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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
2
A sewing machine valued at £15 is advertised as a giveaway at J G Smiths Big Store. The offer promotes a no purchase required chance to obtain the machine. Limited quantities likely, with terms not fully disclosed in the readable text.
Passengers named include Mr and Mia with 4 year old Mia and several others such as Mica de Pledge Miss Gardaline T Kearney P H Spence R Newman W Bennett J Mayer T Middiemas T Cunen and Jiro Matushta aboard a westbound voyage.
Tonight Olympia Picture Entertainment at Palace Gardens. Social at Masonic Hall. December 7 Gospel Temperance meeting by WCTU at Masonic Hall. December 7 presentation concert at Town Hall. December 15 and this month Heraldic Babe Newwel Convert at Memorial Hall. Monthly Benevolent Society meetings announced by special arrangement.
The Australian steam avis non od Ae Laren reports on shipping developments involving BTEAMS and Fant Limited. Key entities include Australian trade bodies and industry vessels, with implications for regional steamer services and market access. Further details remain unclear due to garbled text.
Shipping ad fragment lists Fremantle to North West Paris and Singapore routes. Mentions MINDEROO and Captain A. Mills with December dates and ports Geraldton Premantle Carnarvon Cossack Port Hedland. Appears as freight and passage notice through DALGETY & CO. LIMITED.
Aboard Minderoo Captain A Mills reports arrival from Singapore via Nor. Other passengers include Abt pants Barney Seba and Monaro Capiels Neale. The text also lists Cup Malvern and Meate Vth with timings around 9.0 p.m. on Thursday and Tuesday references to Ay Lanjim.
Departure aboard Pam As Minderon lists Captain A Milla and a mixed set of passengers including B de Hedge Cardiffn Mr and Mrs, 7 FP de Pledge Mrs It Knox Mery 1 Saunders FE Hunt AJ Kent Harvey J Grnckshank D Cahill T Prendergast N Hiegu a Japanese passenger A Love H Tom a and B Braddock with multiple unnamed companions.
Minderoo to Fremantle for Fremantle to Freemantle routes listed with departure dates. Charon and Minderoo scheduled to sail from Geraldton to North West ports Java and Singapore. Entries note tentative departures on December dates with ports including Fremantle and Geraldton.
Fragmentary passenger note outlines Minderoa cargo terms with veal and hides quantities and lists travelers aboard the Monaro. Passenger names include Mr and Mrs T Kitching and nine children, Mrs Newton and two children, Mrs Ash, and Miss Mitchell.
From Scranton Huarian dated December 2 1900 discusses libel law as a study in itself. It notes statute law judicial decisions and legal treatises shaping interpretation, with India cited for codification. It argues that despite learned opinion few libel cases reach courts and that even esteemed notes struggle for precise meaning.
A critique on press law in India and Britain, highlighting high trial costs, libel risks, and the need for codification. It discusses the press duty to expose public ventures, the impact of libel damages on small offenses, and the historical fight for press liberty. Includes local notes on licensing, cinema program changes, weather, and community events.
The Perth Cups race season outlook shows 74 entries across Perth Cup and Railway Stakes events, with two year old weights largely filled. Notable nominees include Wallace, Challenger, Pistol, Midday, Evho, Field Battery, and others. Jockey Maher leads with 143 seconds and 9 thirds this season, while Ted Sloan’s controversial riding practices are debated following windward tactics.
Big Store advertises reduced prices on hats shirts trousers and fabrics. Girls school convent hats and boater hats in low cents. Boys shoes up to size sold cheap. Ladies ribbons and white twill sheeting offered at marked down rates with several fabric and curtain items discounted.
Mt. Magnet report shows fortunes of the Creat and Boulder No. 1 on the turn with ore sinking progress nearing the 200 ft drive. Gold outputs at Inver and Tuckanarra yield around 25 oz from nearby workings while Black Range road work advances toward Wiluna with subsidies. Meckatharra Three Meders loaned tonnage to the State battery. new shaft planned on Two Bells lease. Karangahake crush project eyed for early New Year. State battery returns listed with varying tonnages and values. October profits for Ingliston Extended and Ke Fanualuke reported at £922 and £315 respectively.
A 7B yards handicap race at Commonwealth Running Grounds produced four heats with Ramshaw Gillan Werrett ONeil ONeil Cook etc. winning positions. Final results showed Gillan winning by a few inches with Werrett close behind and a margin of about one yard to Cook in fourth.
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions good paper for pesca, tie atlas, and a barmanior connected to Constantine and Garner in Geraldton Perth. It references paper suppliers and an objected pesce, but details are unclear and fragmented.
A letter to the editor challenges a November article by W J Jackson about the Education Act. The writer notes no diphtheria cases at Howntharra school in 1900 and questions the summons timing, citing pupil absences and the requirement for written excuses. The author urges Jackson to refrain from rash accusations.
Fragmentary text describes a convention and a stock department proposal with references to Cam and Mt Nanna. The garbled telegram mentions a committee, a tick, and a person named J. L. Nanson, with unclear context or actions noted.
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