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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
2
A cycling accident near Perth yesterday left a cyclist with injuries after a wheel failure caused a fall. Dr. Wallace attended to the injured rider as neighbors assisted and emergency workers cleared the area.
Queen's Hall plans a Tuesday December 14 screening of episode three The Lure of the Circus with star George Walah in a comedy drama opening to a crowded venue. Also notes Perth train timetable changes and local business updates including flour mill operations and a public notice on electoral postage requirements.
The article reports railway and port plans in Western Australia including a possible Geraldton Freemantle passenger route, a proposal to send an inspection team to northern regions, and government interest in northern development. It notes the Oversea Settlement Committee extension and calls for coordinated immigration and railway actions.
Minutes from the Mt Magnet Road Board show Ma Richardson urging a regional separation to Geraldton as the capital. The board, with Diggin and Willcocks, backs discussing the idea and asks for a spokesman to join northern districts on the separation question.
An account describes a scientist in London applying a discovery to practical use while interpreting its meaning. It mentions the effort to identify rare earth elements, the role of a prominent observer, and the use of instruments like a spre trascope. The narrative notes recognition in London Weekly.
The report lists betting on races at Perth on December 10 including the Third Class Plate six furlongs with Liallegro and Boadbers among contenders and odds. It also notes Welter Handicap one mile and a furlong with Earl of Seafield Mossy Cy Perth and other runners, plus Railway Stakes and Perth Cup betting with Gold Digger Andranies and several others like Quamble Alice Kenilworth Wasrigal Bassbourd Bardon Sto Bilverton Seignent and Warvigal in various odds.
Rev John Rostoe, Cambridge lecturer now in London, details Bunyor and Weride rites in East Africa. He notes cows as dowries and milk judged offerings, with transfers of livestock and communal bride gifts amid village ceremonies and taboos.
There were fair supplies at the market today and good business done. Prices listed include amb and Ty don fowl per pair, potatoes per cwt, French beans, carrots, onions, rhubarb, and apples or oranges at various shillings and pence.
Archaeologists in Loth Munhyt Argyllshire report finds from a site in the Island of Hinga showing human occupancy between the Palecolithic and Neolithic periods. Remains include dwellings with food remains and tools of flint jasper horn and bone dated to 20 000 to 30 000 years. At Mishaigh Hotel Tobsbary the headquarters of the srehseologist a rare assortment of seed stamps and related finds are noted.
A government vision outlines a vast water power project on the River Severn to harness tides with two barrier installations and turbines. It expects over a million horsepower, high level reservoir pumping to feed turbines, and benefits to transport and industry, though costs and feasibility are debated.
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