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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
4
Readable text lists holiday gift items from A Gibson and Co including watches, bracelets, brushes, purses, jewelry, and keepsakes with prices and notes on sale. Items named include Ivory Har Brush, silver chests, bonnets and wallets, and various boxed goods.
The transcript outlines German air warfare concepts, including long range shells and guided bombs. It notes failures in British plans, mentions Big Bertha and proposed wireless guided aircraft, plus speculative postwar sport uses and extreme air endurance ideas.
Me W Gr Shepherd recalls the Fokker story from Amsterdam as an early aviation figure who built aircraft before the war. He explains Fokker's stance as a Dutchman, his financial motives, and how German and Allied pilots learned to counter his innovations, including faster propellers and the shift to close firefighting tactics.
German aviation magnate Fokker recalls wartime production and postwar bans. He says Allied air superiority arose from mass deliveries and that Germany faced a near total shutdown of aviation after the peace treaty. He hints at plans to convert factories to nonaviation uses and suggests the war hinged on air strength and artillery disruption.
Reports from country districts in New South Wales note good rains yet severe feed scarcity. Oats and chaff are in short supply, with a long wait expected until the next harvest or season improves feeding for livestock.
A fragmented report alleges the Duke of Portizadie shipped Carbine skeletons to Australia valued at £116,397 gross while other notes mention Melbourne crime among teen boys, failed railway profits, and overseas arms and crop data. The item also references New Zealand, Fiji, and US farm outputs amid drought and political moves.
A 1918 probate notice names Alfred Williams and Geraldton as heirs. The will sentences the estate to heirs affected by claims and directs actions for payment or settlement. Dated November 5, 1918, W Meswsr, Registrar for the Executors.
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