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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
1
Readable ad announces deep discounts across all departments at Morracks. Includes fabrics, curtains, underwear, shirts, underwear, trunks, drawers, hats, gloves, hosiery, silk, laces, and ready made garments with numerous prices and items such as calico, damask, lawn, voiles, cheeps, gloves, hose, and millinery. Also features electro plate, jewelry, crockery, and various kitchenware priced for quick sale.
An Australian correspondent describes life in Onslow and the distant Beadon Point, detailing harsh desert conditions, scarce water, and isolation. The piece notes plans for a Beadon jetty to improve steamer access, lower freight, and spur town development while outlining local struggles with dust, transport, and limited services.
University of Toronto sources report strong benefits from insulin treatment for diabetes. Fifteen year old Hughes shows weight gain after starting therapy at Toronto General Hospital last August. Military Hospital patients in Toronto also gain weight and improve mentally and physically. Banting and Best receive Reeve Prize for their research that led to insulin's development with Consaught Laboratories aiding production efforts.
In Perth on December 26 the WAT meeting opened with racing results. Maid en Plate winner St Vincent and Ayrlove among top placers. Karrakatta Plate produced a dead heat for first, while Killiecrankie took the WA Derby with betting at four to one against the winner. Also noted were the Visitors Handicap and related stakes. The report includes social notes on Mrs Neville’s farewell event at Central Greenough State School and local public-spirited activities surrounding North Greenough schoolchildren.
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