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Geraldton Guardian

Location

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 21, 1948

Page

2

Opera and Ballet Theatre Expands Reach to Villages

A new Arts Council report notes growing audiences for opera and ballet, with special village tours enabling acting and dancing standards beyond cities. Eight plays drew 95,400 viewers in 112 minor towns. concerts numbered in the thousands, and Royal Opera House weekly takings rose 40 percent while Sadler Wells grew 25 percent. The government grant for the Council last year was £360,000.

Arts Council Hellah Arts Comet BUC Cornel Britain Royal Opera House London Sadlers Wells Council Matty

Movable aluminium fridge bridge opened at Sunderland port

The Sunderland port in northeast England unveiled the world first movable aluminium bridge built for the River Wear Commissioners by Head Wrightson & Co at a cost about 85000. The two span bridge can lift in under three minutes and saves steel weight enabling easier electrical handling and broader traffic use.

Sunderland England Head, Wrightson & Company River Wear United Kingdom K. Barnes United States United Kinzor Wil

Holiday Season Customs Disrupted By Christmas Week Closures

Local services outline holiday Observances in Geraldton with altered postal hours and business closures. Christmas and Boxing Day affect deliveries, with emphasis on altered schedules and Friday closures. Community reminders note impacts on post and commerce during the holiday period.

Geraldton Chelstias Coruti Hess Christa Flyan Thesdinn Gorskdiua Athrday Deventer

Yalgoo Road Board Minutes Reported for November Meeting

The Yalgoo Road Board held its monthly meeting on the 11th with J L Nevill as chairman and six other directors present. Discussions covered vehicle registrations, sanitation charges, impending award amendments, excess acreage claims, certificates of appreciation for long-serving members, commonage sheep numbers, windmill upkeep, proposed screening at Yalgoo, a bridge over the Sanford River near Mekra, and the monthly financial statement with accounts approved.

Yalgoo Road W.A. Employers’ Federation Arbitration Court C. H. Wittenoom & Co Department of Public Works Elle Ile A. Warren Mr. Warren Y. Mitchell Yaelgoo

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