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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
2
A range of rings and jewelry items with prices in shillings and pounds. Includes 9-carat gold signet rings, stone set birthday rings, cameos opals and horseshoe designs, plus compact sets, cigarette lighters, ballpoint pens, pendants and lockets. Engraving available on premises.
Town clerk Mtr. RW Carter warned of forecasting difficulties for next year as wages rise and materials costs soar. He stressed limited finances, urged deferring new projects and focusing on commitments, while mechanising waste and sanitation to cut costs. The report notes council plans include caravan area work, rubbish removal, road maintenance, and centenary expenses with tight funding and possible government grants.
The town council notes wages of £11,700 to keep current staff fully employed for the year and a reserve for casual labour. If progress is satisfactory and smaller staff suffice, reductions and savings may follow. Replacements planned for unsatisfactory prenant staff.
Emily Post endorses courteous driving in the booklet Motor Manners. Rules urge sharing the road, using the horn only for warning, obeying traffic signals, walking at intersections, dimming lights at night, and courteous parking. Drivers should be considerate, signal intentions, drive at reasonable speeds, avoid distraction, and aid after accidents.
A veteran steeplejack of Cincinnati with fifty years of experience climbing tall spires and stacks slipped on a brick footpath and suffered three broken ribs on his return from work.
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