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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1924
Page
1
Advertises summer vests for ladies and children in soft unshrinkable fabrics with varied prices. Includes Lisle Hose half price clearance, perfumes, Ninon Veiling, white straws, hats, and underclothing cleared at half price. Window display emphasis and limited time.
Saturday cricket reports show Geraldton beating Cosmopolitan with Elliott 4 for 13 and Ritt 4 for 17. Adamson 2 for 20, Powell 5 for 23, Davies 1 for 7. In Austral Mercantile, Carter Phie 3 for 11 and Scott 1 for 9 supported by Groceser 1 for 27 and Giles 0 for 29. Other bowling stars include Altriddle 3 for 9 and Uiddle 4 for 15.
Railway officials report Irwin coal produced steam quality equal to Callie coal in trials at Geraldton despite poor condition from exposure. Twenty two barrow-loads of ashes were removed, with more ash from Irwin than Cooperative Coal. General Feng Yu-hsiang fades from China's scene as Chang Tso-liz rises.
The listing shows funds raised for a Children's Fancy Dress Ball totaling £82 1s 0d from 5a to Hugo Fischer Ltd and donations from Geo. Houston and J. Davis among others. Sub totals include £285 10s 11d and prior acknowledgments of £67 4s 5d with additional entries for the Murchison Inn and BR Taylor.
Timetable fragment lists Pri and Bet at 5 am Tuesday and Friday, Reade at 5 am Monday, Wednesday and several ambiguous entries for Som es Mt. Magnet and Youemnis Koolanooka with 3 am times on Monday and Thursday.
The readable fragments list multiple daily times and places including Geraldton Walkeway Secon Miom and Northampton. Entries show various days such as Thurs and Fri with morning and afternoon times.
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