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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
2
Faith Urantry and Jantion describe the festive season with children and elders sharing in gifts, stockings, and the Christmas dinner. The piece highlights tree fruit, the medley of decorations, and the hoilday customs as central to the annual celebration.
Trade notice notes handkerchiefs priced for fashion use with emphasis on fabric quality and design. Mentions a brand or supplier and suggests availability or catalog order details.
Fragmented newspaper notes reflect wartime strain with holiday goodwill amid hostilities. References to a charity fund, Christmas messages, and local events mingle with court cases, races, a new car ad, and civic planning in Geraldton.
The Town Clerk outlines rateable value at £43000 and a general rate of 6d in the pound, leaving surplus for street watering and drains. A 3d rate for loans and a 6d health rate are discussed, with fears of appeals from hotel keepers. The council plans to push estimates to the Finance Committee, noting no money for road work from the general rate and possible rate increases to 24 per cent for loan purposes.
The Premier Mr Seaddan said Mr Johnston would soon reply to his electorate platform. The coming election likely pits Johnston against a Country Party candidate with Labour backing, shaping the Labor Government's fate.
In Melbourne on December 22 the Prime Minister Mr Hughes declared the wheat harvest will be disposed of. He announced that 200000 tons of wheat has been sold to the British and French Governments following protracted negotiations.
The Minister for Agriculture MF Jobpson received advice from the Australian Wheat Board that the wheat market is stronger with prices at 643. He expressed disappointment that he cannot issue certificates for wheat already delivered because banks have not yet received Melbourne authorisation to pay against those certificates. The delay by banks remains unclear.
Weather permitting Geraldton Week will begin Xmas Night with a carnival on the Esplanade. Monday features aquatic sports, Tuesday race day, and Wednesday athletic events at the Recreation Ground with handicaps listed for participants including Meld, Stirlings, Paddy, McAulay, Shea, H. Pass, Rodan, O'Neil, Mead, Bower, Burton, Pam, Wilson, Carwardine, Smith, Kent, Musgrove, and a Quarter Mile sprint with Stirling, McAulay, Paddy, and others in the field.
Mr Creui dunes formerly with She Chas Conway Drug Co departs Geraldton for Victoria where he plans to reside. His departure leaves a gap in the Citizens Drill Corps where he served as secretary and in the Rifle Club where he was a committee member.
The following amounts have been received by the Hon. Treasurer Miss Mesdowcroft for the Red Cross Society. Funds are deposited to support relief efforts and ensure continued community aid through the current emergency.
Victoria racing page lists results from a sequence of events at strict club racing with horse names and times. Notable entries include Edith in second class hack race and Pic nic hand icap with multiple horses named Tap Merilynthe Robin and Beets. The welter handicap features several riders and horses such as Dakover Rickhaven Golden and Merit Lady Ruth.
Local students Claremoo Sinclair and others attended a state secondary school for English Latin mathematics history Greek and economics. They progressed to the West Australian university for arts and sciences, signaling broad academic effort by the community.
The forthcoming Town Hall program features Miss Grant Waldman and her sister Edith along with Mlle Edith, national vaudeville favorites, in a varied concert of songs and ballads. Performers include vocalists, piano entertainers, and American comedian Miss Bertol with a lineup promising holiday cheer for Geraldton audiences.
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