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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
3
A chilling report claims Marin Parker was murdered by a teacher who allowed a suspect to escape. Police tightened lines around the school and surrounding blocks as investigators pursued leads in the troubled case.
A Soviet agency report states that the NESBA ROYALISTS a monarchist faction has carried out terror attacks including targeting railway lines and benches on trains. The entire organization has been arrested and will be brought to trial.
Dec 21 dispatch details a pilot keeping a distressed bomber in the air until fuel ran dry at Captain Sasith Mills. The event mentions an official time difference of seven hours three minutes below a German record as the craft neared landing and the crew showed signs of exhaustion from heat and fatigue.
Perth telegrams report Justice Northmore stating the Moran explosion could have caused death, with court noting severe violence. The case concluded with a life sentence for Hearn as of December 22.
In Sydney on December 19 Mrs Ke Laws of Percival Road Hyde Park was shot dead in a Leichardt lane. Constable Ponl of Peter stam police allegedly fired the revolver, dying soon after at Royal Alfred Hospital. The tragedy followed an altercation near Freringham’s dental surgery, where Laws had visited for a toothplate remodelling. Five shots were heard and witnesses found Mrs Laws and Ford on the pavement with skull fragments on a wall nearby.
A lively western melodrama titled Marin Go offers a brilliant entertaining evening. The program also features Back to God’s Country a dynamic North tale by James Oliver Curwood likely to attract families.
Perth report details J E Coffey alleging union officials and members at Geraldton prevented him from work, claiming threats and boycott disrupted his livelihood with Ves tralian Permers Ltd. Evidence cites meetings at the wharf, selection refusals, and orders to discharge Coffey while Marsh and Woodford deny wrongdoing. Court adjourned after defense actions.
The transcript shows a tense exchange in a division meeting. Marsh and Parther clash over resistance to a coworker Coffey. Witnesses indicate disagreement about whether Coffey was pushed out and whether Coffey refused to return to work.
Melbourne report details Victoria defeating Queensland by an innings and 197 runs after Queensland tallied 604 behind in the first innings and 407 in the second. The scoreline shows Queensland unable to avoid a heavy loss as Victoria dominated. New South Wales suffered a narrow loss to South Australia in Adelaide with Grimmnitt’s bowling key as NSW were all out for 150 and SA chased 14 to win with five hours remaining.
The document lists race cards and weights for the Metropolitan… Knight and Karankatta Plate, Visitors Handicap and other events. Entries include Salvo Boy, Prince Kamalt, Crystal Stream, Serbury, Clary une, Rodebura, Vaandee Boy, Hint, Smoke hash, Eagle and numerous horses with weights and distances such as One mile and a quarter and One mile and four furlongs.
Selections list for racing events includes Lochiel's picks in Hurdles with Ouuru Sleepy Hollow Lech Kho. Derby contenders More Likely Hint. Perth Stakes entries Maple Pice Piew Au Fait. Visitors' Hawi bout Phoenix Railway Stakes. several horses such as Daws of Youth Coolbarra Lady Perseus and Karrakatta Plate selections.
Perth December 2 betting notes cover the Derby and various handicaps at Nekawa and nearby fairs. Odds list Jolly Odd, Quenze, Spey, and Mynkows across events like the Perth Cup and Nabawa Cup with runners such as Anyalia Carney's Hill and Green Hills. Intersections at Porreet Street are to be barricaded amid public arrangements and parking restrictions.
Fragmentary sports and legal notices recount a historic Ponsford cricket record chase, noting a prior Lancashire innings high score and a sequence of obscure results. The text blends cricket records with a magisterial district license notice and a Northampton meeting handicap declarations, reflecting scattered archival material.
Fragmentary text suggests a wildfire event nearby with a death and a covered vehicle. It mentions a person named Bidedd and a creel in a rural area. Details are unreadable, but context implies a fatal incident connected to a wildfire response.
A court awarded a guest £100 in damages after a motor drive accident at a Calgary theatre. The meter car collided with a taxi, causing the wreck and showering onlookers. The Supreme Court noted the guest received compensation from an insurance company which later stated it did not issue policies covering such risk.
An unnamed notice states RGR Kalat, formerly of the Garden Star, advertises for girls immediately at Piccadilly Refreshment Avenue, promising good wages. The fragmentary ad notes the employer and job terms but lacks further details.
The notice promotes a big 10 reel Metre Classis featuring The White Sister with Gish and Colman in key roles. Prologue numbers by Miss Beryl Ford and Miss Eeryl Pond accompany screenings. Low viewing plans at Uren's.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Friday December 13 with unreadable times and items. Mentions RWES and WETHERS as readable names or initials, but key details are unclear.
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