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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
3
At the Royal Palace funerals for sailors killed in fighting, Spartacus socialists lead a procession of around 100000 looting the naval depot while a counter demonstration of 400000 by the Majority Socialists counters. Airplanes dropped flowers as troops joined the crowd in Berlin.
German Minister for the Army Herr Noske says the Republican Army to fight the Poles will be volunteers over 24 who have served at the front. They will serve six months and elect their own officers. Poles invade Germany from Posen and Beuthen Gresen Dromberg with rail stock.
The London Evening News reports from York on January 3 reports General Bote of South Africa and Mr W M Hughes in connection with ongoing representation matters.
From London January 2 the Morning Post reports a cordial Wilson conference with British Dominions representatives. The Imperial War Cabinet reached in principle agreement on reparations, indemnities, marine law, and German colonies. Dominions will submit separate demands for indemnities and will not have colonies restored.
London dispatch from the Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Chronicle notes strong military posts in all Berlin public buildings and at street corners, with those guards armed and ready for action.
Sophia Burton a 37 year old single woman died after leaping from the second storey at Bod's LM in Perth. Eyewitnesses saw her toss her hat over the balustrade and plunge to the ground, a scream heard below, she had been dismissed from employment the day before and was described as of melancholy disposition.
Mr Hudson the Rail Minister met with Tramway Employees-Union representatives for two and a half hours to resolve the strike impasse. The union urged the creation of a Conciliation Board, but the Minister maintained the Arbitration Court as the sole path.
Melbourne report lists early test scores with Victoria facing South Australia in a keen struggle. Readers see brief batting figures and partial names such as Jonview and Sx, with notes on legible runs and a tentative total line incomplete due to OCR damage. The piece captures the tense start of the Victoria versus South Australia match on January 9.
The Perth Cup was won by Fred Robinson with his horse training setup near the city. About 12,000 attended despite a holiday weekend, and readers hear about local politics, tramway fare debates, Fremantle works, and a light crime tale of a thief leaving a souvenir stick after a failed handbag theft as a night prowler was thwarted by a woke woman.
The monthly meeting at Nanson on December 190.. was attended by Acting Chairman F L Maynard C Smith and W J Box with apologies from Forrester Calder and McCartney. The engineer will visit to inspect Narra Tara bridge site and health rate listings were discussed with the Health Department circulars to be posted district wide.
Omnipal markets report fair supplies with price rises on fowls butter and cabbage. Varying rates listed: mutton and lamb six to sevenpence, park sevenpence, fowls from Yard, butter 14 9d, ale 4d per dozen, beets and turnips 3d per bunch, potatoes threepence per stone, cabbage two pence, oranges one shilling threepence to two shillings per dozen, apples and peaches noted with limited figures.
The turf page lists finishing results and betting for Perth events including the Freliantle Plate, Coronation Stakes, Imperial Stakes, Commonwealth Handicap, Grandstand Plate, Final Handicap and Ryads races. Notable runners include Coronation Stakes winner Susarion at 9.11, and Home Chat 92 in Final Handicap with odds 3 to 1 against the winner.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a proposition related to a plant, boats, and land. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are evident, making it impossible to determine a coherent event or entity to summarize. The readable content hints at an aired item and a proposal but lacks concrete facts.
1919 notice lists annual fees for dogs vehicles and motorized units for 1979 due by specified date. Failure to pay by the deadline results in penalties and the vehicle or dog license may be noncompliant. The text provides names and locations connected to the notice but remains partially garbled.
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