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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
2
Immense Christmas shop features toys books and gifts. Large stock from direct manufacturers with many lines for Xmas trees dolls games and novelty items. extensive furniture, cameras, musical instruments, and household goods priced to attract holiday shoppers.
Local notes report liquor license renewal forms due by January 14 1925 for six months ending December 31 with clerk of courts in Geraldton. Community notices cover church services and a Druid Fire Society Christmas event fund, plus a Woolloomooloo style court petition for Major Tugun estate, a Wagga Nathrax case, and electoral prosecutions with cautions for upcoming votes.
Melbourne dispatch reports on Australia’s beer excise and ship of locomotives project, noting the government plans for new motive power, cost estimates around £400,000, and the big railway workshop orders. The piece links consumption to national mood while detailing a separate rail plan and safety memorials.
Local radio confirms Centaur and other ships near Geraldton as the dredge Governor begins work. The Geraldton High School awards and a prize distribution conclude this afternoon with speeches by officials. Swimming events Saturday attract spectators. promising junior swimmers and senior winners noted.
Fragmented notes show junior heats with Wor nh neta N Grigeby and Sel am entries, plus multiple names such as Meadysi Elliott Kempton Hollings Parker and Clifton. Relay and sprint lines reference students like Allen, Davin, Hanlon, and Kingsbury, with unclear results and many garbled terms.
An Ameritas cinema actrem was recently married in a ceremony. Proceedings commenced after the machine danced, reflecting unusual formalities in the event.
Elder Sith Co. Ltd held its monthly sale at Walaway on Tuesday with a mix of wethers ewes and lambs offered. Prices varied by class with fat wethers around 7s to 12s per stone and ewes and lambs receiving different quotations. Cattle and other livestock appeared in smaller consignments, and overall demand showed fair to good competition.
Dalgly and Co conduct a Northampton market sale on Wednesday with about 4800 sheep and 1500 cattle. The sale featured well finished ewes and wethers with good store stock, a large turnout at How Station, and strong buyer interest amid war-related trade conditions.
Market at Midland Junction saw a firm opening with rising prices across weight categories. Heavy, medium and light cattle were in demand, with quotations pushing up from last week on various classes including bullocks and cows. sheep attendance remained steady with improving quality noted.
A public committee was formed under the leadership of The Muar et al to plan fundraising and oversight for Mrs WM Fin and her children. The group discussed site, funding, and governance, aiming to raise support via local bodies and sporting associations while seeking timely approval from the mayor.
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