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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
1
A brief advertisement notes the Up-to-Date Drapers feature in the discount section. The copy highlights savings and current deals aimed at shoppers seeking up-to-date merchandise selections.
The Perth Weather Bureau notes a 1910 rainfall pattern with excesses in East Kimberley and vast deficits in West Kimberley and North West districts. May July floods boosted totals on the coast while Murchison and Goldfields saw dry spells. overall coastal and southern regions reported above average rain, contrasted by large shortfalls inland. The Geraldton Guardian subscription notice concludes.
The report records rainfall for the West Coastal and Murchison districts for the year 1910. It notes totals by month and highlights December as part of the year's weather pattern. Data includes measurements from local stations and references the season’s rainfall distribution.
Fragmented notes describe Christ Church organ talk and a controversial wedding postponement. It mentions a wealthy donor, a groom blocking music, a bride in a vestry, and a second wedding where the bride carried a bag instead of a bouquet. The piece shifts to social topics including a tax on single people, gender wage debates, and fashion notes from a newspapers column.
The board notes minutes of the monthly meeting held on January 1. Items cover dog registration by February 1 and licensing of carts by March 1. Decisions include road works on Tewin coal road, restraining road surface to two inches, central strip, lime capstone, and gravel dressing under Mr Clarkson supervision. Secretary appointment, per diem and salary increases approved, and accounts totaling £31 9s 4d passed for payment.
A dense list of brands and companies appears, including The A.U.S.N. Co Ltd, Melbourne8.8 Co Ltd, various whiskies and gins such as Battle Aze Ram Gilbey, Ball Dog Ale, Stout, champagne mentions, and multiple beverage makers. Also named are shipping and insurance firms, Lloyds, Queensland Insurance, and Dr Townsend s Sarsparius. The fragment reads as a catalog of products and associated firms without a clear single event.
The Chardian may be obtained in Geraldton from Messrs E Snell AL J Davies G Rosem and Co and T R de Lucey and at the publishers office CKETS st 3d carh Densine 1D Tins, stronger than kerosene lanterns. On sale by Constantine and Gardner Guardian office Geraldton.
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