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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1923
Page
1
Holiday sale features towels, pillow cases, and gloves through Christmas. Women’s undergarments and hosiery dominate, with English crepe gowns, cotton vests, and fancy handkerchiefs listed in varied prices. Numerous pieces hail from England and the USA, emphasizing cut prices and broad selection.
Fragmentary OCR shows toy animals and doses with numbers and dates, reference to Teddy Doses on 7/6 and CHINA DOLLS, plus figures like 276 and 473 in a dated listings fragment. Names appear garbled. no coherent event or clear entities beyond toy items.
A jumble of old shop copy highlights tea bets, school pads, and watch items with prices like 1/ to 7/3, 51 cask of steam, perfume department offers, red sale tags, and better quality shoes. The fragment indicates a general store advertisement urging readers to visit for assorted goods and discounts.
Advertisements from a Geraldton store list a wide range of goods with prices including hats shirts and trousers. Items span from felt hats to silk shirts and knitted undergarments with various price points and color options. The notice also mentions deadlines and store contact details for the sale and promotions.
Fragmentary text suggests a local feature on artists and a figure named Jack Penn. The readable lines imply a piece about serial artists or a related event with promised outcomes, but key details are missing.
The discussion covers appropriation concerns for the Perth water supply and regional coal exploitation. Speakers debate population distribution, costs of electricity and power, and government actions on mining boreholes at Erado, with ministers noting no geological basis for further exploration and urging local development when economical.
Fragmentary reminiscence from Perth court notes quotes garbled speech about torture facade and aids troubles. The text shows distorted names and unclear sequence, offering little verifiable fact beyond a referenced two year interval and a plea for understanding health and view.
The speaker criticizes government spending south of Moora while northern Geraldton districts seek land estates for settlers. He urges consideration of purchasing offered estates, notes delays, and questions costs of major projects like the harbour and Geraldton works. He cites estate offers by the Grand Brothers and questions pricing.
The Australian Mutual Provident Society proclaims itself the wealthiest mutual life office in the British Empire. It reports a record 1920 bonus of 65,095,000 pounds, distributed among policyholders with no shareholder profits. Probate policies are highlighted and inquiries directed to D. Mentiplay, district representative in Geraldton.
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