Kidd, and Rabush for the Rovers while Railways rallied late but fell short.
Proceedings from the Namson August 12 1911 meeting note compensation inquiries for road work at toads in siding, attendance by J Cooper and others, and approval of grants for Chapman Geraldton and other roads. Actions include gate removals, rate and license notices, and warning to repair dangerous Narra Tarta wire with a £38 payment proposal.
Perth results show Fremantle scoring 11 goals 14 behinds to beat North Premantle 11 14 to 6 3. South Fremantle defeats East Perth 11 5 while Subiaco loses 5 13 to Perth.
Poem fragment urges Northampton readers to awaken the village, join the battle, regain place in the race, and end sleeping in August 1911. Notices announce Liberal League adjournment in Town Hall and Fat Sheep display by Geraldton Meat Company with a dressed sheep weighing pounds. Bronchial cough remedy advertised as Woods Great Peppermint Cure.
Mr H. Bardwell discusses the Argonauta Argonauta shell on display, noting its sail like membranes and the female's unique egg receptacle. He explains Argonautidae Owenii is from the Indian Ocean, with male Argonauts small and shell-less, and four Argonaut species known worldwide.
Inspector Gover reports severe drought ahead for Midland stockowners as Teed scarcity worsens. Rain is needed. Geraldton and Northampton see light showers. Sheep losses rise as flocks move toward coastal districts with feed. Milly Mitty and Clarkson's stations face heavy losses and feeding cuts amid drought.
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