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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1925
Page
1
Fragmentary cricket scorecard shows multiple players and figures across two innings. Bold names include Powell, McDonald, Lowry, Carter, Wise, and Adamson with several wicket totals and run counts. The text also contains unrelated phrases about forestry and a motto.
A summary of a Saturday race meeting at Yalgea notes the Yalgea District Jockey Club event under suspect conditions. It lists results for the FTING HANDICAP with details of horses and jockeys. The report then shifts to a medical science update on scarlet fever, describing a serum trial and the identification of a bacillus as a local throat infection cause.
The piece recalls 17th century London life and its limits, noting the lack of telephones and fire brigades, with glimpses of milk vendors and early female work and fashion. It contrasts the era with mid-Victorian tastes, highlighting crinoline, top hats, and restrictive collars. It also touches the wool market and postwar shifts in global demand and supply.
Following are the hours of sunrise and sunset based on figures sent by the Government Astronomer for Geraldton's longitude and latitude. The data include daily sunrise and sunset times with several entries and apparent notes of tabulation.
The note lists moon phases including first quarter and last quarter with dates January 18 and January 24. It also mentions post-war wage difficulties and a count of petitions from Australia during 1914 18 totaling 574, rising to 1412 in 1910 28.
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