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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
2
An item from the Ladies' Drapers announces a proposed wall project at the Tate Greenark location. Police and local authorities are not named clearly. the notice thanks the public for past support and mentions managing duties by Jar, with association to the firm.
Fragmented OCR text details various events including auctions, markets, bocce matches, railway damage, and a church memorial. Names, places, dates, and outcomes are tangled, but references include Beary Thuniershowers, Queen's Park, and a Great Barmen challenge with multiple participants and implied results.
A meeting at Forman's rooms approved Mrs Greghers offer to erect a shed on terms, with plan by architect Mr Hl Marnerd. The 50 by 30 foot structure will sit near the rowing shed and be finished to house boats this winter. Organizing efforts and a maiden skip race are planned for Saturday with seven bouts and new coats in Gordon Mar wood sands. several families are listed among entrants as they prepare for a strong event.
An extended, fragmented discussion critiques government strategy and public sentiment during wartime. It references Labour and ruling parties, overseas influence, and calls for constitutional or policy changes. The text blends political accusation with hopes for future leadership and reform.
Members are invited by tam mt to attend at 7.0pi tomorrow for the usual Traders Comet. The Federal Coffee Pulave is mentioned and Mys Metiuimoess offers her balcony for tomorrow night.
A vaudeville and hypnotism program at Queens Mall runs for five evenings with crowded houses. The act features The Gyert Maymoed display and scientific experiments claiming body piercing without pain. A schedule of reduced prices is noted for the upcoming Saturday.
A local shop showcases a wide assortment of fabrics and notions including massooks, madapulans, organdies, laces, trims, and prints. The ad lists men's coats, shirts, blouses, skirts, millinery, and various textiles at bold sale prices, highlighting affordable fabrics and fashion items for the season.
A Tuwa Mall meeting heard Brigadier General-Diane- Brockman, Nationalist Senate candidate, describe his wartime service in Gallipoli Egypt and France. He pledged accountability to electors, opposed militarism in Parliament, and argued for Defence Act principles, immigration for expansion, and selective financing to develop Western Australia while maintaining a standing army debate.
In heated debate at Oswell’s, speakers argued for federal assistance to open up and develop vast Western Australian spaces. Criticism targeted Eastern states’ influence, calls to vote Yes in referendums, and comparisons of financial careers, urging electors to support pro Empire, anti Labor positions and loyalty to Australia’s federation.
The record details wartime pensions and opinions on the war entitlements. General Tate and others discuss veterans’ pay while acknowledging government actions. Members express thanks to speakers amid a charged, partisan atmosphere with praise for the weaker sector and Farrington’s remarks.
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