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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
2
Fragmented text outlines a postponed event named Mosnyoonooka Dance due to a death in the community and various unrelated notes about vermin, royalty, and local incidents. The readable segments mention a forceful public notice style with names and places that are unclear or garbled.
A Western Australian note highlights a Town Hall Saturday night performance titled A Night in Tokio, starred by Mrs. J. Poeun and Mr. Harold Hughes with a large cast. The news item also mentions a new motor road project linking Meeberrie to Pool, a contract by G B Scott, and the circuit from Mecherie to Hametia Pool.
A scanned page reports cool Christmastide conditions in Gorakdton with wind and air concerts amid festive activity. It notes town council decisions to remove three poplars at Sobtiers Memorial Tetuiy for safety, and mentions a court case in Geraldton over allegedly stolen rabbit-proof wire. It also previews Anita Stewart's film Bone of the Bea and discusses educational funding for country schools with reader letters urging broader rural schooling options.
An assorted 19th or early 20th century sale listing men's suits trousers shirts hats and pajamas with many prices in shillings. Ladies dresses voiles delves and ginghams shown alongside trimmed garments and a special purchase of ladies with tailoring and garb.
At the Geraldton rifle range for Boxing Day the club hosted a lively event with many Greenough visitors from the Murchison. Despite a brisk southerly wind, scores were reported high and notable performances marked George Howe as the standout, with Mellows winning the lowest score cup. Appended scores and notices include retirements and local civic updates.
Fragmentary OCR of electoral results shows Labor Party candidates listed across New South Wales Victoria and other districts with numerous party abbreviations such as CP GP OLP and OLP. Individual candidate names appear jumbled with districts like Riverina Batman and Comengamite, lacking clear outcomes or dates.
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