Boxing at the Hall Sparks Weekend Bore
Boxing enthusiasts gathered at the oe Hall for a weekend event that drew limited turnout and quiet crowds. Officials noted lackluster engagement despite hopes for a lively card and strong local support.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1927
Page
2
Boxing enthusiasts gathered at the oe Hall for a weekend event that drew limited turnout and quiet crowds. Officials noted lackluster engagement despite hopes for a lively card and strong local support.
A compact shopping notice highlights Fugi Silk at good weight and pure silk by the yard, a Ladies' Cotton Veste offered at one shilling per item, and Opique Envelopes selling four packets for one shilling.
An extensive compact advertisement lists toys, cards, dolls, tricycles, wagons, dress gear, books, and general gift items with prices. Items include Christmastime cards, celluloid toys, dolls, doll furniture, trains, Meccano sets, toy cars, sporting goods, accessories, and a large range of books and domestic wares priced from fractions of a pound to several shillings. The piece highlights the shop as a leading toy store in the West with a broad stock and special Christmas selections.
A jumble of notices and summaries covers church choir practice and a Soldiers Institute meeting, wheat-beat loading progress and new charters, pleasant but hot weather with highs around 82, a Mallewa summer excursion timetable, Christmas delicacion gift ideas, wage increases for hotel workers, Agricultural Society meeting details, a town hall event by the Gorwiston Comedy Company, and a local traffic theft case with arrests and penalties.
Weather reports list rainfall for the 72 hours ending 4 am with towns like Peak Hill and Yalgoo showing totals, while notices announce farm auctions by Bogle Bros under mortgagee instruction near Narembeen, plus a local concert by Mrs Foss Russell’s pupils and remarks on the Wheat Handling dispute with the Waterside Workers Federation in Geraldton.
The review praises the film Bad Men for its dramatic portrayal of frontier life in the Custer era. Olive Borden stars with O Malley as Lev El, supported by a strong cast including Layne Hunter and Alec B. Frat. The production recreates Oklahoma frontiers and newspaper life with vivid detail.
Tartrena and Madame Carkrena host an atmospheric pageant on Friday featuring a minstrel, a telepathist, and a master in magic. Patrons are invited to a safe, locked-ticket area in front of the theatre while a rumored 00Myon trunniwaione hints at a year’s start.
Me TL Green and others visit Kerth in a tour of personal and professional ties. The report mentions Woollees, a hospital admission, Mr J J Mather visiting Geraldton, Dalgety Co wool, and local church events with community figures including Mr Dayil Grant and the Fresbytedia Ulu.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a chaotic Saturday event featuring a comedian, fast pole play, and a mid show romance joke. It mentions theater players Kirkwood, Beery, Matt Moore, and a priest, with a maritime barge scene and a clouded reference to romance and audience reaction amid unclear Philippine connections.
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