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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
2
Readable text advertises E Snell’s Christmas stock with a vast range of toys dolls books cards and holiday gifts. It highlights prices for dolls toys and apparel, plus a vast array of books gramophones and perfumery as seasonal offerings. The notice emphasizes extensive stock and new Christmas lines arriving through the season.
The note lists lunar phases for December 1916 including first quarter on December 2 and December 31, new moon on December 2, and additional entries mentioning December 18. It appears as a compact sky guide item likely from a periodical astronomy column.
In Memoriam prose recalls Join McConkey who died in December 1914. A loving wife writes of his memory and the vacancy his passing leaves with a hopeful note of reunion in heaven.
A garbled recap from 1916 debates describes German acceptance or rejection of peace terms, with referential mentions to Germany and allied reactions. The piece uses scattered phrases about proposals, hostility, and international responses, lacking coherent details.
The article argues Germany cannot expect favorable terms and warns Allies must persevere. It critiques Germany's demand for prewar terms, notes Allied strength and resolve, and stresses that Prussian militarism must be defeated to prevent future conflict. It reflects on public opinion in Britain, France, and America regarding peace proposals and the war’s costs.
Vobaren Fue Thi Troupe led a dance show in Yukube to aid the Overseas Cluly Tobacco Fund. An error meant the charge was £5 instead of £6, correcting the donation amount to the proper £6.
Kidd is returning honor to fudough as her husband Mique TN idl. voyage to Wester Muxtratia hoped to restore fealty. Master AIF Maddy, son of Me Stove Maddy, a student at the Mader School, passed with distinction in senior year and earned schol certificates. He studied mathematics, applied mathematics, M, physics, chemistry and achieved junior passes with distinctions in the first four subjects.
Readable fragments indicate a Belmont Park racing meet in West Australia with mentions of Qoswell’s and racing events. Limited details prevent full reconstruction but imply a scheduled or reported event at the Belmont Park course.
The report outlines racing results from VicTorté District Club with Flying Stakes, Back Race and December Handicap. Nundu Boy and Bundy are noted among winners with times around one to six furlongs. Bets listed show odds and race times with approximate figures for each event.
A fierce blaze swept Dakages on a farm Thursday evening, destroying about 40 acres of vandilla king crop and fencing, damaging a homestead, ornamental trees, and a fowl house with young poultry. Strong winds fed the fire, which may have started near a railway line. neighbors and local workers battled to contain it.
The text projects climate patterns from 1913 to 1996 noting erratic rainfall. It predicts ruinous tides and better seasons in certain periods, with overall fluctuations in precipitation. It mentions a harsh peak in 1923 and 1924 and a general tendency toward periods of improvement and decline across decades.
Reports describe a strong earthquake near Mamaia and Dey Dawn causing tremors felt miles away. Authorities note damage at a mine and buildings with a few injuries possibly avoided and investigators examining the cause as aftershocks ripple toward Messin Afra and Semet Station, about 40 miles from Que.
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